Join more than 3,000 dogs and dog lovers for a doggone good time at the Kemper Outdoor Education Center!  Explore more than 75 booths featuring everything from pet photos and pet supplies to pet sitters and rescue.  Take part in contests like Best Trick, Best Kisser, Best Tail-wagger, Best Biscuit Eater, Dog/Owner Look-alikes, and the always-popular Halloween Costume Contest!  Participate in Gunny Sack Races, Bobbing for Biscuits, Musical Discs and more! It's FUN for your dogs... FUN for their pets (that would be YOU!)... and FUN FOR ALL!

Sunday, October 19, 2025; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.   

Kemper Outdoor Education Center
8201 S. Jasper Bell Road
Blue Springs, MO 64015
in Fleming Park

For information, email or call 816-229-8980

FREE ADMISSION with your donation of dry or canned dog food for our Dog Food Drive to benefit area animal shelters. Some activities require a registration fee. 

DOGTOBER FEST DONATIONS benefit the Kemper Outdoor Education Center, Lee's Summit Animal Shelter, and many other local shelters and rescues.