AnimalPalooza Benefit & Music Festival. 10 and 11 at Burdette Park
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 5th annual, two-day AnimalPalooza Animal Benefit & Music Festival is set to return this year the second weekend of September! DockDogs, a world-wide canine aquatics competition will be featured again at the event, as well as a full lineup of popular area bands. The Lux Motors Car and Truck Show will make a return on Sunday!
New this year, Saturday beginning at 3:30 on the main stage, Animalpalooza will hold a
Pet Pageant with 3 categories, featuring Best Swag (personality), Best Red Carpet Look and Best Senior Pet!
Melissa Mauser, Vice-President of Animalpalooza said, “We are so excited for this year’s event and know the newly added pet pageant is going to be a hugh hit! We can’t wait to see what people come up with and think it’s a fun and unique way to feature some of our local pets.â€
She added, â€We are asking those who wish to participate, to pre-register for the pageant no later than Friday, September 9th by going to our website at www.animalpalooza.net.â€
The family event takes place Saturday, Sept. 10th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday,
Sept. 11th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Burdette Park, 5301 Nurrenbern Road in Evansville. Pets are welcome at AnimalPalooza, but they must be leashed. Retractable leashes are not allowed. Adult ticket prices are $7 for a one-day pass or $10 for a two-day pass. Children 12 and under are free.
AnimalPalooza will also offer a full menu of food and soft drinks: a wide variety of vendors
on-hand selling merchandise; a silent auction; a Kids Zone with crafts, inflatables and games for kids of all ages; a beer garden and wine for adults 21 and older; and many shelters and rescues on-site with pets available for adoption, including a horse rescue from Corydon, KY.
All proceeds from the event will be used to fund animal shelters and rescues; aid in re-homing homeless and surrendered animals; efforts to reunite lost pets with their families; and the reduction of euthanasia at shelters and animal control facilities.
The Lux Motors Car & Truck Show takes place on Sunday. The first 100 to register a vehicle will receive a dash plaque and free T-shirt. Trophies and door prizes will be given. All proceeds will benefit the AnimalPalooza organization.
For more information about this year’s AnimalPalooza, the Live the Lux Life Pet Pageant and the Lux Motors Car & Truck Show, visit Animalpalooza.net or the AnimalPalooza page on Facebook.
