Pet Parade Costume Ideas in the Dog Days of Denver Summer
During the dog days of August I like to dream of 200+ pets dressed up in Halloween costumes at the Tennyson Street Fall Fest, so my dreams look a lot like this:
You can register your pet(s) to participate on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at https://denvernook.com/petparade2025 and help us raise money for Colorado Pet Pantry (last year we raised nearly $7,000 to help feed at-risk pets and keep them in homes).
If you’ve already got the perfect costume idea, know that I can’t wait to see it!
There’s still plenty of time to come up with something great, but if you need a little bit of help, here are a few locally inspired costume ideas that I’d love to see:
Nikola Jokic’s horse Demon Dell'Est
I’m hoping that Jokic’s win in the Serbian tournament Dužijanac 2025 is just foreshadowing for another Nuggets championship in June, and I think a costume based on the winning horse would be a great tribute to our local MVP.
“Rattlesnake Row” inspiration
Denver recently rebranded the 16th Street Mall to “16th Street,” but my favorite name they almost went with was “Rattlesnake Row”. You could dress your pet in a western theme to strut their stuff down the street as I wish it was named.
Famous Red Rocks musical acts
One of my favorite places to see live music in town, there’s no shortage of inspiring acts coming to Red Rocks this year. Your dog as ZZ Top? Your cat as a jam band attendee? Your iguana in their best 80’s Billy Idol getup? Lots of good ideas here!
Blucifer, the Big Blue Bear, or Rhingo the Rhino
Denver has our fair share of larger-than-life animal statues, and any of them would be a good fit for a pet. There’s “Mustang” (aka Blucifer) at DEN airport, the Big Blue Bear downtown, and now Rhingo on Brighton Boulevard in RiNo.
https://www.flydenver.com/art-exhibits/mustang/
https://denargomarket.com/the-rhino/
I can’t wait to see you (and any of your pets!) at Denver Pet Parade 2025. And as always, if you have any real estate questions or needs, just call/email/text me and we can get started!