Halloween 2025
Dozens of dogs competed once again in this year’s Halloween Dog Costume Contest. Thanks to Buddy’s DC for hosting our event this year and to our amazing sponsors, Pacifico Beer and Titos Vodka for the drink specials and raffle prizes!
Our judges—ANC Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis, and 11th & Bark Board Member Sheila Koohpai, and our Friends at Buddy’s DC—picked the top three winners in four categories: Most Original, Cutest, Best Human and Dog Combo, and Scariest. Congrats to all who participated (every dog was a winner in our book)!!
And the winners are:
Most Original
First Place: Daisy as a Dollup of Daisy
Second Place: Kip as Pawpeye’s Sidewalk Chicken Bones
Third Place: Lola as the Mermaid of Petworth
Best Human/Dog Combo
First Place: Jamu and Luke Skywalker - Star Wars
Second Place: Blue and Hatch as Bowser and Yoshi - Mario Brothers
Third Place: Zoe as Glinda - Wicked
Cutest
First Place: Paddington as Paddington Bear
Second Place: Beau as Bumble-Wanna-Be
Third Place: Holly Golightly as Just Monkeying Around
Honorable Mention: Leia as Kissing Booth
Scariest
First Place: Loba as a Spotted Latern Fly
Second Place: Cookie Monster as a Scary Spider
Third Place: Luna as a Spooky Spider
The Other adorable contestants
