UPPetFestival

09/22/2026

09/02/2026

As fall is in the air, we start the planning for the 4th Annual UP Pet Festival!

Applications for vendors is now open!

2027 Festival will be held June 5th & 6th at the UP State Fairgrounds.

Activities and demos to be announced over the next couple months!

Be the first to reserve your booth!

We look forward to our past vendors returning and new vendors attending for the first time!

Come & Join the ONLY Pet Festival held in the Upper Peninsula!

The 2027 UP Pet Festival will be held on June 5th & 6th at the UP State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, MI. Please fill out this form and we will contact you shortly. In the event of a high volume of submissions, we will respond in the order they were submitted. **Applications do not guarantee a vendor boo...

06/04/2026

💙🐾 Bucket Raffle Update 2026 🐾💙

One of the things that makes the UP Pet Festival so special is the incredible community that comes together to help those in need.

This year, our Bucket Raffle was dedicated to Mike and his loyal companion, Jameson. When Jameson was faced with the need for surgery, we knew our amazing pet-loving community would step up—and you did!

Thanks to the generosity of our vendors who donated raffle baskets and items, along with the countless attendees who purchased tickets and supported the cause, we were proud to present $700 to Mike to help with Jameson's surgery expenses.

We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to every vendor who donated, every person who bought a raffle ticket, and everyone who helped spread the word. Your kindness and generosity truly made a difference.

The UP Pet Festival is about more than just pets—it's about community, compassion, and helping one another when it matters most.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping us support Mike & Jameson. We wish Jameson a smooth recovery and many more happy adventures ahead! ❤️🐶

06/01/2026

From our friends at Pier Pups!

💦🐾 Thank You, 3rd Annual UP Pet Festival! 🐾💦

A huge thank you to the 3rd Annual UP Pet Festival for having Pier Pups, LLC at this year’s event in beautiful Escanaba, Michigan.

We’re grateful for our wonderful hosts, the incredible dock jumping teams, and all the enthusiastic spectators who helped make this a truly splashing good weekend.

We hope you all had as much fun as the Pier Pups staff did — your warm welcome to the UP made this event unforgettable.

💙 Thank you for the support, the smiles, and the big SPLASHES!

06/01/2026

📣🐾 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SAVE THE DATE! 🐾📣

The tails may have just stopped wagging from this year's amazing weekend… but we're already looking ahead! 🎉

The 4th Annual UP Pet Festival is officially set for:

📅 June 5th & 6th, 2027

Get ready for another incredible weekend filled with:
🐶 Amazing dogs
💦 Dock Diving excitement
🛍️ Vendors
🍔 Great food
❤️ Family fun
🎈 Memories waiting to happen

And if you're worried you'll forget... don't worry...

🐾 The dog said HE WILL REMEMBER! 😆

We cannot wait to do it all over again and make even more unforgettable memories with all of you!

SAVE THE DATE — June 5th & 6th, 2027!

05/31/2026

❤️🐾 A HUGE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS! 🐾❤️

As the curtains close on the 3rd Annual UP Pet Festival, we simply want to say... THANK YOU!

This weekend was filled with wagging tails, smiling faces, incredible memories, and so much community support. None of this would have been possible without so many amazing people coming together to make it happen.

👏 Thank you to our incredible vendors for bringing amazing products, services, food, education, and experiences to our festival.

👏 Thank you to our amazing sponsors for believing in this event and helping us continue to grow.

👏 Thank you to Pier Pups for bringing the excitement, fun, and high-flying action that had everyone cheering! 💦🐶

👏 Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who worked behind the scenes and everywhere in between. You are truly the heartbeat of events like this.

👏 Thank you to the outstanding UP State Fairgrounds staff for all of your hard work, preparation, and support throughout the weekend.

👏 And most importantly… THANK YOU to every single attendee who walked through the gates, brought your families, supported our vendors, laughed, learned, cheered, and made this festival come alive.

You helped make the 3rd Annual UP Pet Festival a complete success, and we are beyond grateful. ❤️

Until next time... keep those tails wagging! 🐾

05/31/2026

Set up ➡️ jump time!
Want to see how your dog does? Schedule them a try it!
Competition slots are also open too!
Don’t have a dog, but still want to see? Come on by today before 4!

Thank you to Escanaba Public Safety Department for the pool fill!!

3rd Annual UP Pet Festival

05/31/2026

🚓🐾 K9 CAR CHASE ~ TAKE DOWN! 🐾🚓

Get ready for one of the most exciting demonstrations of the day!

TODAY at 1:00 PM come watch our local K9 teams in action as they show off their incredible training and skills during our K9 Car Chase ~ TAKE DOWN Demo!

🚔 Watch a simulated car chase around the fairgrounds
🐕 See highly trained K9s in action
👮 Watch the K9 teams work together to track down and "take down the bad guy!"

Fast cars, amazing dogs, and a whole lot of excitement — this is one you won't want to miss!

📍 UP Pet Festival – UP State Fairgrounds
⏰ TODAY at 1:00 PM

Who’s ready to see these incredible K9s do what they do best?! 🔥🐾