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Beaglefest
join the fun
Beaglefest
Join the fun
Beaglefest
join the fun
Beaglefest
join the fun
Beaglefest
join the fun
Beaglefest
This years event will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026
2025 Beaglefest was a Huge Success!
- 923 Humans went through Registration
- 380 Dogs went through Registration
- 5 Beagles were adopted!
- 45 contestants for our Canine Costume Contest
Beaglefest 2026
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, 2026, and get ready to experience Midwest BREW’s most exciting event of the year!
Please join us, bring your beagles, family, and friends, and support Midwest BREW all at the same time. Bring your folding chairs or blankets and come and relax, hang out with all the beagles, and have a great afternoon. Whether you are an owner, previous adopter, interested in adopting, or just love beagles, this is the place to be!
Beaglefest is a wonderful opportunity to run with the hounds, or sit with the hounds, or play with the hounds in a completely fenced yard. It is a laugh-filled afternoon of family entertainment. It is a chance to give back for all of the beagle love you enjoy and a chance to contribute to our efforts to save more of these wonderful creatures. And since this is our main fundraiser for the year, please do not forget your wallet! We will have a food truck on site for food and soft drinks. Our merchandise sales area will be stocked with beagle related items as well as generic dog and people products. Remember to visit our bake sale for sweet and savory treats for both humans and dogs! We will also have several raffles and a canine costume contest!
Event Details
Saturday, September 26, 2026
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Guardian Angel Basset Rescue Dog Park
413 West Waupansie Street
Dwight, Illinois 60420
$10.00 (CASH) per dog, people free to get into the park.
All dogs must be spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccines to attend Beaglefest.
Well behaved beagles and beagle siblings are welcome.
Event will be held Rain or Shine!
Previous Beaglefests
Food
Food Onsite
- BBQ and Baker Food Truck. They are well known for their great food!
BBQ and Baker has decided not to offer vegan options this year due to a lack of sales at last year’s event. - Bake sale with yummy cookies, cakes, and bread.
Bottles of water will be sold inside the park – located at the AARB/50-50 Raffle tent.- Pop can be purchased from the food truck.
What to Do
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- Bake Sale
- Raffle Baskets put together by Midwest BREW family of volunteers.
- Merchandise Sales area will contain all new beagle related items, as well as generic dog and people items, including jewelry, clothing, and household items
- 50/50 Raffle
- Bucks for Beagles Raffle
- 2026 Beaglefest T-shirts – only 100 available
- Canine Costume Contest
- Make your own Friendship Bracelet
- Temporary Tattos
Lodging
- Dwight, IL (nearby)
- Super 8
- Pontiac, IL (approximately 20 miles away)
- Hampton Inn 🐶💲
- Best Western 🐶💲
- Quality Inn 🐶💲
- Super 8 🐶
- Morris, IL (approximately 20 miles away)
- Holiday Inn Express 🐶💲
- Comfort Inn 🐶💲
- Super 8 🐶
- Bradley/Bourbonnais/Kankakee (approximately 35 miles away)
- Quality Inn (Bradley-Bourbonnais)
- Fairfield Inn (Bourbonnais)
- Hampton Inn (Bourbonnais) 🐶💲
- Holiday Inn Express (Bradley-Bourbonnais)
- Best Western (Bourbonnais) 🐶💲
- Comfort Inn (Bourbonnais)
- Red Roof Inn (Bourbonnais) 🐶💲
- Super 8 (Bourbonnais/Kankakee)
- Kankakee KOA Campground (Kankakee) 🐶
- Joliet (approximately 40 miles away)
- Holiday Inn & Suites Joliet Southwest 🐶💲
- La Quinta Inn & Suites 🐶
- Comfort Inn Joliet West 🐶💲
- Super 8
- Best Western Joliet Inn & Suites
- Fairfield Inn Joliet South 🐶💲
🐶 = Pet Friendly (check with hotel for specific details)
💲 = Additional Fees (check with hotel for specific details)
Good To Know
- $10.00 minimum for charge cards
- Bring your folding chairs, blankets, friends/family, and enjoy a wonderful event.
- Same great park as last year: grass, not wood chips, and plenty of space.
- Bottles of water will be sold
inside the park. Credit cards are welcome at the food truck and merchandise/food sections, but the entrance fee is cash only. - The event will happen rain or shine.
Alumni Adopters
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Canine Costume Contest
Registration for the Canine Costume Contest will begin promptly at 12:15pm and will be limited to the first 45 participants. The first-place winner for each category will receive a prize, and all participants will receive a gift for competing. Contest line-up will be at 1:20pm, and the contest will begin at 1:30pm.
Categories
- Best Homemade
- Cutest
- Food
- Humans with Dogs
- Scariest
Directions
