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Beaglefest2024 Beaglefest was a Great Success! Thanks to all!
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592 Humans went through Registration
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348 Dogs went through Registration
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2 Beagles were adopted!
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42 contestants for our Canine Costume Contest
Next year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025
Beaglefest 2025
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 27, 2025, 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. 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, a silent auction, and a canine costume contest!
Event Details
Saturday, September 27, 2025
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.
2024 Beaglefest
Food
Food Onsite
- BBQ and Baker Food Truck. They are well known for their great food!
- Bake sale, with yummy cookies, cakes, and bread
Bottles of water and other beverages will be sold inside the park – located at the AARB/50-50 Raffle tent
What to Do
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- Bake Sale
- Raffle Baskets
- 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
- Silent Auction
- 2024 Beaglefest T-shirts – only 100 available
- Canine Costume Contest
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 🐶
- Comfort Inn 🐶
- Super 8 🐶
- Bradley/Bourbonnais/Kankakee (approximately 35 miles away)
- Hilton Garden (Kankakee) 🐶
- 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) 🐶
- Joilet (approximately 40 miles away)
- Holiday Inn & Suites Joliet Southwest 🐶
- La Quinta Inn & Suites 🐶
- Comfort Inn Joliet West 🐶
- Country Inn & Suites 🐶
- Super 8
- Best Western Joliet Inn & Suites
- Sheridan (approximately 44 miles away)
- Holiday Inn Fox River
🐶 = Pet Friendly (check with hotel for specific details)
Good To Know
- 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 and other beverages 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.
Canine Costume Contest
Categories
- Cutest
- Funniest
- Best Handmade
- Most Original/Creative
- Scariest
Prizes
- First Place
- All others will receive a gift for registering and competing – up to 35 contestants.
