BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - BREC’s family-friendly and dog-friendly Halloween event is back!

According to BREC, this year’s annual Howl-O-Ween event is on Friday, Oct. 10. It is from 6-8 p.m. at Forest Community Park.

There will be a dog costume contest, Pawcasso Portraits, a dog agility haunted maze, bone bar, pet vendors, food, crafts, and more.

Attendees can also adopt a new furry friend at the event through the Companion Animal Alliance.

For the costume contest, organizers say prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the following divisions:

Individual small dog

Individual large dog

Family/group

To register your dog for the contest, visit BREC’s website .

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