Northeast Ohio’s Biggest Outdoor Dog Party Hits the East Side

Chrissy Kadleck, August, Cleveland Magazine

Northeast Ohio’s Biggest Outdoor Dog Party Hits the East Side (clevelandmagazine.com)

Rescue Village’s Woofstock celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. 

Charitable Event: Rescue Village’s Woofstock

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Woofstock, Northeast Ohio’s biggest outdoor dog party and fundraiser to benefit the homeless animals under the care of Rescue Village, which is also the Geauga County Humane Society. The festival attracts as many as 2,500 dogs with nearly 5,000 humans tagging along for food trucks, live music, dog games and activities. There’s even a dog parade, known as the Ramble. But the most important activity is dog watching. “It’s the No. 1 favorite event for everybody because it’s just a lot of dogs all in one spot,” says Kenneth Clarke, Rescue Village’s executive director. “There’s small ones, big ones, crazy ones, calm ones.” Once again, there will be a beer garden, but new for this year, it is being sponsored by a local brewer, Four Paws Brewery from Medina, which is brewing a Woofstock Ale for the event.

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun., Sept. 10, 2023, Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field, rescuevillage.org/woofstock.fun