Annual Northport Dog Parade

08/29/2026

It wouldn’t be a parade without the spectators… and the Northport Dog Parade always has the best ones!

Thanks for lining the streets and cheering on our four-legged rockstars! 🤘🐾

08/22/2026

A HUGE shoutout to the people who make the Northport Dog Parade possible!

It really does take THE village 😉

From our amazing board and dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes all year long, our wonderful judges, the Northport Fire Department (hosing down the parade route is SUCH a nice touch!), to the Northport Lions Club (those hot dogs…🤤), the Leelanau Township Library (gotta love the free Clifford books!), the photographers, our fantastic MC, and the countless people who pitch in, lend a hand, donate, organize, wrangle, cheer, and make the magic happen…

WE THANK YOU! 🙌

The parade may be all about the dogs, but it takes a whole lot of people to make this day happen. We are so lucky to have such an incredible community behind this goofy, wonderful tradition.

And to all of you who came out, dressed up, cheered, donated, and celebrated with us—this parade wouldn’t be the same without you!

08/18/2026

How cool are these trophies?!

Our friends over at the Northport Art Association (Becky Holton and Linda Gits) made these one-of-a-kind beauties for our 2026 winners—and we are OBSESSED! Each award winner got to take one home. ❤️

A huge THANK YOU to the talented folks at NAA for making our awards extra special!

08/17/2026

🏆 The 2026 Roaming Ump Awards

Our Roaming Ump crew was on the lookout for some very specific—and very silly—dog designations throughout the parade. From The Frump to The Grump, The Jump(er) to The Plump, plus The Chump, Stump, Bump, Hump, Dump, Schlump & Clump… our judges found them all!

Scroll through to see this year’s Roaming Ump Award winners! 🐶🏆

Congratulations to all our winners—and to every dog who strutted their stuff down the street! ❤️

08/13/2026

📸 THE PHOTOS ARE HERE!

The amazing photos from this year’s Northport Dog Parade are officially up on our website! Head to https://www.northportdogparade.com/2026-gallery and check them out—you might just spot your favorite four-legged rockstar! 🤘🐶

A HUGE and very special thank you to these incredibly talented photographers for capturing so many wonderful moments from such an amazing day:

📷 Sheen Watkins — Sheen Watkins Photography
📷 Lisa Rudgers — Lisa Rudgers

We are so lucky to have you both helping us preserve the memories of this very special parade. ❤️

Go take a look, find your pup, and relive the fun!

08/11/2026

🏆🐾 AND THE AWARDS GO TO…! 🐾🏆

We are STILL blown away by the incredible costumes, creativity, music, vehicles, and pure doggy dedication we saw at this year’s Northport Dog Parade! 🎸🐶

Our judges had the very difficult job of choosing some special award winners. Some of these awards are longtime parade favorites, while others were created specifically for this year’s theme and the amazing entries they saw along the way.

🎉 Scroll through to meet this year’s winners! And if you recognize someone, tag them in the comments so we can give them an extra round of applause! 👏🐾 (ans let us know if we misspelled any doggo names 🙈!)

🏆 2026 AWARD WINNERS

David Chrobak OG Award:
“Run Pug”
🐶Finn, Lucy & Ziggy

Best Dog:
“Little Willie Nelson”
🐶Nelson

Best Dog & Child:
“Ziggy Stardust”
🐶Tacho

Best Dog & Owner:
“Martha Stewart & Snoop Dog”
🐶Charlie & Carlito

Best Vehicle or Float:
Dune Buggy
🐶Walter

Best Use of Material:
“Junk Yard Jam Band”
🐶Archie

Furriest Group:
#147
🐶Mikko

Best Original Song:
“Hot Dogs in Paradise”
🐶Chewy, Maia, Jor

Pun-niest Award:
“Famous Rock Stars”
🐶Diego, Elphaba, Enzo & Franklin

Best Foreign Rock Band:
“ABBA”
🐶Jovi

👑 GRAND CHAMPION 👑
“Run Pug”
🐶Finn, Lucy & Ziggy

🎁 A HUGE thank-you to the incredible local businesses who donated gift cards for our winners: The Cove • The Cook’s House • Faro • New Bohemian • Woody’s Hot Pizza • Northport Pub & Grill • Fingers Crossed • Northport Building Supply • Around the Corner Food & Fun • Barb’s Bakery • Jeannine’s • Rock Shop

Your support helps make this parade so special. ❤️

And to EVERY SINGLE DOG, HUMAN, costume designer, musician, float builder, tail wagger, and parade-goer who showed up—we couldn’t do it without you.

You all rocked. 🎸🐾❤️

08/08/2026