A spirited tradition among New Yorkers and their four-legged companions once again transformed the streets of Manhattan into a spooky delight on Sunday for the 35th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.
Thousands of canines put their best paw forward, strutting down Avenue B in the East Village for the city’s beloved tradition that began as a small event at Tompkins Square Park Dog Run—the city’s first and largest dog park—in 1990. For the first time, the event was hosted by New York Dog Parade, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading cheer and helping pets through dog-centric events.
New York Dog Parade founder Fern Watt told Newsweek that this year’s event featured over 1,200 dogs dressed in costumes. Because of permit regulations for the parade, the organization needed to cap parade participants, but hundreds of other dogs showed up for the festivities.