Tails will be wagging at Sugar Mountain this year. As if the alternative music and arts festival wasn't already pulling out all the stops with a cracking line-up, sensory restaurant and swag of art installations, the canine-loving team is now welcoming four-legged friends to the inaugural Sugar Mountain x Vision 2016 Dog Show on Friday January 20.
Yes, a dog show the day before a music festival: what a time to be alive. Prizes will be awarded across six categories: Waggiest Tail, Best Trick, Best in Show, Cutest Pup, RuPaws Drag Race (dogs in drag) and Fancy Dress (Bowie, Kylie, Prince and Warhol).
Heated hounds will perform on Friday evening (the night before Sugar Mountain), between 6–9.30pm at MPavillion (Queen Victoria Gardens). A team of Sugar Mountain artists, personalities and dog lovers will be on the judging panel. Dog Haus DJs kick off the evening soundtrack and drinks will be provided by Sugar Mountain and Sample Brew.
Entry is free for humans, but there's a $10 entry fee for competing pups, which will be donated to Guide Dogs Victoria. Dogs are invited to enter as many categories as the prefer and all participating pups will receive a human-sized Dog Show t-shirt.