Dogstival returns for 2026
Head to the heart of New Forest and spend a family day out celebrating your furry, four-legged friends! Featuring an itinerary full of tail-wagging activities, paw-dropping arena displays and heaps of have-a-go activities for both humans and pooches!
- Date: Saturday 30th & 31st of May 2026
- Opening Hours: 9:30am - 5:30pm each day
- Venue: Burley Park, New Forest, Hampshire, BH24 4BS
Get ready to live life doggy style at the biggest and best dog event in New Forest! Book your tickets today for the best prices online, and have them delivered instantly via email and SMS.
What's On at Dogstival 2026?
Dogstival is filled to the brim with family and furry-friendly entertainment! With activities for your pooch to get their paws involved with, arena displays, heaps of photo opportunities, paw-tapping live music, treats and so much more, you're invited to spend an incredible day out in New Forest celebrating your pooch pal!
- Paws, Sand and Puptails at the Shorefeild Holidays Pop Up Beach Resort: Time to pack your trunks as the pop-up dog beach is landing back at Dogstival. And it's giving holiday vibes only! Think sandy paws, palm trees, deck chairs, foam party and dog pup-tail bar serving refreshments. No need for a passport for this holiday…Who's ready for a bark-cation!
- Top Dawg Show Ring: Visit the Fun Dog Show with 9 categories before learning tips, tricks and techniques to help get your puppy back on track, with assistance from canine experts
- Dan the Hat's Barking Mad Family Area: Witness amazing acrobatics, tap-along musical shows, trapeze acts, daredevil antics and workshops from the award-winning entertainer, Dan the Hat!
- Get Your Paws Involved: There's plenty of fun for your furry friends too! Enjoy flyball jumps, agility arenas, sniff out treats and toys, giant dog pools and even a Barkour Adventure Playground. Everything is free to take part in except for the K9 Dog Diving Pool
- The Dogfuriendly Pub: Visit the ultimate dog-friendly watering hole and play a round of Barking Bingo and the Big Dog Pub Quiz! PLUS it's the place to gather for fantastic Breed Meets where you can sniff out new furry friends.
- The Naturo Healthy Hound Kitchen: New for this year is a whole load of canine cookery fun with the new Chefs Stage and Cookery School dedicated to dogs! Plus top tips on keeping your pooch fuelled from the Naturo nutrition team.
- Hound Dog Music Stage: Get the festival feeling with some paw-tapping tunes performed by live musicians! Enjoy soul, blues, Motown, folk, country and pop classics.
- Fun Dog Show: It's time for your pooch to strut their stuff! Whether you're a big one, a hairy one, a naughty one or a dribbly one, there are 9 categories and every entry receives a rosette
- Calling All Water Dogs: For dogs who love the water, take a leap in the giant dog diving pools or take a dip into the splash pools, with not one, not two but three pools for dogs.
PLUS: Enjoy a great range of food, drink, treats and shopping throughout the weekend from over 130 amazing stands!