Enter your furry friend in the 2025 Star Tribune Halloween Pet Costume Contest

We’re looking for Howl-oween’s best-dressed pets.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
October 6, 2025 at 7:42PM
Jeena Kopp's dog Stevie as a chicken nugget won our 2024 contest.

It’s time again for our favorite part of the spooky-season: animals in costumes.

Submit your pet in our annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest for a chance to win a prize.

You can submit multiple pets, multiple costumes and send multiple photos as long as it’s your pet wearing the costume and your photograph. (For best results, try shooting your costumed pet with a neutral background or one that matches your pet’s costume theme. No Photoshopping or AI.)

Be sure to include contact information in case you’re the winner. Feel free to add comments on the costume concept, your creative challenges and how willing your pet was to be a model. Please make your submissions by Oct. 26. Thanks for paw-ticipating!

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