JOIN US FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING OUR FURRY FRIENDS!
Sunday, September 14, 2025
West Gate Lodge / 2925 W. Broad St. / Noon–4:00 p.m. / Rain or Shine
Westgate Neighbors Association is proud to present Westgate Wags and Whiskers with the generous support of our sponsor Schoedinger Pets. Save the date and get ready to leash up, Columbus! All proceeds from our Red Rover Rrrraffle will go to pet and animal charities.
Westgate Wags and Whiskers promises the ultimate dog (& cat) day of summer!
This FREE event is open to all pets and their well-behaved humans in and around the city. For the safety of all two and four legged attendees, all pets must be leashed or otherwise controlled at all times.
More information will be updated with more detail as we get closer to the event.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Pet-centered artisans, businesses and services
- Contests and Activities for pets & their humans
- Pet Rescues
Super Sidekick Pet Pageant:
SPONSORED BY SUTTER-SMITH & ROUSSEAU GROUP
Returning for 2025 will be our popular Pet Pageant – this year sponsored by Coldwell Banker! So, if you’re bringing a pet, they are eligible to enter and win (and look a little kooky in the crown and cape that will designate Westgate’s “Super Sidekick”)! Costumes are encouraged, but not required. Sign-up begins at noon, and remember … it’s not a beauty pageant. Any “body” that slithers, swims, flies, bounds or creeps onto the pageant stage can be a winner!
2025 Vendor List
You’re barking up the right tree! Check out our purrfect pet popups.
Blessing Animals Pet Pantry
Naughty Bear Apparel
Crafts By Beth
Purrgatory Cat Rescue
The Rex Complex
Franklin County Auditor’s Office
Pet FBI
Suburban Animal Clinic
The Reiki Center
Wags Bakery LLC
Healthy Pets of Westgate
Humane Society of Madison County
SWACO
Canine Collective Dog Rescue
Columbus Power & Water
Bumbles Backyard
The Compost Exchange
Hill’s Crafty Creations
Tynees Sweet Parlor
Hand Me Down Dobes
Pet Wants Columbus
Canine Academy
KDW Cre8s
Queen B’s Baked Goods
Red Rover Rrrraffle:
You do not need to be present to win — but you need to be onsite to select which baskets you want to be in the running for — you get to choose!
Drawings will be held at 3:30 p.m. You do not need to be present to win. All proceeds benefit animal & pet charities.
$100 gift certificate to Final Cut Steakhouse (3 will be awarded)
$100 gift card to Third Way
$90 value – Gift package from Grandview Theater with movie passes and other goodies
Custom dog-themed quilt created by a Westgate resident (Priceless!)
Handmade “Paw Print” afghan made by the Westgate Fiber Arts group (Priceless!)
Thunderwing Basket
$60 value – WNA Swag Package including a Celebrating Westgate book, Welcome to Westgate mural ornament and sticker, Westgate 100 pint glass and coupon for a Naughty Bear t-shirt.
Forever in Our Hearts Rainbow Bridge:
SPONSORED BY SCHOEDINGER PETS
Remember your loved ones that wait patiently for you to join them again. Our Rainbow Bridge brings you a mindful moment to recall the joy they brought to your life.
“We can never keep our pets long enough. But we can keep them in our hearts forever.”
These coloring pages deserve a round of “a-paws”! Download our Westgate Wags and Whiskers coloring pages just for the fun of it!
We’re sniffing around for vendors in the following categories:
- Pet clothing and accessories
- Pet furniture and equipment
- Pet food and treats
- Art
- Service dog and pet training
- Pet boarding and grooming
- Veterinarians
- Pet rescues
- Pet services
Would you like to be a vendor for 2025?
Come play with us!
VENDOR SPACES ARE FREE TO ALL:
- For-profit, retail business
- Non-profit retail business
- Accredited, non-profit pet organization
- Government agency
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING A VENDOR
OR VOLUNTEERING IN 2025?
Contact Evelyn Slaybaugh at wagsandwhiskers@westgateneighbors.org. Put “Wags & Whiskers” in the title of the email.
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These Westgate pets are patiently waiting! Or as they like to say “bow wow, meow, cluck cluck, purrrrr, grrrr, squawk, blub blub blub, bark, croak, yap, whine, woof, hiss, chirp, grunt, snort, buzz, ribbit…”
Email a picture of your pet and we’ll post it here!
(Just one photo per pet, please.)
