DESCRIBED as the Glastonbury for dogs, Dogstival returns for 2021 with plenty of activities for a paw-fect weekend. The event takes place across two days on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday 6 at Burley Park in the New Forest. It promises a weekend dedicated to a dog’s enjoyment, fun, taste buds and more with events that their owners will enjoy too.
The line-up:
BARKOUR! - New for 2021, it gives Parkour a twist to create an adventure playground that will put dogs and owners through their paces, at whatever speed and challenge they choose.
Pup participation activities including canicross (cross country running with dogs), flyball, agility and fun scent demo challenges, as well as the giant K9 dog diving pool
1/1 SUMMER is on the way - and where better to enjoy a day out than the New Forest? Some events due to have taken place this year have been cancelled because of the pandemic, including the New Forest Show and the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show. Totton and Eling Carnival and the Lymington Italia Festival are among the other celebrations that have been scrubbed for the second year running. But many other events are going ahead, providing plenty of family entertainment for thousands of people looking for a good time following the end of lockdown. One of the biggest shows in the Forest this summer is Dogstival, which is taking place at Burley Park, Burley, on June 5-6.