June 21: Family Arts & Barks Festival

Cohosted by Canine Companions

No one wants to leave their furry friend behind on a beautiful summer day and the Family Arts & Barks Festival at The Bay School was a perfect opportunity to join in the fun with EVERYONE—two- AND four-legged! Over 150 individuals of all ages, many with their dogs joined us for a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities at The Bay School on June 21.

There were a variety of activities for the whole family and their dogs to participate in, including:

  • Building a bug 
  • Creating a cardboard jellyfish
  • Constructing an egg carton fish
  • Making a necklace from decoupaged shells
  • Tie dying a T-shirt
  • Painting with squeegees
  • Fashioning a memory wire bracelet
  • Making and swaping artist trading cards
  • Designing and creating wearable dog ears and a collar
  • Contributing to our yearly community painting
  • Enticing your dog with peanut butter to create its own masterpiece
  • CA&J Farm drum circle
  • Yoga for all with Lisa White
  • Caricature drawing
  • Face painting
  • Photo booth
  • "Bark" sale of baked goods for dogs and people
  • "Pup-up" display and sale of dog-themed art
  • Showing of Canine Companion's film Andy
  • Multiple raffles
  • Puppy splash pool
  • Rubber ducky race
  • Guessing the number of dog biscuits in a jar
  • Puppy kissing booth
  • Giant Connect 4 game
  • Giant Plinko game

Musical entertainment was provided by Hunter Owens and his trio Three Creeks Down from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and the Virginia Shellphish Coalition from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

El Padrino and Gloucester Brewing Company were on hand serving up delicious food and beverages.

A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors!