Illustration of a dog and young girl by a pool. The dog is smiling with a blue scarf and the girl has heart-shaped sunglasses, overalls and is holding an ice cream cone. Another dog is swimming in the water.
Illustration: Kat Conde

For more than three decades, Dog Day has been a citywide celebration of all things pup. Centennial Park fills up with Fun Zones for kids and dogs — think games and inflatables; cocktails and food trucks; live music; giveaways and shops; and the city’s foremost dog costume contest. Last year’s favorites included a Dumb and Dumber terrier duo and a pair of corgi astronauts. Best of all: Proceeds support shelter pets at Nashville Humane. 

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