Enjoy a family festive fun weekend – including a Christmas dog show

Here’s a barking way to celebrate the first weekend of the festive month.

Get along to the Christmas Dog Show – part of the Festive Fifth Quarter weekend.

The Fifth Quarter is the commercial district bounded by Bootham and Gillygate. And this weekend includes is a festive trail, where you can search for pets and match them to business owners.

You can buy tickets for a raffle with prizes donated by Fifth Quarter traders, and carols too.

The dog show is at The Gillygate from 2pm on Sunday (December 2). Categories for the show are

• ‘Santa Claws’ (the most festive dog)
• ‘Best Six Legged Christmas sweater’ (dog and owner get judged here!)
• ‘Best Rescue’
• ‘Best Christmas Character’
• ‘Dog most like its owner’
• ‘The Tinseliest Waggliest Tail’
• ‘Most Dashing Prince Charming’
• ‘Most Beautiful Dame’
• ‘Best Mince Pie Catcher’
• ‘Best Junior handler’

Panto star Martin Barrass is the judge, and all proceeds go Keep Your Pet.

This charity provides short-term assistance for pet owners who are older or vulnerable at times of health or other emergencies in the York area.