Dog Days of Summer
Saturday August 8, 2026
@ Comfort Station & the Milwaukee Ave. Plaza
1-6 PM Street festival
8 PM Outdoor screening of “Best in Show”
Join Comfort Station for a summertime extravaganza. Shop local artists and vendors, explore artist-led activities and workshops, and enter your dog in our playful pup competitions!
Bring your dog. Meet your neighbors. Celebrate local artists. Support free public arts programming.
DOG SHOW COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
2:00PM — Best Costume (judges: Comfort Station artists Maria Burundarena & Edra Soto)
3:30PM — Best Dog/Owner Look-Alike (judges: Comfort Station board member Alden Burke and Chicago curator Adia Sykes)
5:00PM — Mayor of Logan Square (judges: Laura Irons of Logan Square Preservation, Nilda Esparza of Logan Square Chamber of Commerce, and Alderman Anthony Quezada)
Pre-registration for dog show competitions is available for purchase now at a discounted $15 rate.
In person day-of registration is $20/dog.
Free drop-in workshops:
1-3 PM | Natural Dye Bandanas
with Katelyn Patton
4-6 PM | Sock PUPpets
with Abby Palen
Live performances:
1:30 PM | Gianni Andreatta
Big Thanks to our Sponsors:
This event directly supports Comfort Station's 2027 programming season: Always weird. Always welcoming. Always free.