Dog Days of Summer
presented by Concierge Companion Vet Med
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 judged by Comfort Station artists Maria Burundarena & Edra Soto
3:30PM — Best Dog/Owner Look-Alike judged by Comfort Station board member Alden Burke and Chicago curator and arts organizer Adia Sykes
5:00PM — Mayor of Logan Square judged by Laura Irons of Logan Square Preservation, Nilda Esparza of Logan Square Chamber of Commerce, and 35th Ward 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 PM | DJ Responsible
2:30PM | Music for Dogs
Music for Dogs is an ambient electronic project that experiments with perception and play by using familiar sounds and reshaping them to foster curiosity within your pet companion. Created in 2019 by Cashin McCann and Gianni Andreatta, the two started making music aimed towards pets when they observed music being left on for Cashin’s dog, Mika, to help calm her nerves and aid in sleep. After seeing this, the two used their background in composition to create a different kind of pet music meant to facilitate joy in animals. Though some tracks stick to this therapeutic approach, Music for Dogs experiments with different genres and formats to create a dynamic experience for the canine (or feline) listener. Nowadays, Music for Dogs is a solo project due to distance and time.
4PM | Henry Red Forty
Big Thanks to our Sponsors:
This event directly supports Comfort Station's 2027 programming season: Always weird. Always welcoming. Always free.