Saffron Walden Community Day with Dog Show – Saturday 27 June 2026!
Saffron Walden Community Day with Dog Show – Saturday 27 June 2026!
Saffron Walden Town Council (SWTC) and Saffron Walden Library have joined forces to create a Community Day this summer. It will take place on Saturday 27 June, 10am – 3pm, on The Common, CB10 1JH – and for the first time ever a Dog Show will take centre stage! The collaborative efforts will see SWTC co-ordinating and managing the event and SW Library hosting the family fun dog show, to be known at ‘WagFest’. All funds raised from dog show entry tickets will benefit future projects at Saffron Walden Library and Essex Library Service.
The dog show, WagFest, will run from 10.30am – 12.30pm and will include:
- 11 entry categories (10 places in each category) e.g. ‘Dog that most looks like a dog from a popular children’s book’ and ‘dog that judges would most like to take home’.
- Single dog entry tickets @ £7, with £3 each for additional entries.
- Prizes for 1st place winners, and rosettes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
A library spokesperson said, “to enter your dog, please drop into the library to find out more, complete the dog entry form, await confirmation of place and then pay in cash to secure your place. We will also have a WagFest lucky dip to recruit 4 judges from our library members (two children over 9 years and two adults) who will join a local author and bookseller. Please register your interest at the Hello Desk – winners will be contacted at 10am on Saturday 23 May. Special thanks to all of our sponsors – we are very grateful to the following businesses: Independent Pet Clinic, Patch & Purr Vets, Saffron Building Society, Fuzzleduck Arts, Martha & Moose, and Vets for Pets – and to Saffron Walden Town Council for their generosity with time and support for our idea, and Fairycroft House for sound support.”
The Library are recruiting dog friendly volunteers specifically for this event. If you would like to join their team of stewards to ensure a fun day for all, please give your contact details to the Hello Desk in the Library.
Entertainment and Community Stalls
From 12.30, following WagFest, there will be a programme of community music and entertainment until 3pm. Available also will be; bouncy castles, face painting, food and drink options – as well as a selection of local community and charity stalls. Please direct hospitality and entertainments enquiries to events@saffronwalden.gov.uk – and if your group / charity would like to exhibit at this event please email claire@saffronwalden.gov.uk. Said a SWTC spokesperson, “we are delighted to collaborate with Saffron Walden Library to provide this free entertaining and inclusive event to the community and are very much looking forward to it!. Everyone is welcome – do come and join us for lots of fun!”
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