Pets on Parade!

In 2025, we added the Bewitching Pet Parade & Costume Contest to the Official Witches Ride of Ocean Springs lineup!

SATURDAY, OCT. 31st – 10:00AM

CALLING ALL PETS AND ANIMAL LOVERS!

Held at the beautiful Marshall Park in Downtown OS, the Bewitching Pet Parade & Costume Contest showcases costumed pets and their owners in a parade through the park! Can your pet win the costume contest? There are prizes in several fun categories!

2026 Registrations open Aug. 10th!

Even better? It’s all for the best cause: fundraising for the animals of Ocean Springs!

Spectators are welcome, so bring your friends, family, chairs and blankets and come watch the most magical and fun parade of pets!

The Witches Ride of OS is a local 501c3 and all proceeds from our events will benefit multiple local animal welfare agencies.

Calling all furry goblins, spooky pups, and costumed critters! Grab your leashes and join us for a fang-tastic morning at the Bewitching Pet Parade & Costume Contest – a family-friendly event full of wagging tails and Halloween magic hosted by the Witches Ride of Ocean Springs, and sponsored by HOSA.

Spectators are welcome to come cheer on our four-legged ghouls and goblins! Bring your chairs and blankets to snag a good shady viewing spot in the frightfully beautiful Marshall Park located in downtown Ocean Springs! Costumes are encouraged for pets AND their people — let your creativity run wild!

The Witches Ride of Ocean Springs started flying in 2018, with the goal of helping better the lives of animals by donating the ride’s proceeds to local animal welfare organizations! In 2019, Witches Ride of Ocean Springs became an official 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the state of Mississippi. And we’re so proud to say that say that since the start of our ride we’ve donated over $114,000 to local animal welfare groups and agencies! Find out more about the agencies we’ve helped by clicking here!