2025 Great Pug Meetup Details

Last year’s event was a HUGE success, but we’re excited to introduce you to all of the new things this year’s event has to offer. The 2025 Great Pug Meetup will take place at Lustre Pearl South, which can hold 3x the attendance of last year’s venue. Which means, we have room for more pugs, more people, and more activities! PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION.

50% of the shirt sales and 100% of the pug races proceeds will be donated to Pug Rescue of Austin. IMPORTANT: Scroll to the bottom of their event page to preorder your GPMU t-shirts, sign up for portraits, and pug races.

This year, the event will feature:

• 🏁 PUG RACES!

  • $10 to enter, with 100% of the proceeds donated to the Pug Rescue of Austin.

  • Races will be tournament style, with heats of four until an ultimate winner is decided!

  • The top three will receive prizes.

• 🐾 Dog Toy Run by Austin Subaru

  • A fenced-off area full of dog toys! For a $5 minimum donation to the Pug Rescue of Austin, your Pug can enter and select their favorite toy to take home!

  • Pre-purchase not required! Head to the Austin Subaru Dog Toy Run during the event to participate

• 🐶 Adoptable dogs from Pug Rescue of Austin

• 📸 Dog photos from ZilkerBark

  • Custom photo booth for your Pug to pose in!

  • Photos can include you and your pug, or your pug by itself

  • Online pre-purchase is encouraged!

And of course, some awesome vendors! Here’s a list of the amazing businesses supporting the event:

• 🐶 Adoptable dogs from Pug Rescue of Austin

• 🛰️ GPS collar tracking from Fi Dog

• 🦴 Treats & swag from Tomlinson’s Feed

• 🌈 Goodies from PAZ Vet

• 💊 Vet advice from UrgentVet

• 🐕 Dog merch from Wag Trendz

• 🌱 Dog training advice from Wonderdog Training

• 🧼 Canine cleaning advice from DirtyDog Austin

• 🩺 Pet care from Veterinary Emergency Group

• 🐾 Pet swag from Healthy Pet

• 🌿 Pet health from Westlake Animal

• 🩺 People healthy from Ally Medical

• 🐕‍🦺 Dog swag from Theo141

If your business is interested in being a vendor at the next meetup, inquire here!

IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION

The venue has about 70 parking spots but we've coordinated with a nearby church to rent their lot which can hold up to 500 cars. The only catch is that they're charging $5/car.

Below is a map to show where the church lot is relative to the venue (it's a 1-3 minute walk), and here is a pin for the church: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jXQMsZRdL7NGnPsv5.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT PARK AT "THE MANCHAC"– THEY WILL TOW.

We also encourage folks to carpool and take rideshares! There are more than 2,000 dog owners on the RSVP list and we want to make sure we have room for everyone! 🙂