Spooky Tails: Halloween Fun for Dogs at Apex Nature Park
Costumes, cuddles, and canine trick-or-treating.
Shannon
October 25, 2025
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Dog people, this one’s for you. On October 29 from 5–7pm, Apex Nature Park is going full Halloween—but for pups. Expect a pet vendor market, rescue groups, custom pet art, and “trick-or-treat” stops just for dogs. There’s also a donation drive for Wake County Animal Shelter, and anyone who brings pet food or a blanket gets a raffle ticket at check-in — easy win for you and a big win for shelter pets.
This isn’t sponsored (we’d tell you if it was). We’re just pro-dog costumes on principle. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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