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See you next June!

Stay tuned for details on Blocktail 2025

  • Enter through the Lakeside Drive entrance across from the EGR Library. NOTE: This is the only entrance to the party
  • Check-in with the QR code emailed to you last week—this can be printed or displayed on your phone. Please check your spam folder if you can’t find the email from noreply@onecause.com
  • You and your guests will receive your QR codes individually
  • Access to our limited-edition craft beer from Saugatuck Brewing Co.
    • *Blocktail party guests MUST bring a valid form of ID at check-in. Guests who fail to provide ID will not receive a 21+ wristband therefore, alcohol consumption will be prohibited.
  • Permission to party with your pooch
  • Two-steppin’ tunes by DJ Adrian “AB” Butler
  • Tasty provisions from some of our favorite local food vendors
  • “Barkaritas” by Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • Adoptable pups from local shelters
  • Caricatures by ArtPrize winner Chris Laporte
  • A silent auction full of awesome items
  • Wonderful Wine Pull
  • Everyone’s favorite doggy bag filled with great items for you and the pet in your life
  • Complimentary photo booth & more!
 
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Date

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
6–9 PM

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Location

East Grand Rapids High School Track
2211 Lake Dr SE
East Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Food & Fun

We will be featuring an amazing selection of local restaurants again this year! Stay tuned to find out what delicious bites we are serving this year.

                     kangaroo kitchen

                                     Rose's Restaurant | East Grand Rapids, Michigan

Helpful Tips for a Positive Party

  • All attendees must bring a valid form of ID to consume alcohol.
  • Various parking spots are available surrounding EGRHS, please follow parking signs accordingly.
  • The BISSELL Blocktail Party is wheelchair accessible.
  • There will be areas for dogs to relieve themselves, along with bags for clean up.
  • Please, no flexi-leashes!
  • All participating pets must be up-to-date on vaccinations.
  • This is the Best DOG-GONE Party in Town and there will be a lot of people and pets! Your four-legged friends will need to be dog and stranger-friendly.
  • As for children at the Blocktail Party on June 4 we do want to make you aware that this is event is geared towards adults. There are risks to children presented by served alcohol, as well as a mix of individually owned dogs and adoptable pets brought by shelters. For safety, we are discouraging the attendance of children. Should you wish for them to attend they would require a ticket.

Photo & Video Release

The event organizers and other participants may take photographs and videos of you and/or your pets during the event. By attending the event, you and your guests give consent to the organizers, sponsors and other participants to publish these photos and videos of you and your pets in promotional pieces and/or on the internet without additional notice or compensation. You and/or your pets will never be identified or named in any photo unless BISSELL obtains your prior consent. If you or your guests do not wish to appear in any photos or videos, please inform the event staff by visiting the registration table upon arrival.

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