Krewe of Barkus | McKinney Main Street

Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 12:30 – 4 p.m.

Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park — 300 W. Louisiana St. | Historic Downtown McKinney

2026 Dog Registration

Registration deadline: Jan. 18

About the Parade

Krewe of Barkus is McKinney’s Mardi Gras-style dog parade where costumed pups (and their humans) show off their best looks, march the route, and compete for fun awards.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Event Details

Check-in: 12:30 p.m.
Parade start: 2 p.m.
Where: Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park
Hashtag: #KreweOfBarkusTX

Registration

Complete the 2026 Dog Registration Form

Deadline: Jan. 18

Costume Award Categories

Best in Show Most Creative Best Dog-Owner Combo

Best Group Best Use of Theme

2025 Krewe of Barkus Winners

The contestants really outdid themselves this year. Congratulations!

Judge's Awards

3rd Place: #67 – Marcus Gonzalez – Skittles/Golden Yorkie as an astronaut 2nd Place: #101 – Fetch Me Later McKinney – Dunkin, Fergus, and Portia A as Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear, the pizza delivery guy, and Woody 1st Place: #5 – E-flat Porch Band group – Memorial to the dogs that have passed over the Rainbow Bridge – Out of this world, but still in our hearts.

Best Group

3rd Place: #18 – Lori Gardner – Mabel/French bulldog as an astronaut with spaceship 2nd Place: #22 – Amanda Anderson – Tommy/mini labradoodle – Star Wars with battleship 1st Place: #65 – Aleiyah Ross – Sushi/Shih Tzu as Liz the Lizard and Magic School Bus Goes To Outer Space

Best Use of Theme

3rd Place: #23 – Jodi Voyles – Reagan/Doberman as Tribbles from the original Star Trek series 2nd Place: #44 – Rebecca Price – Tycho & Tarfull as an X-wing pilot and Chewbacca with the Star Wars crew 1st Place: #32 – Holly Cottles – Kooper, Kenny, & Kori/dachshunds as aliens with a UFO

Best Dog / Owner Combo

3rd Place: #10 – Casey Strange – Roy & Opal/Boxer & Bassett Hound as 1950's Space Invaders all dressed in silver and shooting bubbles 2nd Place: #7 – Len Osvatic – Daisy & Roo as cows with alien spaceship 1st Place: #57 – Megan Aeschbach – Tyger & Charley/goldendoodles – farmer fighting to save his cow from being beamed up by a UFO

Best Float

3rd Place: #54 – Kaylyn Edgar – Chico & Lola/Chihuahuas as space invaders with a big alien float 2nd Place: #25 – Bridget McKibben – Little Bit/Japanese Chin as an alien in a handmade rocketship 1st Place: #33 – Debbie Baker – Rainey & Mason/labs with adults as The Star Trek crew with the Starship Enterprise

Most Creative – Amanda Kelly Award

#4 – Jamie Perrenoud – Beltre & Max with the family as a scene from E.T., handing out Reese's Pieces

Best in Show

#30 – Lisa & Uriah Herrick as Space Pirates – with Mad Dog Yoda as commander and Scottie P, the one-eyed pirate aboard the ship The Wicked Puppy

Previous Krewe of Barkus Themes

2025 | Out of This World - From Astronauts to Aliens, Barkus Shoots for the Stars!
2024 | Barkus Salutes the Lone Star State
2023 | Barkus Salutes the Good Dogs: Unleash Your Superheroes
2022 | A Walk Down Memory Lane - 20th Anniversary Celebration
2021 | Valentines from Barkus - All we need is love
2020 | Puppies go Pop-star
2019 | A Barkus Salute to Reality TV
2018 | The Bark-a-Palooza Tour Around The World
2017 | Barkus Gone Bad – A Salute to Our Favorite Villains
2016 | Barkus Does Books – A Salute To Our Favorite Characters in Literature
2015 | Pooches & Paris – Barkus Salutes All Things French
2014 | Barkus Goes Back in Time – Decked Out By Decade
2013 | Barkus Gets Animated – From Comic to Cartoons, A Salute to the Characters that Tickle our Funnybones
2012 | All American Barkus – A Salute To Presidents, Pioneers, & Pawtriots
2011 | Happy Tails To You – Barkus Salutes Texas & The Wild, Wild West
2010 | Fairy Tails & Love Stories – Barkus Does Romance
2009 | Tailevision – Classic TV Gone To The Dogs
2008 | Rock & Roll Pawl of Fame
2007 | Hounds Go To Hollywood

Thank You to Our Sponsors

We appreciate the partners who help make Krewe of Barkus possible.

Details subject to change.