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BarktoberFest

July 14, 2015
Austin City Limits’ Austin Kiddie Limits
Austin City Limits’ Austin Kiddie Limits

Austin Kiddie Limits, the section for children 10 years and younger, was home to numerous activities for children. This included a dedicated stage for kid-friendly bands, hip-hop workshops, karaoke, interactive drumming, and more. A large art mural was available for kids to paint.

Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
In 2010, the Dumbo Arts Festival changed its format and debuted a new slate of family-minded activities and entertainment. To encourage the participation of all-ages guests, the festival programming included a painting station where folks could express themselves freely.
In 2010, the Dumbo Arts Festival changed its format and debuted a new slate of family-minded activities and entertainment. To encourage the participation of all-ages guests, the festival programming included a painting station where folks could express themselves freely.
Photo: Anna Sekula/BizBash
The Julius Jr. toy line launched in June in Los Angeles with an afternoon party filled with fun, customized activities including a D.I.Y. craft area, a cupcake-decorating station with Sweet E's and Dylan's Candy Bar, a photo booth, a kids’ DJ, and a play area featuring new Fisher-Price toys. Melissa Rycroft, Kyle Richards, James Van Der Beek, and Samantha Harris were among the celebs who attended with their children.
The Julius Jr. toy line launched in June in Los Angeles with an afternoon party filled with fun, customized activities including a D.I.Y. craft area, a cupcake-decorating station with Sweet E's and Dylan's Candy Bar, a photo booth, a kids’ DJ, and a play area featuring new Fisher-Price toys. Melissa Rycroft, Kyle Richards, James Van Der Beek, and Samantha Harris were among the celebs who attended with their children.
Photo: Getty Images for Saban Brands
The Cracker Jack brand hosted an event last month in New York's Herald Square to kick off its 'Surprise Inside Project.” The event featured two larger-than-life Cracker Jack boxes, one standing 15 feet tall and a second filled with oversize popcorn kernels and small surprises for kids to discover.
The Cracker Jack brand hosted an event last month in New York's Herald Square to kick off its "Surprise Inside Project.” The event featured two larger-than-life Cracker Jack boxes, one standing 15 feet tall and a second filled with oversize popcorn kernels and small surprises for kids to discover.
Photo: Diane Bondareff/Invision for Cracker Jack/AP Images
CityTarget Seattle Launch
CityTarget Seattle Launch

To help launch its downtown store in 2012, CityTarget turned Seattle's Plymouth Pillars Dog Park into a doggy wonderland. It was a fitting promotion for a brand whose mascot is a bull terrier named Bullseye. CityTarget worked with Seattle’s Rally Marketing Group to develop the experience, which included a “bonetender” at a stocked Bone Bar that offered complimentary treats and toys.

Photo: Courtesy of Rally Marketing Group
Humane Society of Greater Miami's Pawpurrazzi Fund-Raiser
Humane Society of Greater Miami's Pawpurrazzi Fund-Raiser

At the 2012 event in Miami, guests got keepsake drawings that memorialized their furry friends. Caricature artists drew pictures of guests and their pets during cocktail hour.

Photo: Matt Horton/Artist Group Photography for BizBash
Purina gave out free 'pet rock' posters, which featured colorful, arty illustrations of dogs and cats clutching musical instruments. The brand also had a video booth that let guests hop in and share their personal 'ingredient for daily good,' since the brand's marketing focuses on the pure ingredients that make up its pet food. To produce the activation, Pitchfork organizers worked with Zeus Jones, a creative agency based in Minneapolis.
Purina gave out free "pet rock" posters, which featured colorful, arty illustrations of dogs and cats clutching musical instruments. The brand also had a video booth that let guests hop in and share their personal "ingredient for daily good," since the brand's marketing focuses on the pure ingredients that make up its pet food. To produce the activation, Pitchfork organizers worked with Zeus Jones, a creative agency based in Minneapolis.
Photo: Jenny Berg/BizBash
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