Since we launched Duke & Winston in 2010, we've had dozens of bulldog meetups with close to 100 at our largest but our dream has always been throw a yearly event with the largest gathering of bulldogs in the world.
Getting a handful of bulldogs & their people together is always a good time but what about 1000...Bulldog Heaven On Earth!!
So without further delay, we are in the beginning phases of planning the inaugural Duke & Winston Bulldog Spirit Festival for Early March 2026.
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THE BULLDOG SPIRIT FEST ROUGH CONCEPT
Our goal is to have a 3 - 4 hour bulldog themed festival, celebrating the best breed in the world with vendors, contests, photo booths, bulldog rescue showcases, family activities, longue/cool-down areas, lots of food/drinks and a just magical day for bulldogs & the people who love them to have a great time together.
The highlight of the festival will be a massive group photo & our attempt to break the Guinness World Record of Bulldogs gathered together in one place (currently 960 Bulldogs in 2017)
Dates: As of now we are planning a morning in early March 2026 when the weather is still cool.
Location(s): Central USA, possibly here in Texas so its easier for folks around the country to get to but we are open landing on the best location with the ideal space & weather to accommodate a ton of bulldogs (in the future we could have smaller East, Central & West Coast Festivals)
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PLANNING
Getting that many bulldogs together in one place requires a lot of planning, health & safety considerations so we are looking to bring on an expert event planner with experience setting up large scale events (preferably dog related) to assist in the overall coordination & logistics of the festival.
Experienced event planners or anyone else interested in working with us the plan the D&W Bulldog Spirit Festival, please reach out to us at duke&duke-winston.com
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For all the bulldogs & their people who would like to attend, please join our mailing list or follow us on facebook/instagram (@dukeandwinston) where we will be posting frequent updates as we plan & finalize dates, locations & other details.
Couldn't be more excited to get this long time dream of ours going & Long Live The Bulldogs!!