Young-Williams Animal Center invites you to Knoxvilles favorite pet parade and party on March 4, 2023 at World's Fair Park. Come and enjoy food trucks, fun activities, a parade, and live music at the 16th annual Mardi Growl.

Our famous pet parade will kick off in the Old City at 11 a.m. and travel on foot to Worlds Fair Park. Register your pet for the parade, or join the thousands of spectators along the route. After the parade, we let the good times roll at our pet festival with nearly 100 pet-loving vendors, food trucks, live music, games and more.

Mardi Growl supports Young-Williams Animal Center and the more than 10,000 pets cared for each year. Mardi Growl not only raises funds through parade registrations and sponsorship opportunities, but it also celebrates our pet-loving community and the businesses who make our work possible. Young-Williams provides for the shelter of lost, abused, stray and abandoned animals in Knox County.

If you love pets as much as we do, we hope to see you at our 16th Annual Mardi Growl!