11oct12:00 pm3:00 pm2026 Dog Walking Dead 0.5K Challenge

Event Details

THE ULTIMATE “PAW-SICLE” CHALLENGE RETURNS!

Join us as we kick off our 12th tail-waggin’ year of helping pets and families with the second race in the SCARIEST 0.5K Trifecta—the infamous 0.5K Dog Walking Dead Challenge and Costume Contest!

Event Details
When: Sunday, October 11, 2026
Where: Lost Cabin Beer Garden, Hill City, SD
Food: Green Chili Shack Food Truck

What to Expect
Get ready for the “worst” stroll around a parking lot you’ll ever take—uphill both ways… in the snow… barefoot.

All silliness aside, every step supports Hobo’s Healing Heart and our mission to help pets in emergency situations and provide them with a dignified farewell when the time comes.

Think you can make it to the finish line? We mostly believe in you.

Event Tickets

Online Ticket Purchases:
Open now!
Only $15
Closes April 19th—faster than a cat knocking stuff off the counter.

Day-Of Ticket Sales:
Starts at 12:00 PM
$20
“Gun Time” (don’t worry—it’s just a metaphor):
1:00 PM

Event tickets must be purchased to participate in any portion of the fundraiser. Tickets are non-refundable.

Bonus:
First 25 people to arrive get a sponsor-filled goodie bag!
Finish Line Perks

Finishers 21+ earn a FREE pint of Lost Cabin brew. Nothing tastes quite like the sweet victory of finishing a 0.5K.

Bring Your Fur-riends!

Dogs, cats, goats, pigs—if it’s friendly, leashed, and behaves better than most hangry adults, we’re here for it.

Non-retractable leashes only, please!!!

Event Extras

Door Prizes
50/50 Cash Raffle
HHH Swag Giveaway
Cold Brew
Silent Auction

COSTUME CONTEST WITH CASH PRIZES:

Best Single Costume (Human or Animal)
Best Couple (Two Humans or Two Animals or Combo)
Best Group (Three+ Humans or Three+ Animals or Three+ Humans and 1+ Animals)

A howling good time for the whole pack!

Thank You to Our Sponsors!