Each year we crown an (unofficial) Cincinnati Parks Doggie Mascot! Does your pup have what it takes?

Tip: try to get a photo where your dog's face is visible AND include iconic #CincyParks imagery in the background!

Winners will be chosen by bracket style voting through social media. To be eligible for social media voting, you must:

• Enter a photo that features an official Cincinnati Park. Click here for a list of all Cincinnati Parks. 

• Be sure to @cincyparksfoundation on the platform on which it was posted.

• Post a photo publicly with the hashtags: #cincyBARKS AND #LOVEcincyparks

• Email us at [email protected]  or click here let us know more about you!

Contest closes on October 15, 2025, 11:59 pm EST. From there, all eligible dogs will be included in weekly, bracket-style voting from October 16-November 30, 2025. Participants are welcome to share posts and encourage their followers to vote for their dog.

The final round of voting will take place from November 24-November 30, 2025. We'll post plenty of updates and reminders!

Winners will be announced on December 6, 2025 at the Santa Paws event at MadTree Brewing and then on social. We encourage of finalists to attend this special event!

This contest is not endorsed or sponsored by Facebook or Instagram.

By tagging your photo with #CincyBARKS and #LOVEcincyparks and entering this contest, the user grants the Cincinnati Parks Foundation a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the submissions, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any purpose.