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Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade 2015: Pictures of our favorite costumes

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  • Malygos, a 3-year-old Corgi, dressed as the Mystery Machine, the main mode of transportation for Fred, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Scooby-Doo.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Beauty, a 3-year-old rescue dog (possibly a German shepherd-Shiloh shepherd mix), came to the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade for the first time this year to mingle with her fellow furry friends.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Daisy Mae, a 6-year-old Dotson, imitated a Stegosaurus in honor of the release of
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Kimba, a young Chihuahua named for a famous animé hero, dressed up as Sarah Jessica Parker at the Met Gala with master pet couturier, Anthony Rubio, as her date.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Ruby Roo, the year old mini-Australian shepherd, had big plans to make America great again.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Ruby, 13, dressed up as the singer, Rihanna, at this year's Grammy Awards night.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Brooks, a 7-year old Scottish deerhound, takes a break from blowing houses down at Tompkins Square Park.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • This 4-year-old Shiba Inu spent his first year at the dog parade scouting for friends to join his pride.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Doug the Pug, a 3-year-old Internet sensation with 863,000 followers on Instagram, made a special appearance to greet his countless four-legged and two-legged fans.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • The Best in Show award winners, Dia de los Muertos (including Penelope, Paco and Pearl), came all the way from Dallas, Texas to participate in this year's runway competition.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Lt. Dan and his pal Forrest Gump made their way down the runway to a cheering crowd at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Agnes, a French bulldog and winner of the first place prize in the second round of the parade, dressed as Marty McFly. She even got a lift in her remote control-operated DeLorean.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Here's Kristoff, Elsa, Ana and Olaf, all characters in
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Would the 2015 Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade be a celebration without a Pizza Rat?
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • A dog dressed as a Native American chief saunters down the runway accompanied by a family of denim lovers.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Gianna the Lion was one of a group of three circus animals that won second place in the first round.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo graced the crowd with her presence.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Are these not the cutest sushi rolls you have ever seen?
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • Captain Hook and Tinker Bell at Tompkins Square Park.
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • The pope came back to New York City for the parade!
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro
  • In the spirit of the World Series, this little guy was introduced to the audience as
    Photo Credit: Diana Colapietro

Life wasn’t so ruff at Saturday’s Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.

In its 25th year, the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, sponsored by Purina’s Beggin’ division, is the largest annual Halloween doggy costume contest in the world. Organizers say 376 dogs participated in the parade, which drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 people.

Stand-up comedian Stephen Glickman and pet fashion designer Ada Nieves hosted this year’s event.

After two rounds of intense competition between the contestants, the Best in Show winner, Dia de los Muertos, received an Apple Watch. The second place winners in each round took home two tickets to “Chicago,” “Finding Neverland,” or “Something Rotten” and a $50 Visa gift card.

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