• Date: 5/22/2025
  Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  Location: ARL Main; Bailey's Park
  5452 NE 22nd St
  Des Moines, IA 50313

Join us for the start of our Yappy Hour season at the ARL!

Bring your pup and all their friends out to Bailey's Bark Park (ARL Main) on Thursday, May 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a Yappy hour full of barks, brews, and outdoor fun! There will be a cash bar with drinks for humans and Bark-uterie cups for your dog pals filled with pup-peroni, beggin' strips, cheese flavored treats, and easy cheese! Enjoy pawsome raffle prizes, yard games, and more!

This is a FREE event, though we ask that you RSVP via the ticket link below.

Happenings

• ARL merchandise
• Raffle prizes 
• Cash bar 
• Yard games

How to Participate:

1.  RSVP below and let us know you're attending!

2.  Show up thirsty with your best dog pals! Don't have a dog? No worries! You don't have to bring a dog to participate in this event, plus you'll still be helping homeless pets with every drink!

RSVP here!
 

Presenting Sponsor: 

Covid-19 Information:

We ask all event attendees to practice current recommended safety guidelines. If you have questions about our COVID-19 safety measures, please contact events@arl-iowa.org 

Fine print:

We welcome friendly dogs of all sizes and breeds and their responsible owners. For the safety of your dog and others, female dogs should not be in heat and please check with your veterinarian to make sure your dog is up to date on all of its vaccinations. Dogs must be leashed and under control of their owner at all times. No retractable leashes, choke chains, or prong collars are allowed. To learn more about our policy on correction collars, visit this link.

The ARL adheres to a no-refund, no-credit policy. Once registered, if you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation. Tickets are non-refundable. 

Disclaimer: 

By entering an event or program of the ARL, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded which may be used for purposes connected to the ARL and its initiatives. Click here for more information.