Clay County Dog Festival This Weekend to Feature Adoptable Pets, Food Trucks

Melissa Hernandez May 5, 2026

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Hot diggity dog: Clay County is getting a dog festival this weekend.

Clay County Animal Services and Clay County Parks and Recreation will host the Hot Diggity Dog Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park in Green Cove Springs.

The event will include food trucks, vendors, dog products, paw painting, a bandanna contest and adoptable dogs from Clay County Animal Services, according to an event flyer.

The festival is open to families and dog owners. Details are available through Clay County Animal Services.

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Melissa Hernandez

Melissa Hernandez is an award-winning journalist covering pet news, policy and culture, reporting on the issues shaping everyday life with dogs. She previously reported for the Los Angeles Times and has bylines in the Associated Press, USA Today and other national outlets.

Melissa Hernandez is a journalist at HomeFetch, where she reports on pet policy, pet culture and the issues shaping the lives of dogs and their owners. She previously reported for the Los Angeles Times and has bylines in the Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle. A three-time Society of Professional Journalists award winner and avid dog lover, she founded HomeFetch as an independent publication that covers stories affecting dogs and the people who love them.