Germantown Festival: Weenie Races!

Last weekend was the annual Germantown Festival, which is a way bigger event than I realized before we got there. They haev 400+ booths with all sorts of arts/crafts/food/other creative vendors, rides for the kids, musical performances, a car show, and a whole lot more going on. Unfortunately it was hella hot outside and I was wilting in the humidity, so we didn't get to see everything. But we did watch the weenie dog races!

First, there was a dog fashion show. I was a bit too far away to get great photos, but here are a couple. This is the dog who wound up winning - he's driving a tractor.

This group of dogs performed a little skit - I think these ones are supposed to be on a boat, and then later another dog ran after them wearing a shark costume. They got 2nd place.

And then it was off to the races! There were 6 preliminary heats leading up to the championship race.

Oh, a picture just doesn't fully capture the moment. Here, watch this video instead :)

A fun time was had by all. A dog named Nitro claimed the winner's crown for the third year in a row.