Festival
2013 logo designed by Kent Roberts
Join us for our
2013 Greyhound Festival of the Bluegrass
Our 8th annual Greyhound Celebration
July 19, 20 21, 2013
**NEW LOCATION FOR 2013 - Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne in Louisville KY
Our theme this year is Country/Western
Old favorites will be back -
The Ice Cream Social, Greyhound Games & our Salute to Seniors!
Join Shamrock Greyhound Placement
as we host a weekend for Greyhounds!
Among the fun events will be:
- Greyhound Ice Cream Social
- Bingo - Friday and Saturday Evening
- Costume Contest
- Greyhound Games
- Memorial Ceremony
- Paw Draw
- Live Auctions
- Silent Auctions
- Memorial Auctions
- Raffles
- Vendors
- Guest Speakers
General registration opens in early April.
Your registration fee includes your three meals on Saturday and admittance to all our GREYT events.
Greyhounds & Greyhound mixes are welcome to attend, but attendence is limited to Greyhounds only.
While your own Greyhound(s) might be considered small dog safe - other Greyhounds might not be. Exceptions may be made UPON REQUEST for other large sight hounds; but, for their safety, not the little guys and gals.
Our event will be held at the Holiday Inn - Hurstbourne in Louisville KY. We do have some rooms blocked for our event. Please mention "Greyhound Festival" when making your reservations to receive your discount.
Greyhound Festival of the Bluegrass is a fundraiser for Shamrock Greyhound Placement - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to finding loving homes for retired racing Greyhounds.
Click here to see a 2006 festival slideshow by Chris Joyce
If you have any questions, please email us at
questions@greyhoundsofshamrock.org