Rural King's Pet-O-Ween Offers $500 Prizes for Best Animal Costumes
Mattoon – October 12, 2026 -- Rural King is inviting shoppers to dress up their dogs, cats and farm animals for Pet-O-Ween, a free in-store costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at participating stores. Two grand prize winners will each receive a $500 Rural King gift card.
Two categories, judged starting at 1 p.m.
Entrants compete in either a Pet or a Livestock category. Rural King associates begin judging costumes at 1 p.m., and giveaways and special offers run throughout the day.
Cody Kay, Rural King's interim vice president of marketing, described the event as a fun way to celebrate Halloween with animals that are part of customers' families, farms and daily lives.