Bitchfest - Where Dog Show People Get Real

Bitchfest is a free, in-person gathering hosted by Kelly Lyn Marquis, offered roughly once a month at New England dog shows where the dog show community gets to say the things we’re all thinking - with humor, honesty, and heart. It’s your space to vent productively, ask the real questions, share the real frustrations, and get support and perspective from people who actually get it.

Whether you’re dealing with ring chaos, challenging dogs, challenging humans, or your own internal pressure, Bitchfest is a gathering where we talk it out, laugh through it, and walk away clearer, lighter, and more empowered.

Bring your stories, your struggles, your wins, your WTF moments - let’s sort through them together.