Come Join the Fun!

Registration opens the end of May.

Join Us in Washington State August 14-18, 2024. The Specialty show will be held in conjunction with the Olympic Kennel Club’s annual show at the Enumclaw Expo Center. The majority of the Entlefest activities will take place at the Swiss Sportsmen’s Club Park in Bonney Lake (just a few miles from Enumclaw).

We have a block of rooms reserved at the Holiday Inn Express in Sumner
Online booking or call the front desk at (253) 299-0205 and ask for the NEMDA Entlefest Block. Rooms are blocked out from Tuesday, August 13 through Sunday night, August 18. Our rate is $149 per night plus tax and one-time pet fee of $35 (maximum is 2 dogs per room).

Hotel Online Booking

1. Go to Online Booking
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter the check-in and Check-Out dates
   Note Must be between August 18th and August 18th.
3. Select Rooms & Guest.
4. Select Group Rate for Discount
5. If code is not entered type in LEF
6. Then hit search and it should pull up our rooms with the discounted rates.

Like to camp? You can bring your tent or RV to the Swiss Park. Rates for camping will be very reasonable. There is plenty of room—we will have a place in the registration packet/process for you to reserve a spot. Don’t have an RV? We've heard the company Outdoorsy rents RVs in the area. If interested, reserving early would be wise.

While we do not yet have a firm schedule of activities, our plans will certainly include CEBA (Comprehensive Entlebucher Breed Assessment), the Specialty Show, blood draw, our Annual General Meeting, a banquet and auction, group dinners with your dogs (and a dessert!), a presentation or workshop, and of course lots of social time for both Entles and humans! We are also planning to repeat our “field trip” to Crystal Mountain Ski Area to ride the gondola and (hopefully) get a fantastic view of Washington State’s most iconic mountain, Mt. Rainier.

Once again we have some very special shirts! This year’s NEMDA Specialty and Entlefest logo features Mt. Rainier and native wildflowers – and of course, an Entle running happily through the alpine meadow!  Three colors are available this year: sangria pink, light blue and ash gray. All short sleeve shirts are $25 and all long sleeve shirts are $30. If you can’t attend Entlefest, you can still order shirts in the NEMDA Store – shipping is $10 for the first one, $7 for each additional shirt. So cute, maybe you want to order more than one! (Last day to place an order is July 10, 2024)

Host Hotel:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Location: 2500 136th Avenue. Court East
Sumner, WA 98390  Map
253-299-0205

Local Airports
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (12 miles)  Website
Seattle–Tacoma Int'l Airport, (21 miles)  Website