{"id":326,"date":"2016-08-18T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T03:14:29","slug":"buy-tickets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/visitor-information\/buy-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tickets for the 2024 Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival are on sale now and we strongly recommend you <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lup.com.au\/melbourne-dog-lovers-2024?CAT=CAT-REGISTRATION&amp;_gl=1*1bet1wg*_ga*MjEyMjU0OTkyLjE2NzcyMDA5MDE.*_ga_LDSKS0V3VE*MTY5ODAyNTIwNC4xNzguMS4xNjk4MDMzNTg1LjE1LjAuMA..\">click here<\/a> to fetch your tickets online and save!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We think it\u2019s the happiest place on Earth, so don\u2019t miss the only major festival in Australia dedicated to our magnificent dogs &#8211; our very best friends.<\/p>\n<p>Join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/605459038094745\/\"><strong>Facebook event page<\/strong><\/a> for the Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival and press \u2018GOING\u2019 to be notified when our full program is released &amp; to receive important festival info, special offers &amp; news, but for those ready you can fetch your exclusive pre-sale tickets by clicking on the button below!<\/p>\n<h2>Ticketing FAQs<\/h2>\n<p>For all ticketing queries please email <strong>Lup Events <\/strong>at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:tickets@lup.events\">tickets@lup.events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t<section class=\"faqs accordian entry-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row collapse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-12 columns\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\" data-accordion>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">Does my Dog Lovers Festival ticket entitle me entry into the Cat Lovers Festival? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel1\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It sure does!<br \/>\nTo celebrate the 10th birthday of the Dog Lovers Festival in Melbourne we have decided that all dog owners, who also love cats, can enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\">Melbourne Cat Lovers Festival<\/a> with the same ticket!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s 2 great Festivals for the price of 1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">Once I have purchased my tickets where will they be sent? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel2\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have purchased your tickets they will be emailed to your inbox as a link embedded in the email. Click on these links, they will open a blank web page and the tickets will download directly into your\u00a0<strong>downloads box.\u00a0<\/strong>If you are unable to find your confirmation email, please check your junk or spam mail folders. If you still can\u2019t find your tickets, you can request your ticket to be re-sent by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lup.com.au\/help\/resendticket\/2174\">clicking here<\/a>\u00a0and filling out the form.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">May I come on either day with my ticket?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel3\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you buy your ticket you will need to select which day you want to attend the Festival. Tickets are only valid for a single-day entry so additional tickets are required if you would like to attend on additional days.\u00a0To change the day you would like to attend, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lup.com.au\/help\/requesthelp\/2174\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to complete this form as this is permitted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">Do I have to print my ticket?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel4\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, you are not required to print your ticket. Just present your ticket for scanning at the entry, either as a printed version or the digital version on your phone for fast entry. It will then be scanned and you can enter the\u00a0Festival directly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">Do you offer any special tickets for carers, pensioners or children?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel5\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companion and Carers\u2019 Cards are accepted; you just need to present your card to ticketing or security staff at the door upon entry. Companion card holders enter free of charge upon presentation of the card so you just need to purchase a ticket for the person in your care. The same practice will occur with anyone holding a NDIS card requiring an Auslan interpreter. We only offer a ticket discount for government-approved Pension Cards; not for Seniors Cards. Kids under 5 years of age enter the Festival for FREE!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">Do you offer refunds?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel6\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a strict no-refunds policy, so please ensure you can make the event prior to paying for your ticket(s). If your plans do change and you can\u2019t attend, tickets are fully transferrable so feel free to pass them on to your dog-loving friends, family or work colleagues!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">May I bring my dog?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel7\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dog Lovers Festival was developed to celebrate our best friends and to educate, entertain and inform dog owners and lovers, not dogs. It always presents a unique opportunity to meet and connect with hundreds of beautiful dogs and learn more about our wonderful canine companions.<\/p>\n<p>We have worked hard to ensure that this is under controlled conditions for the safety and welfare of dogs and people. We could never deliver this level of care if visitors were able to bring their own dogs, especially as around 30,000+ people attend the Festival , and over 90% of our visitors own one or more dogs.<\/p>\n<p>We would also need to test the behaviour of every dog prior to entry and review their vaccination certificates which would just not be possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, we ask all visitors to please respect this position and not bring their dog(s). Refunds will not be provided for visitors who do turn up with their pooch. Sorry!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#panel8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"include-counter\">May I bring my Assistance dog?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel8\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistance &amp; Service Dogs are welcome and please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/visitor-information\/dog-welfare-safety\/\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to view details on our Dog Welfare &amp; Safety policy and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/visitor-information\/can-i-take-my-dog\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for our policy on \u2018Bringing Dogs to the event\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For any other ticketing queries please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lup.com.au\/help\/requesthelp\/2174\">click here<\/a>\u00a0or email Lup Events at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tickets@lup.events\">tickets@lup.events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:\u00a0<\/strong>a small transaction &amp; credit card charge (via Stripe) will be added to the published ticket prices above. Transaction fees are not charged for tickets purchased on the door but credit card fees will apply.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n<p><strong>For any other ticketing queries please <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lup.com.au\/help\/requesthelp\/2174\">click here<\/a> or email Lup Events at: <a href=\"mailto:tickets@lup.events\">tickets@lup.events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: <\/strong>a small transaction &amp; credit card charge (via Stripe) will be added to the published ticket prices above. Transaction fees are not charged for tickets purchased on the door but credit card fees will apply.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Ticketing Information<\/h2>\n<p>For all ticketing queries please email <strong>Lup Events <\/strong>at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:tickets@lup.events\">tickets@lup.events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to ensure the event continues to be one of the best-value days out all year so we are offering a FULL day of K9-inspired entertainment, education and information under one WROOF for a little more than the cost of a movie ticket! We cannot guarantee tickets will be available for sale on the door and anticipate another sold-out Festival, so we highly recommend pre-purchasing tickets online to avoid missing out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavily Discounted Pre-Sale Tickets for the 2024 Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival are on sale now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14782,"parent":17,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-buy-tickets.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15869,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326\/revisions\/15869"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}