El Rey Fido
The 2025 El Rey Fido competition is now over - Stay tuned for 2026!
El Rey Fido XXIII
The 2025 fundraiser competition is now over! Many fundraising canines were vying for this year’s doggie crown. Through all their proactive efforts, the 2025 competition raised over $50,000 for the dogs and cats at the SAHS.
Drumroll, please… GRIZZLEY has been named this year’s El Rey Fido XXIII and was crowned by Rey Feo LXXVI, Fabian Castillo, Sr. Four runner-ups joined El Rey Fido XXIII, Grizzley, on his 2025 Royal Court, and they included Prince of the Food Bowl, Eddie; Duchess of the Chew Toy, Boogie; Duchess of the Fire Hydrant, Jazz; and Knight of the Royal Court, Sterling.
For more photos see our El Rey Fido XXIII Coronation Facebook album.
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2025 El Rey Fido Coronation (an official Fiesta® event)
Saturday, April 26, at 10AM at Hops & Hounds, 1123 Avenue B, San Antonio, TX 78215
About El Rey Fido
El Rey Fido began in 2002 as a feel-good spin on the already long-established Fiesta Royalty title of a similar name: Rey Feo. But what began as a pun has since evolved into an annual fundraising competition that raises tens of thousands of dollars each year for countless needy dogs and cats at the San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS).
Who will be El Rey Fido XXIII? The fundraising competition’s top fundraising dog will be bestowed the honor of the crown, with four runner-ups joining the Royal Court (Prince/Princess of the Food Bowl, Duke/Duchess of the Chew Toy, Duke/Duchess of the Fire Hydrant, and Knight/Maiden of the Royal Court).
It all leads to the SAHS’s El Rey Fido Coronation, an official Fiesta® event, on April 26, 2025 where San Antonio’s top dogs have the opportunity to be dressed in true royal attire (velvet, sequins, and all).
Don’t miss your chance to support homeless pets in your community and become a part of over twenty years of SAHS Fiesta tradition!
El Rey Fido Contestants
Donate toward this year’s fundraising participants and help them become El Rey Fido XXIII!
This list updates as participants sign up.
Our Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
As an El Rey Fido (ERF) Coronation sponsor, you will be among an exclusive group of organizations that are committed to helping the San Antonio Humane Society’s continued mission to protect and improve the lives of dogs and cats in our community.
