Exciting Dog Days Events for 2016 - Mark Your Calendars!

2015 was one of the best Dog Days Bar & Grill seasons ever! Thank you for helping us to keep the party going all Summer long, well into the Fall. We already have our sights set on next year. The best annual events at the Lake of the Ozarks happen right here. We have a few dates already scheduled for 2016. Get out those calendars and start saving these weekends for us.

MDA In-Water Boat Show - April 15-17, 2016

The Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association uses Dog Days Bar & Grill to showcase the season's latest and greatest watercrafts.  You will also find lots of vendor booths to explore.  

Canine Cannonball - June 16-19, 2016

This event is a family favorite.  DockDogs attract both pro and amateur pooches to compete in a variety of categories.  2015 saw a new world record set right here at Dog Days Bar & Grill for the Outdoor Extreme Vertical category.  Griz leaped an outstanding 8'9" into the air to beat out all of the other competitors.  Mark your calendars now and start your dog's training. 

Support Our Troops Poker Run - June 24, 2016

The 9th Annual Support Our Troops Poker Run is a fun day of boating and poker playing to raise money for H.E.R.O.E.S. Care, an organization that is dedicated to working with others to provide support to military families in the communities where they live.  A portion of the proceeds are also shared with the Global Orphan Project.  

AquaPalooza - July 16, 2016

The highly anticipated, largest family boating event at the Lake of the Ozarks.  This amazing concert on the water brings out hundreds of boats, thousands of people, and the most exciting bands at the Lake of the Ozarks.  Put on your sunscreen and prepare for five of the best hours of your Summer! 

Shootout Race Pre-Party - August 26, 2016

Shootout weekend has turned into Shootout week, full of all kinds of events and celebrations.  Make sure you pre-party with us before race weekend begins, and come back for the delicious food, tasty beverages, and incredible live music all weekend.  

Dog Days Live Music

Beginning with Memorial Day weekend all the way through Labor Day weekend, you will find the best live music at the Lake of the Ozarks right here on the Dog Days stage.  Every single Wednesday-Sunday, we will feature the most incredible musicians in town.  Dates are already filling up.  Everybody wants to entertain the incredible crowd that parties with us!  



Those events are ready for you to add to your calendar right now.  Be sure to keep following us on all of your favorite social media channels during the off-season.  We will let you know the dates for these annual events as they become available:

• Spring Harbor Hop
• Fall Harbor Hop
• White party
• Warriors Against Melanoma Poker Run
• Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest
• Bogeys & Beer Golf Tournament
• Disco Party

There is still fun to be had in the Lake area while you eagerly await the 2016 return of Dog Days Bar & Grill.  Our sister restaurant, Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, will be a stop for 2 upcoming pub crawls.  The Lake Stock Fall Crawl is just around the corner on Saturday, November 7, 2015.  After that, the Lake of the Ozarks Mardis Gras Pub Crawl will happen Saturday, February 20, 2016.  Then, it will only be a few short weeks until Spring!  

Thanks again to all of you for an absolutely incredible 2015 Season.  You are the reason we work so hard to remain the best waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks.  It's been a blast, and we promise that 2016 will only get better at Dog Days Bar & Grill.  

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Get Down at Dog Days Annual Disco Party

The 1970's were a time of glamorous, flashy fashion and groovy music.  The best waterfront bar at the Lake of the Ozarks does our part to keep the days of disco "Stayin' Alive" with our Annual Disco Party!  It's time to dust off your platform shoes and killer moves and party all night long with us at Dog Days Bar & Grill.  

   

Dog Days

Annual Disco Party

Saturday, October 24, 2015

DJ Dr. Cheese

9:00 pm

The Fashion

What exactly will everyone be wearing at this disco party?  Well, the fashions of the time tend to be very attention-getting. Big, bold patterns and bright, sparkly fabrics that reflect like the disco ball you'll be dancing under are perfect.  Dresses heavily covered in shiny sequins or gold lame work well, and bell-bottomed lycra catsuits for the ladies will put you right back in the 70's.  As for the fellas, bring out those polyester suits, and don't bother buttoning up that shirt.  All the cool cats love showing off that chest hair and giant medallions.  Most importantly for both the ladies and the gentlemen - the taller the platform shoe, the better!

The Hair

Hairstyles in the discotheques went one of two ways for women.  It was very popular in the 70's to make your hair as long and super straight as possible.  Headbands were used often.  The other extreme was to go for the great big, feathered curls like Farrah Fawcett sported.  As for the men, go for lots of volume.  If you can pull it off, this is the perfect night for a great big afro.   

The Music

The most funkadelic sounds will be played at our annual disco party.  No wallflowers on a night like this.  You can't help but get up and dance when you hear these classic hits. Dr. Cheese will be spinning these and many, many more all night long.  

• Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
• I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
• Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees
• Disco Inferno by the Trammps
• Le Freak by Chic
• Dancing Queen by ABBA
• Car Wash by Rose Royce
• Funkytown by Lipps Inc.

The best waterfront bar at the Lake of the Ozarks is doing our part to make sure that disco never dies!  You know what they say, "Be there, or be square!"  Our annual disco party is one that you DO NOT want to miss out on.  Dog Days Bar & Grill will set the stage, you just show up in your dancing shoes.  Can you dig it?  Yeah, baby!  

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October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.  This is a special one for Dog Days Bar & Grill because we are proud to work with the local Dogwood Animal Shelter in various ways throughout the year, including our annual Canine Cannonball.  The best waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks always welcomes our customers to bring their four-legged friends along with them on our outdoor deck. 

The Dogwood Animal Shelter in Osage Beach has been around for 39 years now.  In 1997 it was declared a no-kill facility.  It now houses approximately 250 animals at all times.  The shelter assists in anywhere between 700-900 adoptions every year, and they spay or neuter between 1200-1500 animals for the public yearly.  Those are some pretty big numbers!

Volunteers and donations are what keeps this shelter running.  Dog Days Bar & Grill donates a booth to the Dogwood Animal Shelter at every annual Canine Cannonball. The shelter uses this booth to promote adoptions and sell any items that they happen to have available at the time, like dog treats or collars.  They also bring along their appointment book for the spay & neuter clinic, doing their best to increase the awareness of the importance of this service.   A portion of the t-shirt sales from this event also goes toward the shelter.

"We really appreciate the Barrett's involvement,"  stated Donna Morris of the Dogwood Animal Shelter.  "It's a great restaurant, and they are a great family.  We are donation funded, and every bit helps."

Their 6-day a week, year-round fundraiser is the Dogwood Thrift Shop, located at 311 S. Business Rte. 5 in Camdenton.  They accept all donations, and tax receipts are available upon request.  All of the proceeds from the thrift store go right back to the animal shelter.  



Fundraisers in addition to the Canine Cannonball include the upcoming Howl-O-Ween Festival on October 24, 2015 from 10 am - 2 pm.  It is free and open to the public, and they promise fun for both 2 and 4-legged family members.  There will be costume contests, games, food, vendor booths, pony rides, and more.  Dog Days has donated to the raffle for this fun event.    

There is also an annual Deck the Docks Benefactor Cruise this December 1, 2015. Enjoy live music and a multi-course dinner on the Celebration Cruise Ship while floating past beautifully lighted docks and lakeside homes.  100% of the proceeds from this event go to the Dogwood Animal Shelter. 

Adopting an animal from the shelter is an excellent way to celebrate Adopt a Shelter Dog (or cat) Month, plus a wonderful way to help out the Dogwood Animal Shelter. There are lots of additional ways to help out besides adoption.  Volunteers are welcome at both the shelter and the thrift shop.  You can visit www.daslakeoftheozarks.com, sign up for the newsletter, and follow their Facebook page.  Simply sharing the Facebook photos of animals that are waiting for adoption can help to find loving homes for these sweet animals.  One of the shelter dogs found a home in Texas this way.  

If you have been thinking about adopting an animal to share your home with, maybe October is the extra incentive that you need.  Go to the Dogwood Animal Shelter's Facebook page and start sharing their homeless cats and dogs.  Your new best friends is probably waiting there for you.  Our waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks would love to meet them.  Bring them with you the next time that you visit, and don't miss next year's Canine Cannonball June 16-19 at Dog Days Bar & Grill.       

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Visit Dog Days Now, or Kick Yourself Later!

The best waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks is still open for business and the weather forecast continues to look GREAT!  Who knows how long this beautiful weather will hang on, so get yourself to The Dog now.  Come enjoy your favorite Lake of the Ozarks waterfront bar before things turn cold.  Here is what you'll be missing out on if you wait too long.

Delicious Food

Our full Dog Days menu is still available out of our incredible kitchen.  Start out with our Award Winning Smoked Wings or the Lake's favorite Bacon Wrapped Meatballs. Follow up with one of our Chef's Signature Burgers, like The Baja Burger with Pepper jack cheese, fresh jalapenos, avocado, and a Cajun mayonnaise.  We've also got the Asian Tuna Salad, Crab Legs, Baked Seafood Pasta, and 12-ounce Strip Steak still here for you.  And don't forget about our awesome Taco selection.  We bet you're hungry just reading about it!  

Tempting Drinks

It's hard to visit a Lake area restaurant without having at least one Rum Runner.  In the afternoon, with the sun high in the sky, we bet you can still enjoy one on our large outdoor deck.  No worries if it gets too chilly, because there's plenty of room inside too. We've got plenty of beer favorites, and even some Johnny Appleseed Hard Apple Cider to put you in the Fall spirit.  Have you ever tried that with a shot of Fireball in it? You'll have a new favorite when you do!  It's also a great time of year for one of our incredible Bloody Marys.      

Gorgeous View

The view from our outdoor deck is mostly the same as it was all Summer long.  There will just be a few less boats, much calmer water, and very soon, breathtaking colors on all of the trees.  It's a special sight to see.  Savor the Autumn changes while you sit and reminisce about all of those crazy memories you made over the Summer with us.      

You don't want to have to wait until next Spring for all of that!  Get yourself back to Dog Days Bar & Grill now.  We've got DJs playing both Saturday and Sunday night this weekend, Harbor Hop happening all day Saturday, and the highly anticipated annual Disco Party on October 24.  LOTS of time to enjoy your favorite waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks.  We're not ready to stop the party, and you shouldn't be either. The 2015 season isn't over until we say so!   

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The Fall Harbor Hop is Turning 30!

The Lake of the Ozarks Annual Fall Harbor Hop has been around for quite a while now. 2015 marks 30 years since this exciting event began.  The best waterfront restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks is one of over 40 participating bars and restaurants.  As an added bonus to all of our awesome customers, Dog Days Bar & Grill in Osage Beach features not one, but 2 card checkpoints!  Here are all of the details about this incredible poker run on the water.

30th Annual
Fall Harbor Hop
Saturday, October 10 2015
9 am - 7 pm

A $20 donation made at your first stop will get you a score sheet and your first card. Some of the checkpoints start as early as 9 am.  Be sure to check the list for opening times when you plan your route.  Each stop will let you draw another card, until you reach seven.  The seventh checkpoint will collect your score sheet.  You may enter more than once, but all poker hands must be turned in by 7 pm to eligible for prizes.  If needed, you will be given the option to purchase an 8th card for an additional $5.  

You can download a Fall Harbor Hop Map here.  

Checkpoints Gravois Arm - Section I

Cabana Jones (Formerly Bump's) - 3.5 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Jolly Rogers Grub & Grog #1 - 4.5 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Westport Yacht Club - 4.5 MM Gravois Arm - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Beauty View Resort/Gas Hole - 5.5 MM Soap Creek - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Coconuts Caribbean Beach Bar & Grill - 7 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Hillbilly Yacht Club Bar & Grill - 7 MM Gravois Arm - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Frog's Bar & Grill - 8 MM Gravois Arm - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Richard Knoggins Pub & Grill - 8 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Tap and Grill Lakeside Brew Haus - 7 MM - 11 am to 7 pm


Checkpoints Dam, Main Channel, 10 mm - Section II 

Beavers at the Dam - 0 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Ozark Yacht Club/Lakeside Cafe - 1MM Jennings Branch Cove - 9:00 am to 5 pm
Boathouse Lakeside Bar & Grill - 3 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Glencove Marina/Sea Store - 3 MM - 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Shady Gators #1 - 7 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Shady Gators #2 - 7 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Camden on the Lake/H.Toads #1 - 7 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Camden on the Lake/H.Toads #2 - 7 MM - 9:00 am to 7:00 pm


Checkpoints 13mm - 26 mm, Main Channel - Section III

Point Oasis Marina/Rentals - 13 MM Chimney Cove - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Lodge of Four Seasons Marina Ship Store - 13 mm - 9 am to 5 pm
Backwater Jack's - 17.5 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Dog Days #1 - 19 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Dog Days #2 - 19 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Kelly's Port - 19 MM - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Bridgeview Marina & Shipstore - .5 MM - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Formula Boats of Missouri - 1 MM Grand Glaize Arm - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Surdyke Port 20 - 20 MM - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Shorty Pants Marina & Lounge - 21 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Redhead Yacht Club/Performance Boat Center - 21 MM - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Paradise Tropical Restaurant #1 - 24 MM - 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Paradise Tropical Restaurant #2 - 24 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Papa Chubby's Food & Booze - 26 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm


Checkpoints 31 mm - 38 mm, Main Channel & Big Niangua Arm - Section IV

Larry's on the Lake #1 - 31 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Larry's on the Lake #2 - 31 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
The Fish & Company - 3 MM Linn Creek Cove - 11:00 to 7:00 pm
Bulldog's Beach House - 33 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Captain Ron's Bar & Grill #1 - 34.5 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Captain Ron's Bar & Grill #2 - 34.5 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Niangua Falls Entertainment Complex - 2 MM Niganua - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Nautifish Rum Bar - 3.3 MM Big Niangua - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Pier 31 Restaurant & Marina - 31 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Pirates Point Gas Dock & Boat Rentals - 35 MM - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Bear Bottom Resort - 38 MM - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

*Stops are subject to change, so check the Funlake Harbor Hop site for updates.

Prizes will be awarded to:

• Top 10 hands
• 4 worst hands
• Random drawing of 10 hands

BONUS PRIZE:  Section winners will also be recognized.  To qualify for this, all seven cards must be collected within one of the four sections listed above.    

When you visit Section III, you can pick up 2 cards at Dog Days Bar & Grill, and a 3rd at our sister restaurant, Shorty Pants Lounge.  That only leaves four more needed to be eligible for that bonus prize!

Don't miss this favorite annual event.  The Fall Harbor Hop is always a good time, and your favorite waterfront bar at the Lake of the Ozarks promises to make it a memorable one.  Best of luck to everybody, have fun, and stay safe on the water.      

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