The Dogs of Downtown Calendar is an annual community project that celebrates businesses and pups that make downtown special. Each month features a dog from the community alongside a local business. The calendar also serves as a fundraiser for the Asheville Downtown Association Foundation, which supports placemaking initiatives throughout downtown—like the stunning winter lights that brighten our city each holiday season, the vibrant murals such as Catawba Falls on Wall Street, and the beautiful canopy at Pack Square Park. This year, for 2026, we collaborated with a local artist to create custom sketches of the featured dogs.