The Internet Cat Video Festival is scheduled for August 12 this year, at CHS Field in Lowertown St. Paul, Minnesota, presented by the Walker Art Center, St.Paul.

2015 is the fourth year of the festival. Thousands of cat videos were submitted, and after a difficult decision, the following five were selected for the competition: “Pavlov’s Kitty”, “Back Off!”, “Cat Behavior Finally Explained”, “Brain Freeze” and “Hover Cat.” The cat videos were curated by Will Braden, creator of Henri La Chat Noir the first recipient of the Golden Kitty trophy. Voting for the Golden Kitty trophy (People’s Choice Award) for the most-deserving cat video is open until July 31. Click here to view all five finalists.

cat video festival, St. Paul, MN
photo credit Walker Art Center

Vote for your favorite by Tweeting #votegoldenkitty with the name of your favorite video.
In addition to cat videos, CHS Field will also have cat-related activities, including “Meow Moves Yoga” and “In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater,” the Walker said.
Doors to the festival open at 6:30. The screening starts at 8:30.
Also, cat owners can email a photo of your cat(s), it’ll be included in a slideshow as part of the festival.

Initially, the festival was free. But in 2013 when it moved to the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fair, festival-goers had to buy tickets. The 2015 ticket prices are: $10 for the general public; $8 for Walker members. Kids 6-12, $6 and children under five are free.

The Internet Cat Video Festival started in 2012 as something of a lark, but it became a global sensation as soon as it was announced. The events have each drawn thousands of people out to collectively to enjoy the internet videos that are usually savored individually, in the office or at home, on a small screen.

Crowd at cat video festival
photo credit Walker Ar Center

What a great time to be in St. Paul!

The 2015 festival is touring the following cities:
January 17, Northbridge Piazza, Perth, AUSTRALIA
February 14-15, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
February 17, Northampton Arts Council, Northampton, MA
February 21-22, Glasgow Life/Glasgow Arts, Glasgow, Scotland
February 24, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI

March 1, Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland
March 13, Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY
March 28, Nine Lives Greece, Athens, Greece
April 6, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
April 11, North Dakota Humanities Council, Bismarck, ND
April 18, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
May 16, SPCA Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, FL
May 20, Japan Society, New York, NY
June 19-21, Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
June 26-27, Animal Humane NM, Albuquerque, NM
June 27, Art for Cats’ Sake, New Orleans, LA
July 9-10, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
July 23, The Chief Theater, Steamboat Springs, CO
July 31 and August 1-2, Denver County Fair – Kitten Pavilion, Denver, CO
August 1, Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK
August 21, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
August 22, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME
August 25, Utah Film Center, Salt Lake City, UT
August 28-29, Carrie A Seaman Animal Shelter, Provincetown, MA
September 19, Chicago Cat Rescue & Tree House, Chicago, IL
September 25, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
October 3, Organikat, Los Angeles, CA
October 24, Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, FL
November 19-21, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
November 28, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT

My Kitty Care is constantly entertained by cats!