Here Kitty, Kitty – Over 11,000 Attend ‘Internet Cat Video Festival’ in St. Paul

We have three cats at our house. And, I will admit to having wasted a few minutes here and there watching a wacky cat video or two online. Turns out, I'm not alone, as over 11,000 fellow Minnesotans turned out for this year's Internet Cat Video Festival Wednesday night in St. Paul.

Yes, the annual Internet Cat Video Festival, put on by the Walker Art Center, held its fourth event at CHS Field, new home of the Saints, in downtown St. Paul. According to the Walker's website, fellow cat video fans enjoyed "a new selection of videos curated by Will Braden, the creator of the Henri Le Chat Noir videos and recipient of the festival’s first Golden Kitty (People’s Choice) Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Henri 2, Paw De Deux 'the best Internet cat video ever made.' The new reel featured approximately 100 cat videos culled from nominations by the public in the categories of Comedy, Drama, Animated, Musical, Action, Vintage, and Documentary."

Here are some highlights, courtesy of WCCO-TV: