Events

NEW DATE DUE TO RAIN:
SATURDAY – APRIL 26TH, 2025 @ 10:00am-2:00pm

Join us for our third annual Galliford’s Gives Back Dog Adoption event. Come support local rescues, shop some amazing vendors, learn about local dog focused businesses and maybe even find your next best friend!
 
Event includes: Adoptable Pups, Vendors, Coffee Safari by Wild Events, Beverage Tasting, Live Music, K-9 Demo, Cash Bar and more!
 
If you’d like to be a part of this event or have any questions please contact: sarah@wildevents.com
 
This list will continue to be updated as we move forward.
 
VENDORS + RESCUES:
Blackstone Regional Animal Shelter
Brew Biscuits
4 precious Paws Rescue. Inc
Adventure Fit Canine
Pug Rescue of New England
MA Vest-A-Dog
Spot’s Place
Happy Life Beagle Rescue
Missing Dogs Massachusetts
Groomed Professional Pet Spa
Paw-Affection Dachshund Rescue
Greyhound Friends Inc.
A&S Pet Care LLC
The Greyson Hound Foster Fund
Safe with Us Animal Rescue
Southern Glazer Beverage Company

GALLIFORD’S RESTAURANT & TAVERN (at Southwick’s Zoo)

5 Southwick St, Mendon, MA 01756

 
 
 
 
 

SATURDAY – APRIL 19TH, 2025 @ 10:00am-3:00pm

Come out and support a ton of wonderful vendors, groups, advocates, legal professionals and Animal Welfare workers!

Newhouse Wildlife Rescue will be joining us with Nibi herself for a short presentation from 1:30-2pm!

The event runs from 9am-3pm and is family friendly!

A great time for all who come! MSPCA usually attends with some animals, as does Neer North with some equine friends, etc.

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW

500 Federal Street Andover, MA

SUNDAY – APRIL 27TH, 2025 @ 12:00pm-4:00pm

This will be a free event, perfect for the whole family.
 
Our team of volunteers is excited to gather for a dog friendly community event on the town green. We’re grateful for the local pet professionals donating their time to provide question and answer sessions. We’ll have some amazing local businesses, crafters, veterinary experts and, fellow nonprofits.
 
Al’s BBQ will be selling their delicious food, everyone loved their food at our last two Christmas fundraisers.

MARSHFIELD TOWN COMMON

870 Moraine St, Marshfield, MA 02050

SUNDAY – MAY 4TH, 2025 @ 10:00am-2:00pm

Join us for the annual Paws in the Park event at Wayside Inn in Sudbury! There will be over 60+ dog related vendors, food, and an adoptable dog parade at noon.

Leashed dogs are welcome.

WAYSIDE INN

72 Wayside Inn Road Sudbury, MA 01776

SUNDAY – MAY 18th, 2025 @ 12:30pm-2:00pm

REGISTRATION: 8:30 AM • KICKSTANDS UP: 12:30 PM

PURPOSE: To Support Two Veterans Severely Wounded in Afghanistan

LEAVING 12:30 PM: BOSTON HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 649 SQUIRE RD., REVERE, MA

ENDING 2:00 PM: BEACHMONT VFW • 150 Bennington St, Revere MA

CEREMONY • FOOD • BEER TENT • VENDORS

SUNDAY – JUNE 8th, 2025 @ 9:00am

To register please go to :

https://www.southshorerace.com/pine-woods-5k

The shirt deadline is the end of the day Wednesday, May 21st
Please be sure to register before the deadline if you would like to ensure that you get a shirt.

Pine Woods Animal Hospital 

612 Congress Street, Duxbury

SUNDAY – AUGUST 17th, 2025 @ 8:40am

Come out and support the MA VEST-A-DOG Falmouth Road Race Team.  All donations to our team go towards supporting MA Police K-9 teams across the state.

To donate to our team please click this link to our team’s page.

https://raceroster.com/events/2025/99641/the-2025-asics-falmouth-road-race/pledge/team/754406

For more information about the race click this link:

https://falmouthroadrace.com/

FALMOUTH ROAD RACE FINISH

Finish Line – Falmouth Heights Ball Park

FRIDAY – SEPTEMBER 26th, 2025 @ 9:00am - 4:00pm

Massachusetts Sate Police K-9 Frankie was tragically killed in action on July 26, 2022 after a subject barricaded himself inside for several hours.

The man stated he would surrender but then shot Frankie as he and his handler Sgt Dave Stucenski approached. K-9 Frankie was the first K-9 in state police history killed in the line of duty as well as the first K-9 in the state to receive emergency care under Nero’s Law, which is named for Yarmouth Police K-9 Nero wounded in 2018.

All funds raised from this initiative will go to the MA Vest-A-Dog general fund. These funds are used for bi-annual grants submitted by departments all across the commonwealth.  Funds are used for K-9 Candidates, Essential Equipment, Training and more. Qualified teams can request a protective vest anytime throughout the year.

A portion of the funds will also be committed toward a yearly K-9 ALS (Advanced Life Support) training weekend.

 

TO REGISTER, SPONSOR or DONATE a RAFFLE GIFT CLICK HERE:

https://k9-frankie-memorial.perfectgolfevent.com/registration

CYPRIAN KEYES GOLF CLUB

 

284 E Temple St. Boylston, MA 01505

SUNDAY – OCTOBER 5th, 2025 @ 12:00pm - 5:00pm

The Pet Rock Festival is an annual event held in the fall. It is an afternoon expo/festival that includes live music, vendors, food, contests, and most importantly, more than 200 animal organizations broadcasting their causes.

LANCASTER FAIRGROUNDS

 

318 Seven Bridge Rd (RT 117) Lancaster, MA