Dog-Friendly Events in Massachusetts
Many events are annual so we leave them on the calendar all year and add specific dates when we get them. Also check out our Facebook events for more!
January
Head to Newbury for one of our favorite events - the annual Christmas tree bonfire. There's food, fun, and lots of dogs!
March
BarhHappy Boston presents Spring Fling Pawty to benefit Missing Dogs MA at Battery Park Bar & Patio in Boston from 11-12:30.
April
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
April
Take your dog out to the ball game in Lowell! It's Bark in the Park with the Lowell Spinners!
May
It's Bark in the Park in Plymouth.
May
Kyle's Legacy Walk, a fundraiser for canine cancer, is at Borderland State Park in Easton from 10-12PM.
May
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
May
Save a Dog hosts it's annual Paws in the Park event from 10-3 at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury.
May
The Fast and Furriest is the MSPCA annual 5K FUNdraiser. This year it is at Baxter Park in Somerville and includes the run, a shorter kids run, plus vendors, food and fun.
June
The Muddy Paws 5K Walk/Run to benefit the Lowell Humane Society in Lowell from 8:30-11:30.
June
Merrimack River Feline Rescue's annual Strut for Strays on the Upper Green in Newbury at 12PM. The fundraising walk is for kitties but dogs are welcome to strut!
June
Head to the Devens Dog Festival for food, fun and games for the whole family - all to benefit the Dogs2Vets program.
June-September
The Lowell Spinners baseball team have Tail Waggin' Tuesdays, you guessed it, every Tuesday home game.
June
The Metrowest K9 5K fun run and health fair is in Hopkinton at the YMCA Outdoor Center to benefit MVMA Charities.
June-October 2019
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
June
North Attleboro is having its annual Strut Your Mutt Walkathon at the high school from 10-3.
June
It's Dogs on Deck at Fenway Park from 6-9PM! Walk along the warning track and take pics in the dugouts and at the Green Monster. Vendors, games, and treats for all.
June
Woofstock Boston is at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston from 12-6 - music, food, drinks, and fun to raise funds for Last Hope K9 Rescue.
June
Bark in the Park with the Worcester Bravehearts at 7:05PM - a fundraiser for Pet Chance.
July -September
The Lowell Spinners baseball team have Good Dog Tuesdays, you guessed it, every Tuesday home game.
July
Pints for Paws is at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis from 6-9PM to benefit the Cold Noses Foundation.
July
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
July
It's Paw-Palooza in Yarmouth. The Dock Dogs will be there (and yours can join!). Plus vendors, events, and fun.
July-August
Head to Newburyport the last weekend in July through the first weekend in August for their annual show of civic pride, Yankee Homecoming. Events include a pet show at Old-Fashioned Sunday, a craft fair, a road race, evening concerts, fireworks, and concluding with a parade.
September
Doggy Maze Days from 10-6 at Marini Farm in Ipswich.
September
The Pet Rock Festival is in North Grafton from 12-5.
September
The Somerville Dog Fest is at Trum Field in Somerville from 11-3.
September 21, 2019
It's Woofstock in Hudsonfor the Buddy Dog Humane Society from 11-4. Food, fun, vendors, and more for the whole family.
September 28, 2019
It's Doxie Days in Barnstable at the Barnstable County Courthouse Complex from 12-3. Daschund races, a parade, food and fun for all!
September 28, 2019
Barks & Brews is at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis at 5PM to support Sampson's Fund which helps people in need with vet bills.
November 9, 2019
The annual Walk & Wag for Veterans is at Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle at 11AM.
January
Head to Newbury for one of our favorite events - the annual Christmas tree bonfire. There's food, fun, and lots of dogs!
March
BarhHappy Boston presents Spring Fling Pawty to benefit Missing Dogs MA at Battery Park Bar & Patio in Boston from 11-12:30.
April
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
April
Take your dog out to the ball game in Lowell! It's Bark in the Park with the Lowell Spinners!
May
It's Bark in the Park in Plymouth.
May
Kyle's Legacy Walk, a fundraiser for canine cancer, is at Borderland State Park in Easton from 10-12PM.
May
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
May
Save a Dog hosts it's annual Paws in the Park event from 10-3 at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury.
May
The Fast and Furriest is the MSPCA annual 5K FUNdraiser. This year it is at Baxter Park in Somerville and includes the run, a shorter kids run, plus vendors, food and fun.
June
The Muddy Paws 5K Walk/Run to benefit the Lowell Humane Society in Lowell from 8:30-11:30.
June
Merrimack River Feline Rescue's annual Strut for Strays on the Upper Green in Newbury at 12PM. The fundraising walk is for kitties but dogs are welcome to strut!
June
Head to the Devens Dog Festival for food, fun and games for the whole family - all to benefit the Dogs2Vets program.
June-September
The Lowell Spinners baseball team have Tail Waggin' Tuesdays, you guessed it, every Tuesday home game.
June
The Metrowest K9 5K fun run and health fair is in Hopkinton at the YMCA Outdoor Center to benefit MVMA Charities.
June-October 2019
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
June
North Attleboro is having its annual Strut Your Mutt Walkathon at the high school from 10-3.
June
It's Dogs on Deck at Fenway Park from 6-9PM! Walk along the warning track and take pics in the dugouts and at the Green Monster. Vendors, games, and treats for all.
June
Woofstock Boston is at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston from 12-6 - music, food, drinks, and fun to raise funds for Last Hope K9 Rescue.
June
Bark in the Park with the Worcester Bravehearts at 7:05PM - a fundraiser for Pet Chance.
July -September
The Lowell Spinners baseball team have Good Dog Tuesdays, you guessed it, every Tuesday home game.
July
Pints for Paws is at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis from 6-9PM to benefit the Cold Noses Foundation.
July
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8.
July
It's Paw-Palooza in Yarmouth. The Dock Dogs will be there (and yours can join!). Plus vendors, events, and fun.
July-August
Head to Newburyport the last weekend in July through the first weekend in August for their annual show of civic pride, Yankee Homecoming. Events include a pet show at Old-Fashioned Sunday, a craft fair, a road race, evening concerts, fireworks, and concluding with a parade.
September
Doggy Maze Days from 10-6 at Marini Farm in Ipswich.
September
The Pet Rock Festival is in North Grafton from 12-5.
September
The Somerville Dog Fest is at Trum Field in Somerville from 11-3.
September 21, 2019
It's Woofstock in Hudsonfor the Buddy Dog Humane Society from 11-4. Food, fun, vendors, and more for the whole family.
September 28, 2019
It's Doxie Days in Barnstable at the Barnstable County Courthouse Complex from 12-3. Daschund races, a parade, food and fun for all!
September 28, 2019
Barks & Brews is at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis at 5PM to support Sampson's Fund which helps people in need with vet bills.
November 9, 2019
The annual Walk & Wag for Veterans is at Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle at 11AM.