Dog-Friendly Events in Massachusetts
January
Head to Newbury for one of our favorite events - the annual Christmas tree bonfire. There's food, fun, and lots of dogs! April Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. April Check out the Plymouth Pet Expo - two days of fun, vendors, rescue, and all things pet. April Take your dog out to the ball game in Lowell! It's Bark in the Park with the Lowell Spinners! May 2017 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. May It's Bark in the Park in Plymouth. May The annual Paws 4 a Cure walk will be held at the lovely Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield at 1pm. May Save a Dog hosts it's annual Paws in the Park event from 10-3 at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury. May Head to the Middlesex County 4H Fairgrounds in Westford for the Steps for Pets Walk to benefit the Lowell Humane Society. 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. May 31, 3017 Take your dog out to the ball game in Lowell! It's Bark in the Park with the Lowell Spinners! June 1, 2017 It's Puppy Happy Hour at Dorchester Brewing Company in Dorchester from 6-9PM. June 2017 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. June The Metrowest K9 5K fun run and health fair is in Hopkinton at the YMCA Outdoor Center to benefit MVMA Charities. 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-September 2016 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. June-September 2016 Tamo at the Seaport Hotel in Boston hosts Canines & Cocktails on Wednesdays in the summer from 5:30-7:30PM. Each week benefits a different animals rescue. June The annual Whisker Walk is taking place at the Lancaster Fairgrounds in Lancaster. June It's Yappy Hour at Lord Hobo Brewing in Woburn to benefit Great Dog Resuce New England from 6-8PM. June North Attleboro is having its annual Strut Your Mutt Walkathon at the high school from 10-3. June It's SandwichFest in Sandwich. Enjoy games, a dog parade, crafts, music and more! June 21, 2017 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 27, 2017 Bark in the Park with the Worcester Bravehearts at 7:05PM - a fundraiser for Pet Chance. July 2017 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. July 15-16, 2017 It's Paw-Palooza in Yarmouth. The Dock Dogs will be there (and yours can join!). Plus vendors, events, and fun. July 29-August 6, 2017 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. August 2017 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. August 2, 2017 Take your dog out to the ball game in Lowell! It's Bark in the Park with the Lowell Spinners! August It's Cruisin' to the '50s in Newburyport from 5-8PM. The streets of downtown are lined with classic cars. There's music and all kinds of fun. August Poodle Rescue New England (PRNE) is having its annual BBQ at the Maspenock Club in Milford from 1-7. Lots of food, fun & games! Tix are $25. August 19 & 20, 2017 Head out west to Stockbridge and start your Christmas shopping early at the annual Summer Arts and Crafts Show. August Gloucester has its annual Waterfront Festival from 9-6 in Stage Fort Park with crafts, food, and music. August 24, 2017 The Relay for Life cancer fundraiser is at Battis Farm in Amesbury at 11:30. September The radio station 92.5 The River puts on a great afternoon of live national acts on Newburyport's waterfront every year. September ON HIATUS 2016 Pooch-a-Palooza, a two-day festival of fun, food, music, vendors, and of course, dogs at the Topsfield fairgrounds in Topsfield from 10-4. |
September 2017
Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. September It's Doggie Maze Day at Marini Farm in Ipswich from 10-5:15. September Ipswich Ale/Mercury Brewery is hosting it's annual Harvest Fest at the Spencer Peirce Little Farm in Newbury from 12-6. September Pet Rock Festival This annual event held at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, is the largest animal expo in the Northeast. It features music, food, activities, and fun for the whole family. September The Somerville Dog Festival is on from 10-3 at Trum Field. September Head to New England Pet Expo from 10-6 in Wilmington, MA. It's indoors but pets are welcome. September The MSPCA walk for animals is in Hyannis. September Dogs on the beach? Awesome! Head to Craigville Beach for the Cold Noses Foundation's Paws at the Beach Festival & Beach Walk from 10-2. September It's Woofstock in Hudson. The annual event is to raise funds for Buddy Dog Humane Society and includes vendors, games, and family fun. September Join the folks from B.O.N.E.S for the annual Beagle Bash from 10-3 at Collinswood K-9 Services in Auburn. October 2017 Enjoy Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel in Boston Monday & Wednesdays all summer from 5:30-8. October Head to the fairgrounds in lovely Lancaster for Bassettpalozza - a benefit for New England Bassett Hound Rescue from 11-3. October There is an Open House at VCA South Shore in South Weymouth from 10-1. Lots of fun activities and a raffle to benefit Pet Chance, an organization that helps those in need defray the cost of animal care. October It's Kanetoberfest in Agawam at the Polish American Club from 11-5. Lots of fun for dogs and people and all for a good cause. October Head to Harvard for the annual flea market, 9-4, on the grounds of the Bromfield School. October It's Barktober-Fest in Plymouth again! The event is at Nelson Park from 11-4. Music, an adoption parade (Awwww!), and of course, a costume contest. October The Beverly Dog Park is hosting its annual Halloween costume contest from 12-3 at Lynch Park. October Sweet Paws Rescue is hosting Barktoberfest in Essex from 11-4. October The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA (www.apcsm.org/walk) is holding a fundraising dog walk at the NRT’s Sheep Pasture in N. Easton from 10am-2pm. Flying High Frisbee Dogs will be performing, there are contests for the dogs (Best Trick, Best Costume, and more)! October Come out to support the German Shepherd Resource and Rescue Center's (GSRRC) fundraiser - Howloween. The event takes place at Endicott Park in Danvers. October The Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem is having a Spooktacular Open House from 10-2PM. October Dress up and go! It's the annual Canine Promenade on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston from 12-2PM. October It's Howl-o-Ween at the South Boston Dog Park, 11-12:30. Costume contests, bobbing for apples and more! |
October Pet Source in Stow is having its annual Monster Bark from 12-2. October The Howl'ween dog costume party is from 10-2 at Chelmsford Dog Park in Chelmsford. October There is a pet parade and costume contest in Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston. October The Liberty Hotel in Boston is hosting a special Halloween Yappier Hour costume party at 5:30PM. November Operation Delta Dog is having its annual Walk & Wag for Veterans. November Join the fun folks at Boston Red Dog Resort & Spa from 6-8PM for food & fun to benefit Sweet Paws Rescue. November The tree lighting spectacular is at Faneuil Hall in Boston at 8PM. November It's Dog Walkers' Days at Mike's Maze in Sunderland. November UMass Lowell hockey is hosting Pucks and Paws at the Tsongas Arena at 1PM. The team is playing UConn. All dogs in attendance get a UML dog collar. November The Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem is having Paws with Claus event at the shelter on Saturday and on Sunday at Mass Vet Hospital in Woburn on Sunday from 10-2. November Macy's lights its tree in Downtown Crossing in Boston at 4:45PM. They also reveal their holiday window displays. November Muddy Creek Animal Care Center in Rowley is hosting its annual photos with Santa from 12-3. November Especially for Pets in Acton is having Santa photos from 10-12 to raise funds for Pets and People Foundation. November -January 1, 2017 Blink - the new holiday light show is on at Fanueil Hall Marketplace in Boston with shows every half hour. November & December The South Shore Plaza in Braintree is having pet photos with Santa from 5:30-7PM. November The Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis has pet photos with Santa from 7:30-9PM. t November & December The Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro has photos with Santa from 7-8:30 on the 27th & 7:30-9 on the 11th. November & December The North Shore Mal in Danvers has pet photos with Santa from 5:30-7PM. December The City of Boston is hosting a park lighting on the Common from 6-8PM. December Strut your mutt for the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem at Salem State University. Registration is at 9:15 and the walk is at 10. December Get your Santa photo and support Phinney's Friends Rescue at Pet Source in Concord from 11-3. December The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern, MA is having Santa Photos in Brockton. December The MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen is having an open house and reviving a grand tradition - the Christmas Feast of the Horses. The event starts at 4:30 also includes a tree lighting and photos with Santa (but bring your own camera). December Dress your dog in holiday finery and head to the The Pinehills in Plymouth for the Reindog Parade. Registration is from 2-2:45 with the parade at 3 PM. December The Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem is hosting Paws with Claus (Santa Photos). December The MSPCA is having Santa photos from 9-5 at their adoption center in Boston. December Pet photos with Santa at the Shops at Chestnut Hill from 8-9:30PM. December The Solomon Pond Mall in Berlin has pet photos with Santa from 8-9PM. December It's pet photo night at the Prudential Center in Boston in the Belvidere Arcade from 6-8PM. December The Perfect Paws Pet Ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church in Danvers is having a Christmas for the Animals at 5PM. Send us your Massachusetts dog-friendly events listings! Need a place to stay? Check out Massachusetts dog-friendly lodging and campgrounds. |
