Barktoberfest at Turtle Back Zoo
2025-09-20 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | NJ
Join us at the 9th annual Barktoberfest at Turtle Back Zoo!
Pet Adoption Event & Marketspace at the Berson Family Center at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo! Come meet adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens while supporting local animal shelters and rescue groups. This year’s event will feature a Pet Costume Contest, vendor booths, food trucks and more! This event is free and open to the public.
All pets are welcome at BARKtoberfest. Enter our Pet Costume Contest at any time during our event and voting will begin online after the event by public. Questions? Please email info@zoologicalsocietyofnj.org.
Please Note: This event takes place outside the Zoo. Pets are not allowed inside the Zoo.

YogaSix New Providence - Kitten Adoption
2025-09-27 09:30 - 13:00 | NJ
Join us, and some of our kittens, for a fun morning at YogaSix New Providence! You are also invited to take a YogaSix class while visiting. Please notify them in advance if you plan to stay! Call/Text (908) 315-3165 for more info!

PetSmart Adoption Event
2025-10-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Petsmart, 190 NJ-10 West, East Hanover, NJ, 07936, United States
Join us at PetSmart in East Hanover for our weekly Adoption Event. Meet with our volunteers and a few of the animals available for adoption at our shelter. We hope to see you there!

Fall Shredding Fundraiser
2025-10-11 09:00 - 13:00 | Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, 194 State Route 10 West, East Hanover, NJ, 07936, United States
Have sensitive documents that need shredding?
Gather up that paper and join us for our Spring Shredding fundraiser!
A professional shredding truck will provide on-site shredding of your sensitive documents.
$10 per Bankers Box.

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Tribute Tree
2025-10-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Tom Rinaldi Recreation Center, 5th Street, East Hanover, NJ, 07936, United States
Join us for a memorial celebration for the pets who are no longer here but forever in our hearts. Tribute Tree is a memorial tree lighting ceremony to honor and remember them.
We will gather to honor and remember the cherished pets who have touched our lives. This special tree lighting event will be filled with love and commemoration for the ones who left pawprints on our heart.
This event will feature poems of remembrance to honor our four-legged loved ones and a leaf placement ceremony to pay tribute to their memory. This community event will feature memorial poetry readings, a name reading, and stories of remembrance.
Memorial leaves placed during the ceremony will remain available for viewing in the shelter for the year to honor and pay tribute to pets who will remain forever in our hearts.

Donate here for a Tribute Leaf: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/908b9459-601f-48ff-b409-c2f5628be9c9

Holiday Pet Portraits
2025-11-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Tom Rinaldi Recreation Center, 5th Street, East Hanover, NJ, 07936, United States
Capture the spirit of the season with our Holiday Pet Portraits for Paws event! Join us for a fun-filled day of holiday cheer and adorable pet photography, all while supporting MPAS.
Create lasting memories just in time for the holidays. You’ll receive a beautiful keepsake digital photo to cherish—and perfect for holiday cards!
While you wait for your pet’s moment in the spotlight, enjoy festive treats, holiday crafts, and the company of fellow animal lovers.
Reserve your holiday pet portrait spot here: https://bit.ly/3zHIjQL
