Dallas-Fort Worth Dog-Friendly Events
Discover meetups, festivals, yappy hours, and more in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dog Days at the Dallas Zoo!
Bring your leashed pup for a spooktacular stroll through the Dallas Zoo! The SPCA of Texas will have adoptable dogs on site, and dogs over 6 months are free to adopt at this mobile event.
Mobile Adoptions at the Halloween Family Festival
The SPCA of Texas brings adoptable dogs and pets to the Halloween Family Festival at the AT&T Performing Arts Center — come meet your new best friend (dogs over 6 months are free to adopt).
Schnauzer Halloween Costume Party | Dallas Schnauzer Meet Up
The Dallas Schnauzer Meet Up gets spooky at Rush Creek Dog Park in Arlington with costumes, treats, vendors, spooky photo ops, and fall fun. Schnauzers and all dog lovers welcome.
Walkers' Halloween Dog Costume Contest
A free community dog costume contest at Walkers' on Greenville Ave. Walk the red carpet and compete in small, medium, and large breed categories for prizes, plus a dog kissing booth and personalized dog tags. Registration required; presented by Tito's.
HOWL-O-WEEN Costume Contest, Pet Vendor & Adoption Event
Dallas Pets Alive!'s Halloween bash at the Adoption Container at Community Beer Co: dog costume contest (3pm, register by noon), trick-or-treating for dogs and kids, bobbing for bones, photo ops, pet vendors, and adoptable pups.
Hunky's Presents: Pooch Patio Party — Halloween Edition
Halloween goes to the dogs on the patio at Hunky's Cedar Springs. Enjoy free pup cups and $20 buckets of booze, and enter the dog costume contest at 7PM for a chance to win $100 in promo cards.
Yappy Hour: Pups + Pints Dog Adoption Happy Hour
Bring your pup to Happiest Hour in Uptown Dallas for Yappy Hour: Pups + Pints — a dog-friendly happy hour with adoptable dogs, drinks, and good company on the patio.
Free Vaccine Clinic & Pet Food Pantry (Ellis County)
The SPCA of Texas, Pet Coalition of Ellis County, and the Ellis County Sheriff's Office host a free vaccine clinic and pet food pantry in Waxahachie. Free vaccinations (capped at 300: 100 cats, 200 dogs), microchips, and pet food & supplies.
Paws & Celebrate: Operation Kindness 50th Anniversary Festival
Operation Kindness celebrates 50 years with Paws & Celebrate, a campus-wide festival in Carrollton featuring local vendors, makers and small businesses, flash tattoos, food, and adoptable pets.
Rescue Puppy Yoga @ Oak Highlands Brewery
Flow through a one-hour yoga session surrounded by adoptable rescue puppies at Oak Highlands Brewery, then stick around for a brew. Puppy snuggles — and possible adoptions — included.
Irving Wiener Dog Fest + Meet Up
Water Street Irving hosts a Wiener Dog Fest with dachshund races kicking off at 3pm, plus local vendors, pet portraits, pet accessories, and a costume-encouraged afternoon. All four-legged friends welcome.