Events

Events

Upcoming Events:

Pups, Pints, & Play at Waverly Place

Pet Blessing Drive-Through

Howl’oween at Johnson Subaru

Caturday: Adoption Center Open!

Howl-O-Ween Harvest Ball

Barks ‘n Brews at Raleigh Brewing Co.

Name: Barks 'n Brews at Raleigh Brewing Co.
Start: 2023-10-29 13:00
End: 2023-10-29 16:00
Location: Raleigh Brewing Company

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October

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Pups, Pints, & Play at Waverly Place
12:00 pm-4:00 pm
10/07/2023
Waverly Place
302 Colonades Way, Cary, NC 27518
The weather is cooling off and it’s time to fall into fun! From noon to 4:00 on October 7, Second Chance will be at the Pups, Pints, & Play event at Waverly Place shopping center in Cary–and we want you and your pup to join us! Get ready for a day of pup-citement, including:
–Delicious beer from Brewery Bhavana and wine from Triangle Wine (for humans)
–“Beer” (shhh, it’s bone broth) for dogs
–Treats from Rocky Mountain Chocolate
–Hourly raffle prizes and giveaways
–Live acoustic music by Tommy Neimann
–Awesome shopping with pet-themed vendors
–A doggy Halloween costume contest (with prizes!)
–A “Stuff the Subaru” supply drive for our animals (check out our Wish List HERE)
–Pet portraits (FREE!) from Five Freedoms Photography
And of course….
ADOPTABLE DOGS! We’ll be bringing some of our sweet pups looking for their fur-ever homes, in the hopes that they meet their new families!
So grab your friends and canine companions and come have some fun in the fresh fall air with us!

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Pet Blessing Drive-Through
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
10/14/2023
Trinity Episcopal Church
1128 S Main St #9700, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
https://www.trinityfuquay.org/pet-blessing-festival
Trinity Episcopal Church is hosting a Blessing of the Animals drive-through. (Given the prevalence of dog flu in the area, the festival has been cancelled and humans and dogs will now remain in their cars.) This blessing is open to humans of all faith and free of cost. More info can be found HERE.

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Howl’oween at Johnson Subaru
10:00 am-12:00 pm
10/21/2023
Johnson Subaru of Cary
109 Mackenan Dr, Cary, NC 27511
Enjoy Howl’oween at Johnson Subaru of Cary on Saturday, October 21 (10:00 – noon):
—Bring your fur baby, dressed in costume for the 11am contest if you’d like, and grab a pic with them in the photo booth!
—Shop items from Bumble and Hound while enjoying specialty coffee drinks!
—Reward your pup for posing by cruising through the Unleashed treat bar and grab a giveaway on your way out!
—And of course, connect with local rescues, including Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue, Paws for Life NC, Perfectly Imperfect Pups, and Rainbow Bridge Hospice Rescue (and us)!

Caturday: Adoption Center Open!
12:00 pm-3:00 pm
10/21/2023
Second Chance Pet Adoptions
6003 Chapel Hill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
CATURDAY ALERT! We’ll be opening the adoption center from 12:00 to 3:00 on Saturday, October 21! Take advantage of this opportunity to visit our adoptable cats outside of our usual Monday – Friday hours.

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Howl-O-Ween Harvest Ball
7:00 pm-11:30 pm
10/28/2023
Lincoln Theater
126 E Cabarrus St, Raleigh, NC 27601
https://www.947qdr.com/2023/09/05/qdrs-howl-o-ween-harvest-ball/
94.7 QDR brings you the 21st annual Howl-O-Ween Harvest Ball on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at the Lincoln Theatre, featuring Easton Corbin and newcomers Dalton Dover and Conner Smith. As always, there will be a costume contest featuring a top prize of $500! A portion of the proceeds will benefit various local animal shelters including APS of Durham, SPCA of Wake County, Second Chance Pet Adoptions, Saving Grace, and Wake County Animal Center.
Tickets are on sale through etix.com. Tickets start at just $14.50 with a limited amount of VIP tickets available for $45, which includes early entry to meet all of the artists before the show. Doors are at 7:00, event begins at 8:00.
Please leave personal pets at home.

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Barks ‘n Brews at Raleigh Brewing Co.
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
10/29/2023
Raleigh Brewing Company
3709 Neil St, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
Join Second Chance Pet Adoptions on Sunday, October 29, from 1:00 to 4:00 for the return of our annual Barks ‘n Brews event at Raleigh Brewing Company! Proceeds from the event benefit the animals in our care.
Look forward to hanging with some of our adoptable dogs, enjoying BOOs and booze (Raleigh Brewing is donating 10% of the full day’s bar sales!), a food truck or two, the vendors’ pop-up shops, a Howl-o-ween dog costume contest (with prizes, and it’s free to enter!), and a raffle!
Invite your Facebook friends through our Facebook event page.
WIN A RAFFLE PRIZE! We will be raffling off these cat and dog baskets at the event! Can’t make it? Need not be present to win! Purchase tickets online using the form below by 12:00 noon Eastern on Sunday October 29th. Our volunteers will prep your tickets for you and put them in the raffle drum; we will contact you Monday if you win!

Cat basket: cat bed, two ceramic paw print bowls, “to me you are pawfect” coffee mug, 4 large moose treats, 3 creamy tuna treats, party cat 3-D popup greeting card, wand toy, mouse toy, 3 bell balls, and a cardboard box for kitty to sit in.
Dog basket: fabric toy box, elevated drinking bowl, 3 bags of Bark treats, 1 Bark dog-nut treat, “I saved my best friend/my best friend saved me” coffee mug, rope toy, dog leash, frisbee, spikey ball, chew ring, squeaky strawberry, and squeaky donut.

The more tickets you buy, the cheaper they get!
Online tickets are no longer for sale.