Pet Rock Festival

Pet Rock Festival Pet Rock Fest, celebrating more than 25 years in action, is New England's largest animal welfare nonprofit, which hosts its flagship festival each fall
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Celebrating more than 25 years, the Pet Rock Festival is an annual event held in the fall each year. It is an afternoon expo/festival that includes live music, vendors, food, contests, and most importantly, more than 150 animal organizations broadcasting their causes.

​Proceeds from the festival are distributed to Massachusetts-based animal welfare organizations, including shelters, cruelty watch

dogs and rescue leagues. Regular recipients of our festival include Red Rover/KIND News, Foster Parrots, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Maple Farm Sanctuary and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), to name but a few. $1,000, $500 and $250 awards are also handed to rescue groups and shelters that win our coveted “lottery” and “shelter/rescue dog parade” during the festival. Pet Rock Fest has distributed thousands to worthy animal causes in New England. We’ve also given to groups such as Mass. Vest-A Dog, Dog Orphans, the Community Cat Center, the Worcester Animal Rescue League and the Second Chance Animal Shelter. The festival is produced and founded by Pet Rock Fest, Inc., which
is a 501c(3) organization whose mission is to educate, promote and communicate the importance of treating animals with kindness. Our Web site, www.petrockfest.org, and social pages have become a general meeting place for concerned animal lovers to unite and share information and thoughts. On our site and social pages we post animal news, link to important animal related sites, update you on our upcoming festival and most importantly, provide a forum for folks to chat. Please visit our site and communicate with us, and others, often. Get involved. Learn more. And remember, they can’t talk, so we will.

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🍽️ Calling all food vendors! Pet Rock Festival returns to the Lancaster Fairgrounds on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, and we’re l...
06/24/2025

🍽️ Calling all food vendors! Pet Rock Festival returns to the Lancaster Fairgrounds on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, and we’re looking for vegetarian/vegan-friendly vendors to join New England’s largest animal welfare festival! 🐾Thousands of attendees, great exposure, and an amazing cause. Interested? Email [email protected] for details!

We’re thrilled to welcome VEG ER for Pets – Shrewsbury as a major sponsor of Pet Rock Fest 2025! 🐾🎉 VEG has quickly bui...
06/19/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome VEG ER for Pets – Shrewsbury as a major sponsor of Pet Rock Fest 2025! 🐾🎉 VEG has quickly built a stellar rep for top-notch, 24/7 emergency care — and we’re proud to team up with a crew that’s as passionate about animals as we are. 💚

🎸 CALLING ALL BANDS & MUSICAL ACTS!Think you've got what it takes to rock the Pet Rock Festival stage? We’re making our ...
06/19/2025

🎸 CALLING ALL BANDS & MUSICAL ACTS!
Think you've got what it takes to rock the Pet Rock Festival stage? We’re making our final picks in the next two weeks—and we’ve got two open slots left for never-before-played performers. No repeats! We’re looking for fresh energy, killer sound, and good vibes only. If you're interested, email your band/act's bio, pitch, and video/audio clips to [email protected] for consideration. We get lots of requests, so get yours in ASAP. Rock for a cause—and in front of thousands of animal lovers—this Oct. 5 at the Lancaster Fairgrounds. 🐾🎶

06/16/2025

🐾📸 Is your cat the Cutest in New England? Let’s settle it.

Enter the Pet Rock Fest Cat Photo Contest and show off your fabulous feline in their finest moment — snoozing in the sun, perched on your head, cuddled up with the baby, or just being their chaotic cute self.

✨ Prizes! Trophies! Eternal Internet Glory!
Deadline to enter: Sept. 25 (then the real drama begins — voting!)
Winners announced live at Pet Rock Fest 2025!

GO HERE TO ENTER 👉 https://www.petrockfest.org/catcontest

Calling all local businesses! 🐾Looking for a fun way to give back and get your name out there? The 27th Annual Pet Rock ...
06/10/2025

Calling all local businesses! 🐾
Looking for a fun way to give back and get your name out there? The 27th Annual Pet Rock Festival (Oct. 5 at the Lancaster Fairgrounds)—New England’s largest animal welfare event—is seeking sponsors! 🐶🐱

Join us in supporting adoption, advocacy, compassion and kindness to all animals. Early sponsors get the most promo all year long.
Want to learn more? Let’s team up! Email [email protected] for more info or to ask questions. There are affordable sponsorship levels, the vendor level ($200) and nonprofit (NO FEE EVER!)

This fest is HUGE, and a great way to get your biz in front a whole lot of people and look good while doing so.

Welcome, Great Road Veterinary Hospital! 🐾 We’re thrilled to have Great Road Veterinary Hospital —proudly serving pets a...
06/10/2025

Welcome, Great Road Veterinary Hospital! 🐾 We’re thrilled to have Great Road Veterinary Hospital —proudly serving pets and families in the Acton area for 25+ years—on board as a sponsor of New England’s biggest animal welfare festival: Pet Rock Fest! 🎸🐶🐱🐾Thank you for helping us rock for a great cause! 🙌

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Pet Rock Fest is a animal welfare nonprofit that holds the largest event of its kind in the Northeast, an annual festival that promotes kindness to animals and responsible pet ownership. Pet Rock Fest, held in September each year, is a family festival that features guest speakers, vegetarian food, live music, games, events, a raffle, vendors, and hundreds of area animal welfare organizations. Pet Rock is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible.

Pet Rock Fest has distributed thousands to worthy animal causes in New England that include the Animal Legal Defense Fund, MSPCA, Humane Society, Foster Parrots, Worcester Animal Rescue League, Second Chance Animal Shelter, Maple Farm Animal Sanctuary and countless others.

Pet Rock Fest also organizes fundraising efforts throughout the year to continue with its mission of issuing grants to those organizations that are committed to making our world better for animals.

If you’d like more information, visit www.petrockfest.org.