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.

🐾 Paw-Affection Dachshund Rescue is the latest nonprofit to join Pet Rock Fest 2025! 🐶💛 Dedicated to rescuing, rehabili...
03/16/2025

🐾 Paw-Affection Dachshund Rescue is the latest nonprofit to join Pet Rock Fest 2025! 🐶💛 Dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing dachshunds and other small breeds, this all-volunteer group works tirelessly to give pups a second chance. Meet them at the festival and learn how you can support their mission. 🏡🐕

Signups are streaming in. Early signups, that is! This vendor just nabbed their spot at PetRockFest2025. At Forest City...
02/19/2025

Signups are streaming in. Early signups, that is! This vendor just nabbed their spot at PetRockFest2025. At Forest City Designs creates unique laser cut and engraved items. FCD said it has a lot of pet related items queued up for Pet Rock Fest, including slate coasters, dog tags and bowls that can be personalized on site, leash holders, ornaments, sun catchers, keychains, magnets, and much more. "We also specialize in travel maps and national parks maps so you can track your adventures with your pets!"

Shop Laser cutting and engraving products by ForestCityDesignsCLE located in Gardner, Massachusetts. Smooth shipping! Has a history of shipping on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher

02/19/2025

🚨 Calling all sponsors and vendors who support the cause of animal welfare. 🚨 The 27th Annual Pet Rock Festival is back at Lancaster Fairgrounds on Oct. 5, 2025, after a hugely successful debut last year. Secure your spot early for maximum visibility—we’re expecting a full house! Go here to inquire: https://www.petrockfest.org/sponsorinfo🐾

Happy Valentine’s Day, Pet Rockers. Show us pics of your furry loves!
02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day, Pet Rockers. Show us pics of your furry loves!

02/13/2025

Spreading kindness, one child at a time! 🌎

We're so grateful for our partnerships with these incredible animal organizations who are not only dedicated to animal welfare, but also understand the importance of teaching kids about compassion and empathy.

By learning about animal kindness, children develop crucial social-emotional skills (SEL) that help them build stronger connections with animals and each other. These organizations are empowering the next generation of animal advocates! ❤

Let's celebrate their amazing work! Give them a follow and show your support! 👇
Prince William SPCA Beesley Animal Foundation Voice For Animals Maine and New Hampshire Carroll County Humane Society Napa Humane Sevier County Humane Society Animal Welfare League HSV St.Maarten Animal Welfare Foundation Bear Paw Veterinary Service Finney County Lost & Found Animals Brown County Humane Society New Hampshire Animal Rights League Three Rivers Woman's Club Charlotte Woman's & Junior Clubs Pet Rock Festival RedRover NHSPCA GFWC Rhinelander Woman's Club San Diego Humane Society Luck's Rescue Friends of the Bell County Animal Shelter Humane Rescue Alliance MAPA - Montrose Animal Protection Agency Eileen Hawthorne Fund for Animals Animal Protection New Mexico Monroe Animal League Woman's Club of Middletown Ohlone Humane Society

02/09/2025

Each year we give $500,000 based on your votes

Thanks for the ink, Sentinel & Enterprise ! The support and exposure it greatly appreciated.
02/06/2025

Thanks for the ink, Sentinel & Enterprise ! The support and exposure it greatly appreciated.

LANCASTER — Pet Rock Fest recently announced the awarding of thousands of dollars in donations to numerous animal welfare charities across New England. These funds, raised primarily through the 26t…

"I know pet owners at home can understand this. It takes a pet owner to understand this kind of loss. It's grief. It rea...
02/05/2025

"I know pet owners at home can understand this. It takes a pet owner to understand this kind of loss. It's grief. It really is grief. But knowing that we did the right thing because it was just going to be really, really, really bad over the next few days for her."

Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and their three children are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the age of 17.

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🚨 Calling all sponsors and vendors who support the cause of animal welfare. 🚨 The 27th Annual Pet Rock Festival is back at Lancaster Fairgrounds on Oct. 5, 2025, after a hugely successful debut last year. Secure your spot early for maximum visibility—we’re expecting a full house! Go here to inquire: https://www.petrockfest.org/sponsorinfo🐾 #PetRockFest #AnimalWelfare

Hey everybody! We're going to do a Facebook Live mini event at 5 p.m. today to draw the two lottery winners from Pet Rock Fest 2024. In 26 years, we have not forgotten to draw these AT the fest, but apparently this is the year we were destined to space out on it. We've got the basket here, and all nonprofits that participated in the event on Sunday are eligible to win. We'll pick TWO organizations, each to receive $500 from Pet Rock Fest!

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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.