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Downtown Dog Days

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Saturday, August 30, 2025 | 5-9pm
Fremont Downtown Event Center & Plaza
3500 Capitol Ave., Fremont, CA

Join the City of Fremont, NBC Bay Area, and Tri-City Animal Shelter for a tail-wagging good time! This FREE, family-friendly event features exciting dog handling demonstrations and trainings, hands-on dog-themed crafts, local vendors, live music, food trucks, dog adoptions, and a low-cost pet vaccination clinic. Come celebrate our four-legged friends and connect with your community!

Paint Your Pet on the Plaza!

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Reserve your spot for a live Paint Your Pet class on the plaza and create a custom portrait of your furry friend with step-by-step instruction. Pre-registration required.

Two small curly-haired dogs, one on a leash and one in a pink harness, are facing each other on a grassy lawn, appearing to be sniffing or greeting each other.

Activities

*Full schedule and vendor list will be updated on this page two weeks ahead of the event. Follow us on Instagram for updates!

  • ‘Paint Your Pet’ on the plaza (Registration Required)

  • First-come, first-served low-cost pet vaccination clinic with Cheap Shots in partnership with PAWS

  • Dog handling demonstrations and trainings

  • Hands-on dog-themed crafts

  • Local vendors

  • Live music

  • Food trucks

  • 100 lucky dogs will get a FREE Ben & Jerry’s Dog Ice Cream!

Want to host a booth at this event?

Fill out our vendor application to apply for one or both event dates! Dog rescues and rescue partners interested in hosting dog adoptions: please email us directly: events@aniandcat.com

Date #1 

Event Time: August 30, 5:00pm - 9:00pm 
Vendor Load-in Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Vendors should be set up before the event opens)

Date #2: 

Event Time: October 4,  10:00am - 2:00pm
Vendor Load-in Time: 7:30-9:00am (Vendors should be set up before the event opens)

Location: Downtown Fremont Event Center
3500 Capitol Ave, Fremont, CA 94538 

Our Event Partners

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