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Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 10am–4pm
2700 9th St. Berkeley
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Bark (& Meow) Around the Block

Our biggest annual adopt-a-thon and family-friendly street fair returns on Saturday, August 23, 2025!

This outdoor, free-to-attend event at 2700 Ninth St. Berkeley features hundreds of adoptable animals from shelters and rescues throughout the Bay Area, along with live music, food and beer, pet and other vendors, and so much more.

This event welcomes adopters and all of our animal-loving community members to come together in support of shelter animals!

Adopt from Berkeley Humane

Adoption Fees waived at the event! 

adopt from our partner shelters & rescues

Our participating shelter and rescue partners set their own adoption fees, but many are reducing or waiving fees for the event.

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free vaccines & microchips!

For the first time at Bark (& Meow) Around the Block, Berkeley Humane is partnering with Vets in Vans and Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) to offer free vaccines and microchips to dog and cat families in need of assistance to care for their pets. Please click here for more information. 

2025 Sponsors

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2025 Shelters & Rescues

Many more to come! Please contact us to inquire about getting involved.

logo for clear the shelters

Bark (& Meow) Around the Block is the premier Bay Area location for Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption effort sponsored by NBC Bay Area/Telemundo 48.

Questions? Visit our FAQs page.

sponsorship opportunities

Become a sponsor for Bark (& Meow) Around the Block! Your sponsorship supports Berkeley Humane’s mission to find loving homes for cats and dogs throughout the East Bay.

partner with us

Berkeley Humane is proud to partner with our animal-loving community! Opportunities include event sponsorships, raffle donations, and more. 

upcoming events

*Event dates and details subject to change.

In just one month, Bark (& Meow) Around the Block—the biggest adoption event of the summer—will give hundreds of homeless dogs and cats a second chance at life. But before they can meet their new families, they need surgeries, medication, special food, time to heal, and gentle, loving care that helps them feel safe again. There’s no time to waste, these pets are counting on you now. Your donation today will help them get ready for the chance of a lifetime.

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