Kids/Family

October 2026
Pet Rock Festival

October 4 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Lancaster Fairgrounds 318-7 Bridge Road, Lancaster, MA

Pet Rock Fest, New England’s largest animal welfare festival, returns to the Lancaster Fairgrounds for its 28th year with more than 150 rescue groups and animal welfare organizations, live music […]
Walk for Whiskers

October 10 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

1 Pine St Ext 1 Pine St Ext, Nashua, NH

Fundraiser walk to support our shelter animals awaiting adoption Costume com-paw-tition for dog attendees Raffles
Pets Plus Paw-some Halloween Bash

October 17 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Pets Plus Londonderry 123 Nashua Rd Unit 7, Londonderry, NH

Pet-friendly fun including shopping sales, vendors, photobooth, pet Halloween costume contest, and raffles with proceeds benefitting HSFN!
Reading to Rescues

October 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Myoptic 204 Main Street, Nashua, NH

Geared towards children ages 4-12 We're taking our Reading to Rescues program on the road! October's event will be hosted by our friends at Myoptic in downtown Nashua. While we […]
Main Street Monster Mash & Howl-o-ween

October 24 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Main Street Main Street, Nashua, NH

Main Street Monster Mash is Downtown Nashua’s community trick-or-treat event, welcoming families for an afternoon of Halloween fun right on Main Street. During the event, Main Street is filled with […]