Dog Events in Whispering Pines, NC

Get ready for a tail-wagging Halloween extravaganza with your furry best friend by your side. This dog-friendly community celebration features live music, local vendors, treats, raffles and pet costume contests. Guests can enjoy a fun-filled day with their four-legged friends while supporting the Greater Charlotte SPCA.

Pet-friendly vendors and food trucks will line the park, along with demo areas and more! Bring your dog, shop around, enjoy a craft beer in the fall sunshine and listen to live music on the Lee Myers Stage.

Bring Fido to this fun event to benefit Carolina Boxer Rescue. Featuring food, beer, and lots of adorable Boxers! It'll be a fun afternoon with an amazing raffle and prizes.

Kick off the holiday season with Fido at a festive day of fun for the whole family! Enjoy professional pet photos with Santa (three included), sip and snack on treats from local vendors, and shop for holiday goodies like ornaments and wreaths.

This one-mile beach walk is the perfect outing for dogs and their humans to enjoy together. Along the route, your furry friend can explore engaging sniff stations designed to spark curiosity, provide mental enrichment, and deliver endless fun by the shore. Photos with Santa on the beach will also be available!

Enjoy a free outdoor movie night as part of Durham Parks and Recreation’s fall movie series. Dogs are welcome, with adoptable puppies from Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary and free pup cups for four-legged attendees. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, and arrive early to grab dinner from local food trucks.

This dog-friendly fundraiser invites guests to walk a 1.3-mile section of the Tanglewood Festival of Lights with leashed dogs, family and friends before the display opens to the public. Visitors can enjoy a food truck rodeo, shop with local vendors, and support the Humane Society of Davie County’s low-cost spay/neuter clinic, adoption program and community pet food pantry. Advance tickets are required for a designated entry time, and retractable leashes aren't permitted. All attendees must use the back gate entrance of Tanglewood off of Idols Road.

Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome to hit the 5K or fun walk course to benefit a great cause. Participants can stroll around the track in the Family Fun Walk, walk or run on the 5K road course, or enjoy all the activities at the Family Fun Fest!

Dress up in your best holiday-themed outfit and bring Fido to see the lights at this 2-mile, non-competitive walk/run through the Great Christmas Light Show. Prizes will be given for best dressed individual and best dressed family. Only registered participants with an official bib will be allowed into the park. Spectators won't be permitted entry. Dogs aren't permitted in Santa's Village.

Enjoy festive performances and the lighting of the live Christmas tree! Please note that there will be fireworks. If your pup is sensitive to loud noises and crowds, please leave him at home.

You and your pup are invited to this special event that will feature a delicious Thanksgiving meal (turkey, gravy and all the fixings) and dinner activities. Each ticket includes your meal and a drink voucher. Humans must be at least 21 years old to attend. Dogs must be registered with a membership; day passes are available. Limited tickets are available, so be sure to get yours early!

Bring your four-legged friend along for a fun and festive Turkey Trot where leashed dogs are always welcome! Enjoy a lively run or walk together as you kick off the holiday season with tail wags and Thanksgiving spirit.

Each Thanksgiving, runners and walkers of all ages participate in this 5K event to help fight poverty. Leashed dogs are welcome to walk or run with you. The Top three overall male and female finishers receive running store gift cards; the top three finishers in each age category will take home a festive little Turkey Trot treat. Register by November 8th to receive a race t-shirt! Donations of canned goods or shelf-stable food items are welcomed and appreciated on race day.

The whole family, including your four-legged friend, is invited to partake in this annual un-timed fun run! Registration, coffee and donuts will begin at 7:00 AM, with the race stepping off at 8:00 AM. Participants are encouraged to stick around for the post-race gathering featuring local vendors. Walkers with strollers and dogs are asked to start at the back.

Leashed dogs are welcome at this beloved Thanksgiving morning tradition, bringing together families, friends, and pups for a festive run or walk in support of Freedom Ride Rescue’s mission to help abandoned, neglected, and abused animals in North Carolina. Participants can choose from a 5K or 1M Fun Run on scenic, flat paved trails, with Thanksgiving-themed costumes, strollers and decorated wagons.

Bring Fido out for a 5K run/walk, one-mile kids’ fun run, and festive costume contest with prizes! Bring non-perishable food donations to support local families. Afterwards, enjoy a post-race celebration with food, drinks, games and music. Register by Nov. 6th to secure your medal and T-shirt.

The whole family is invited for a professional photo with Santa!

The whole family is invited for a professional photo with Santa!

Bring your furry friends, big or small, and watch them strike adorable poses with Santa! Pet Photos will be located in Center Court. Photos will be taken and available for purchase at this event. Reservations are recommended but not required.

This dog-friendly holiday celebration features photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a holiday pup-up market, a canine ugly sweater contest and a food and toy drive for dogs. Guests can bring their pups for an evening of festive fun while supporting local pets in need.