Upcoming
Events & Fundraising
Events
Freedom Ride Rescue has events most weekends – moving all over the Triangle! It gives us a time to showcase our adoptable dogs – while socializing them with other dogs, new people and allowing them to experience different environments.
Our events also help us raise funds for Freedom Ride Rescue. We will often have a raffle and items for sale … You may notice a lot of partnerships with breweries and bottleshops: often these venues are donating a portion of the event’s bar proceeds to us, too!
Click for a complete LIST OF EVENTS
(including what adoptable dogs are coming!)
Alumni (already adopted dogs) are encouraged to bring their people to events! Nothing is better than the moment a shelter dog recognizes the foster who loved them first: the full body tail wags and bouncing exuberance is WHY we do this!
Volunteers are ALWAYS needed during events and transporting fosters to/from them!
FUNDRAISING
Our events also help us raise funds for Freedom Ride Rescue. We will often have a raffle and items for sale … You may notice a lot of partnerships with breweries and bottleshops: often these venues are donating a portion of the event’s bar proceeds to us, too!
Silent auction and raffle items are ALWAYS needed – and vendors are welcome to set up at any of these three celebrations!
Contact Us to donate, volunteer, sponsor or simply participate!.
We also have three Annual Fundraisers to put on your calendar. These are huge fundraisers for us so please spread the word!
Follow links below for more details on each event.
- THE Freedom Ride: May
- Our ANNIVERSARY: Paw-ty: August
- The TURKEY DAY 5K: Thanksgiving Day
Don’t miss our fun-filled line up of events!
MARCH EVENT CALENDAR
Saturday, March 7 | 2-4pm
Spring Forward
At Dingo Dog Brewing in Carborro
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Saturday, March 14 | Right after the Parade until 3pm!
Time to Paddy!
Join us after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade at Tap Yard Raleigh until 3PM
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Saturday, March 21 | 2-4pm
Knights of the Hound Table!
At Fortnight in Wake Forest
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Saturday, March 28 | 2-4pm
Pay the Cheese Tax!
At Artisan Beer and Cheese in Rolesville
APRIL EVENT CALENDAR
Check back in for more events & additional details!
Saturday, April 4
Pours & Puppies
At Pourworks in Raleigh
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Saturday, April 18 | 9am-1pm
Sit. Stay. Shop. Freedom Ride Rescue Yard Sale
Annual Oakwood Yard Sale in Raleigh
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Saturday, April 18
Suns out, Tongues Out At the Cue Grass Festival
Cue Grass Festival in Raleigh
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Saturday, April 25 | 2-6pm
Doggies in Bloom!
At Tap Yard Blooms & Brews Market in Raleigh
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Sunday, April 26 | 11-6pm
The hunt is on for our forever homes!
At Unleashed Spring Fling in Cary
MAY EVENT CALENDAR
Check back in for more events & additional details!
Saturday, May 23 | 2-4pm
Yappy Hour
At Deep River Brewing in Clayton
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Saturday, May 30
The Freedom Ride
At Lonerider Brewery in Wake Forest
Annual Fundraisers
The Freedom Ride
Held each spring, THE Freedom Ride started in 2020. It is an all vehicle (motorcycles and cars) poker run that makes various stops around the Triangle! There is an after paw-ty at Locked and Loaded in Garner! This year there “Faster than Boys” is our band the there will be barbecue plates for sale!
May 30, 2026
Anniversary Paw-ty
Our ANNIVERSARY Paw-ty is held each August with our adopted “alumni dogs” as the guests of honor!
2026 location/date TBD.
Anniversary date August 10
Turkey Day 5K
The TURKEY DAY 5K is a family and dog friendly Thanksgiving Day event in Garner, NC (at White Deer and Lake Benson parks). Business sponsors welcome, and runners are encouraged to start individual fundraisers! Registration opens late April!

