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!
MAY EVENT CALENDAR
Check back in for more events & additional details!
Saturday, May 23 | 2-4pm
Red, White & Woof
At Deep River Brewing in Clayton
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Saturday, May 30
The Freedom Ride
At Lonerider Brewery in Wake Forest
JUNE EVENT CALENDAR
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Thursday, June 4 | 6-8pm
Paws Among the Pages
At Apex Parks “Pride Stories”
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Saturday, June 6 | 1-3pm
Fetch Me A Beer
At the Corner Biergarten in Fuquay-Varina
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Saturday, June 13 | 3-5pm
Crank Up the Cuddles & Craft Brews
At CrankArm in Durham
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Thursday, June 18 | 6-8pm
Pints & Paws Yappy Hour
At Oak City Brewing in Knightdale
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Saturday, June 20 | 3-5pm
Take a Pitcher, It’ll Last Longer
At Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs
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Friday, June 26
Paws out for Pride OUT! Raleigh
Details coming soon
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Saturday, June 27 | 5-9pm
Dog Days of Summer
At Summer Solstice Night Market at Tapyard Brewing in Raleigh
JULY EVENT CALENDAR
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Saturday, July 25
It’s Christmas in July!
Annual fundraiser At Beertooth in Durham
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Sunday, July 26 | 9am-1pm
Mutts on Your Mat Puppy Yoga
At Current Wellness in Garner
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!