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SPCA 145th Anniversary Carnival Block Party | Mission Dist.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013 - All Day | Cost: FREE
SF SPCA Vet Hospital | 201 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

2013 SPCA Adoptathon | SF

Join the SFPCA for the 2013 Adoptathon for free pet adoptions, free drinks and carnival fun from on October 4-5, 2013.

On Friday, they’ll have a kickoff party with an open bar, a DJ, and food trucks from 5-10 pm. On Saturday, come out to a carnival and street fair celebrating the 145th Anniversary of the San Francisco SPCA.

Pet adoptions are free all weekend long.

Saturday, October 5, 2013
Carnival | 2013 SPCA Adoptathon | SF

The SF SPCA properly celebrates their 145th anniversary with a daylong carnival featuring live music, a dunk tank, a Barbary Coast Exhibit, food trucks, a beer garden and tons more activities from 11 am to 6 pm on September, October 5, 2013.

The carnival takes place on Alabama Street between 16th and Treat.

Events and Activities:

  • Free adoptions all weekend
  • Enjoy a cold one at the Beer Garden
  • Feast Food Trucks from SomaStreatFoodPark: We Sushi, Brass Knuckle, Little Red Riding Truck, Fuki, & Burr-Eatery
  • Carnival Games and treats for the whole family
  • Dunk Tank: Dunk your favorite people
  • Learn the history of San Francisco at the Barbary Coast Exhibit
  • Press a Bespoke T-Shirt to take home
  • Take your photo at the Old West Photo booth
  • Meet San Francisco’s Mounted Police and their trusty horses
  • Take a tour of the SF SPCA Veterinary hospital and bring your dog for a free dental check
  • SF SPCA Humane Education team will be facepainting
  • Meet SF SPCA dog trainers and stay for the premiere of Doggie Freestyle
  • Do You See Cats? Stop by the Community Cares booth and we promise you will
  • Meet SF SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy teams and stop by for Puppy Dog Tales
  • Take a spin on the prizewheel with the Alice 97.3 crew
  • Find out more about The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That at the KQED booth
  • Meet San Francisco’s favorite Rover.com sitters – Find out how to become a sitter at the Rover.com semina
  • Meet the folks from pet-friendly Zipcar

On the SF SPCA 145th Anniversary Stage:

  • A special performance by the cast of Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon
  • Doggie Costume Contest
  • Trio Sol de America
  • Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts Choir
  • Native Elements
  • Curt Yagi & The People Standing Behind Me
  • GenRyu Arts
  • The Premier of Doggie Freestyle

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Eating & Drinking, Fairs & Festivals, Fun & Games, KFOG, Kids & Families, Live Music, Monthly Top 10 Preview - October, San Francisco
Address: 201 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA