Unleash Happiness 2025
Join us on June 7 for a paws-itively unforgettable evening of tail-wagging fun and purr-worthy delights!
Social Events
Whether it’s a family game night or a holiday photoshoot with your pet, you’re invited to swing by and join the fun!
Adoption Events
Mobile adoption events bring adorable, adoptable animals out to your neck of the woods. See you there!
Upcoming Events
From mobile pet adoptions across Contra Costa County to Community Solutions assistance, Joybound hosts a wide variety of events that will get your tail wagging! Check out our calendar below for all our upcoming events.
Calendar of Events
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Board of Fur-rectors Contest
Contest Details Welcome to the 2025 Board of Fur-rectors Photo Contest benefiting Joybound People & Pets. We need your help one dog and one cat to join Joybound’s Board of Directors as honorary members. Join the Fun It’s easy to participate! …
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Mobile Adoptions at Headlands Brewing (Walnut Creek)
Mobile Adoptions at Headlands Brewing (Walnut Creek)
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Our mobile spay/neuter clinic addresses the pet overpopulation crisis, while preventing health and behavior problems in your pet. Plus, animals can be administered with free pet microchips, age-appropriate vaccinations, and post-surgery pain medication and e-collar. For more information about these …
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Community Game Night
Community Game Night
Join us on the first Wednesday of the month for a night of fun at Joybound’s Walnut Creek headquarters! That includes trivia, Pictionary, games, and more fun, friendly (and only-somewhat competitive) match-ups. Invite your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to …
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Free Pet Vaccinations & Microchips at Antioch Animal Services
Free Pet Vaccinations & Microchips at Antioch Animal Services
Vaccinations are an extremely important part of your pet’s health and wellbeing. By teaching their immune system how to recognize and fight off diseases, they can prevent or lessen the severity of illnesses. That’s why Joybound offers free, monthly pet …
Puppy & Kitten Party 2025
Puppy & Kitten Party 2025
Help us prepare our foster department for puppy and kitten season and join us for a paws-itively adorable time at our Puppy & Kitten Party! Just in time for Mother’s Day, make a $50+ gift at the event to have …
Free Pet Food Pantry at Antioch Animal Services
Free Pet Food Pantry at Antioch Animal Services
Through our FoodShare pantry, Joybound supplies pet food to qualifying pet guardians in Contra Costa County. Thanks to Purina and individual donors, FoodShare helps keep pets fed and with their families where they belong. Pet food is distributed on a first-come, …
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Mobile Adoptions at Head West Marketplace (Walnut Creek)
Mobile Adoptions at Head West Marketplace (Walnut Creek)
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Mobile Adoptions at Byron Park Senior Living
Mobile Adoptions at Byron Park Senior Living
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Our mobile spay/neuter clinic addresses the pet overpopulation crisis, while preventing health and behavior problems in your pet. Plus, animals can be administered with free pet microchips, age-appropriate vaccinations, and post-surgery pain medication and e-collar. For more information about these …
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Pet Loss Support Meeting
Pet Loss Support Meeting
Pets are family — and losing a member of your family can be an extremely painful and traumatic experience. Thankfully, meeting with a pet loss support group may be able to help. In a nurturing, small group, you are encouraged …
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Mobile Adoptions at the Veranda Shopping Center
Mobile Adoptions at the Veranda Shopping Center
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Mobile Adoptions at the Streets of Brentwood Shopping Center
Mobile Adoptions at the Streets of Brentwood Shopping Center
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Our mobile spay/neuter clinic addresses the pet overpopulation crisis, while preventing health and behavior problems in your pet. Plus, animals can be administered with free pet microchips, age-appropriate vaccinations, and post-surgery pain medication and e-collar. For more information about these …
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Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
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Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
With stops at local parks, shopping centers, and community events, we make it easy and convenient to find your perfect furry companion. Every mobile adoption event is staffed with knowledgeable team members who can help match you with the ideal …
Board of Fur-rectors Contest
Board of Fur-rectors Contest
Board of Fur-rectors Contest
Cat Tour
Event Opportunities
Fundraise for the Animals
Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or other special event by accepting gifts for the animals.
Event and Tour Requests
Request a speaker or representative for your event, or request a tour for your group of our beautiful campus.
Event Sponsorship
Partner with us to elevate the event and your business and brand. Join us as an event sponsor and showcase your commitment to the community.
Annual Events
Unleash the LOVE Festival & Adopt-a-thon
February 8, 2025: Celebrate all things LOVE with adorable animals, food trucks, free ice cream, face-painting, music, giveaways, and more. In addition to Joybound’s adoptable animals, we host fellow animal rescue groups with their own adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens ready to join loving families.
Joybound Around Town on Broadway
May 19, 2024: Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza in May 2024 for Joybound Around Town on Broadway! We surpassed our fundraising goal by raising more than $110,000 for people and pets, and enjoyed an incredible festival as we celebrated the magic of the human-animal bond.
Joybound Speaker Series
June 20, 2024: Joybound is thrilled to have hosted Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) CEO Steven Feldman to share first-of-its-kind research about how the human-animal bond and the pet care ecosystem is experienced among pet guardians of color.
