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.
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Antioch Animal Services 300 L Street, Antioch, California, United StatesOur 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 …
Free Guided Cat Tour
Joybound People & Pets 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, California, United StatesJoybound People & Pets is excited to welcome the community to a walking Cat Tour of our neighborhood! What’s a Cat Tour you might wonder? It’s a neighborhood walking tour to see cats! We are inspired by the popular Wedge …
Free Pet Food Pantry at San Ramon City Hall
San Ramon City Hall 7000 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, California, United StatesThrough 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, …
Pet Loss Support Meeting
Joybound People & Pets 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, California, United StatesPets 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 …
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 …
Mobile Adoptions at the Streets of Brentwood Shopping Center
AMC Brentwood 14 2525 Sand Creek Rd, Brentwood, California, United StatesWith 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 …
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Outside Antioch Animal Services
Antioch Animal Services 300 L Street, Antioch, California, United StatesOur 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 …
Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Civic Park 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, California, United StatesWith 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 …
Mobile Adoptions at the Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Civic Park 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, California, United StatesWith 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 …
Community Game Night
Joybound People & Pets 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, California, United StatesJoin 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 …
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.