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Enjoy Events with KHS

In 2024, the Kentucky Humane Society’s signature fundraising events raised nearly $985,000 to support our lifesaving mission of helping homeless animals in need. Your attendance and commitment to our events help us continue saving nearly 6,000 dogs, cats and horses each year! Interested in sponsoring any of our events?

Join us for the 31st annual Waggin’ Tail on the Waterfront on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Waterfront Park’s Festival Plaza for an exciting and heartwarming festival that more than 1,000 animal lovers and their pets attend each year! Tickets for this event go on sale in March.

Our 2025 Tuxes & Tails Gala is Saturday, August 9 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. This special evening features high-energy entertainment, special four-legged guest appearances, raffles, spirited live and silent auctions, dinner, dancing, and specialty cocktails that create an unforgettableevening. In 2024, over 600 guests attended Tuxes and Tails, and together, we raised over $540,000 for our shelter animals!  

Tuxes & Tails is your opportunity to leave an impact and make a difference in our community. Your support will help animals in need and give you and your guests lasting memories.

The 2025 Pars for Pets golf scramble is Monday, October 13 at the University of Louisville Golf Club. Pars for Pets is the Kentucky Humane Society’s annual charity golf scramble. Foursomes enjoy a day of golf, games, and giving. During lunch and the cocktail reception, golfers enjoy fantastic raffle prizes with proceeds benefiting animals in need. Golfers may register their team at any time throughout the year by contacting Savannah Gregorchik-Menendez at [email protected] or 502-425-5486.

KHS Calendar of Events

There are many fun opportunities that benefit KHS animals throughout the year. Stay up to date on events such as behavior classes for you and your pup, local business fundraisers that benefit KHS, our equine open houses and so much more.

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Positively Puppies, pups 8-15 weeks
October 22, 2024 - November 26, 2024    
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
6 weeks Wednesdays, 6:00 pm -7:00 PM Instructor: Melissa Our in-person group class for puppies age 8-15 weeks old and their handlers to learn the basics in socialization and early foundation skills to start your puppy off right. *Puppies should be 8-15 weeks old on the first day of class.
Positively Puppies, pups 8-15 weeks
October 22, 2024 - November 26, 2024    
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
6 weeks Tuesdays, 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Instructor: Sue $100 +tax **LATE SIGN-UP DISCOUNT!!** Our in-person group class for puppies age 8-15 weeks old and their handlers to learn the basics in socialization and early foundation skills to start your puppy off right. *Puppies should be 8-15 weeks old on the first day of class.
Manners for Life, dogs 4 months and older
October 24, 2024 - December 5, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
6 weeks Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm *No class November 28th **CLASS FULL** Instructor: Melissa $150 +tax Get your dog going with the basics! Teach your dog sit, stay, leash skills, and all of their other foundation skills in the presence of dogs, humans, and other distractions.
Manners for Life, dogs 4 months and older
November 2, 2024 - December 14, 2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
6 weeks Saturdays, 10:00 - 11:00 pm *No class November 30th **1 SPOT LEFT!** Instructor: Sue $150 +tax Get your dog going with the basics! Teach your dog sit, stay, leash skills, and all of their other foundation skills in the presence of dogs, humans, and other distractions.
Puppy Social, puppies 8-15 weeks
December 1, 2024 - December 15, 2024    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
3 weeks Sundays, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Instructor: Cherie $75 +tax This playgroup for puppies 8-15 weeks focuses on socialization, learning to make friends, and confidence building to help your puppy grow into a well-adjusted adult. *Puppies should be 8-15 weeks old on the first day of class.
Teenage Puppy Social, puppies 4-6 months
December 1, 2024 - December 15, 2024    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
3 weeks Sundays, 3:00 - 3:45 pm Instructor: Cherie $75 +tax Socialization in our puppy's early adolescence can be hard to come by. Join us for our teenage puppy playgroup to help your pup stay socially savvy. *Puppies must be 6 months or under for all three weeks of class.
Four on the Floor, 3-week anti-jumping workshop, dogs 4 months and older
December 4, 2024 - December 18, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
3 weeks Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm $75 +tax Concerned your dog will jump on your holiday guests? Look no further! If your dog has trouble keeping their paws on the floor (and off of you, your kitchen counter, and your visitors), this class is for you!
Extended Adoption Hours at East Campus
December 6, 2024    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus - 1000 Lyndon Lane - will be open until [...]
Holiday Event with Wallitsch Gardens
December 7, 2024    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us at Wallitsch Gardens on Saturday, December 7, from 12-4 for some Holiday fun! Enjoy this family fun event with Santa on site to [...]
Picture Your Pet With Santa
December 7, 2024 - December 8, 2024    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Picture your pet with Santa returns for one weekend only on December 7 and 8. Join us from 12-4 p.m. at the Middletown and Preston Highway Feeders Pet Supply [...]
Pet Pals Lunch and Learn
December 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us for a delicious lunch provided by our fur-iends at Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill and an uplifting presentation by Alisa Gray, our President & [...]
Pearls & Puptails Howl-iday Event
December 12, 2024    
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Spend your holiday shopping in style and give back to your community at Royal Jewelers’ Annual Pearls and Puptails Howl-iday Event on December 12 from [...]
Extended Adoption Hours at East Campus
December 13, 2024    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus - 1000 Lyndon Lane - will be open until [...]
All is Bright Holiday Celebration
December 13, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join Westport Village for the annual All is Bright Magical Holiday Celebration on Friday, December 13th from 6-8pm! Get ready to sing along to a [...]
Extended Adoption Hours at East Campus
December 20, 2024    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus - 1000 Lyndon Lane - will be open until [...]
Extended Adoption Hours at East Campus
December 27, 2024    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus - 1000 Lyndon Lane - will be open until [...]
Extended Adoption Hours at East Campus
January 3, 2025    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus - 1000 Lyndon Lane - will be open until [...]
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Event Sponsorships

Are you a business looking for sponsorship opportunities? Click here to download our Annual Sponsorship packet (PDF) to see which signature event will help you meet your marketing goals. Event sponsorships are designed to help you and your company increase visibility in the Kentuckiana area and generate valuable exposure for your brand to targeted audiences. Let’s delve into strategies for collaborating and strengthening our bond with the community! Contact Savannah Gregorchik-Menendez at [email protected] or 502-485-5486 to learn more or visit kyhumane.org/get-involved/corporate-opportunities.

Other Event Opportunities

Pet Tales Lunch and Learn 

The Kentucky Humane Society is pleased to offer Pet Tales Lunch & Learns to the public the second Wednesday of most months. Join us for a delicious lunch sponsored by Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill and uplifting presentation by Alisa Gray, our President & CEO. Then get a behind-the-scenes tour of our Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center.  Learn more and sign up now.

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