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The Furry Scurry is an annual, fun-filled festival and two-mile dog walk at Denver’s Washington Park to benefit the animals in our care. This year, people can gather in person on Saturday, May 3 OR walk from afar between now and May 11 (although we hope you’ll choose May 3 for your “virtual” stroll)! No matter where you scurry, every step you take and dollar you raise will make a lasting difference for the animals in our care. 

To celebrate our 32nd year, we’re offering a range of fun activities we know you’ll love – from contests to food truck fare. If a remote experience is more your style, you can register and walk the two miles wherever you wish with a canine or feline friend by your side! 

Furry Scurry registration fees and donations transform the lives of vulnerable pets and horses in our care and across Colorado. We provide high-quality care to more than 47,000 animals each year, with most of our funding coming from generous supporters like you. Fundraisers like the Furry Scurry are essential for us to continue our shelter, rehabilitation, veterinary, and community services for the animals and people who need us most. 

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WHAT: The 32nd annual Furry Scurry – a Denver tradition including a two-mile fundraiser walk and fun-filled festival. Registered participants can scurry in person or from afar. 

WHY: Thousands of vulnerable animals come to our organization each year. Registering and raising funds for this event helps them heal, find or stay with loving families, and take their next steps. 

WHERE: Washington Park in Denver | Virtually anywhere in the world! 

WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 9:00 a.m. – noon (onsite registration opens at 7:30 a.m.) | From a distance until May 11 

WHO: You and your loved ones. Dogs can walk in person. Cats and dogs can walk from afar. 

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 2 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at our registration and packet pickup location in Washington Park.

Parking for the Furry Scurry on May 3 is permitted at the following locations:

• All-City Stadium
• Denver South High School 
• Epiphany Lutheran Church
• Steele Elementary School
• St. John’s School

You can also park on the streets surrounding Washington Park. Please give yourself plenty of time to park and be sure to read signs carefully! The closest crossroads to the starting line are S. Franklin St. and E. Mississippi Ave.

Registered participants can walk/run with or without their furry friend by their side. NOTE: While you are welcome to bring your dog(s) to the in-person event, we ask that your cat(s) and other pets stay home or walk with you remotely.  

Also, before the big day, please carefully consider whether a lively event like the Furry Scurry is right for your dog. Depending on factors such as age, health, personality, and history with people and other animals, dogs can be stressed by environments filled with unfamiliar and potentially overwhelming stimuli. If this sounds like your dog, we encourage you to either walk together remotely or attend the in-person gathering with your friends of the human variety. 

Definitely! People can either fundraise on their own or boost their impact by teaming up! Furry Scurry teams consist of two or more people who are working together toward a fundraising goal. The more people on your team, the more you can help the animals in our care!  

Like individual participants, team members can earn amazing incentive items when they fundraise. These items are based on the amount each team member raises (rather than the team’s overall total). Likewise, teams are eligible to win additional awards on the day of the event. Teamwork really does make the dream work! 

Check out our fundraising incentives 

Once you register for the event, you will be given access to your very own Furry Scurry fundraising page! Use this personal page to raise the woof for the animals in our care by tracking your online donations, posting pictures and event updates, and sharing what being a Furry Scurrier means to you and the animals in our care. Also, your supporters can easily donate directly to your page! Click here to login to your page after you register. 

Thank you for your interest in taking part in this year’s Furry Scurry! Booths are available at the Furry Scurry for event sponsors and vendors. We also provide a limited number of spaces for local food trucks.  

To inquire about becoming an event sponsor (available to most businesses, excluding pet food companies), please complete our Sponsorship Inquiry Form. 

To join us as a food truck vendor OR a Flealess Market vendor (available to pet-related businesses only, excluding pet food companies, other nonprofit organizations, and veterinary practices), please complete a Vendor Application by March 30, 2025. NOTE: Flealess Market and food truck vendors complete separate applications. 

You can register and view all registration fees here. Remember—the early bird gets the savings!

We will mail all Friends from Afar shirts, bibs, and items the week following the Furry Scurry event. For 2025 mailings will begin the week of May 5^th.