Woofstock 5K/Walk-A-Thon and Music Festival

Our 4th Annual Woofstock is back! Join us at a NEW LOCATION on June 1, 2025! Woofstock is one of the Capital Region’s largest outdoor fundraising festivals for dogs and their people. And 2025 promises to be bigger and better than ever as we host this annual event at a the Lions Pavilion in Scotia!

Grab your leash, furry friends, and family to join us in the morning for a 5K Run and Walk-A-Thon! Participate solo, with your pet, or as a team and fundraise for the animals at the APF. Arrive at the Lions Pavilion and check in between 9:30 am and 10:00 am to take part in the walk and race. Click on the Walker and Runner Registration button  to register for the 5K OR Walk-A-Thon!

Following the 5K/Walk-A-Thon, join us back at the pavilion for our Woofstock Music Festival where you will enjoy music from DJ Scott Pallone and Grand Central Station! There will also be food and non-food vendors, pet-friendly shopping, beer from Paradox Brewing, Nine Pin Cider, and so much more! 

This fundraiser helps the APF touch the lives of thousands of animals each year and your participation in events, like Woofstock, is critical to supporting our mission. 

Click the Buy Tickets Here button to register for the Woofstock Music Festival only!

  • If you registered for the 5K or Walk-A-Thon, you will receive automatic admission to the festival and a 5K T-shirt (while supplies last)! 
  • If you fundraise $100 by 12:00am on May 26th, you will recieve a Woofstock Shirt while supplies last.
  • Highest fundraising individual and highest fundraising team will get a prize!

Children 12 and under walk for FREE!*

*If you would like your child to receive a runners bib, T-Shirt, and Swag, please select the paid child admission.

 

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. There will be no raindate for this event. 

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FAQS

  • How does fundraising work?- Once you register for the walk, run, or virtual 5K, you will be prompted to share your fundraising page. You can share your link with friends and family or share it on your social media pages. When they click on this link, they can donate to your overall funraising goal. 
  • What is the $50 minimum committment?- When you register, you will check a box saying that you agree to fundraise $50 towards the event. Your $30 registration fee counts towards this $50. Whatever funds you raise by sharing your link will also be applied towards this committment. Example 1: I register for the walk-a-thon for $30. I then share my link with friends who contribute another $20 toward my goal. At this point I have reached my fundraising goal. Example 2: I register for the walk-a-thon for $30. I then share my link and my friends only contribute $15 toward my goal by June 2nd. Since I did not reach my fundraising goal, the remaining $5 will be deducted from my card on file following the event. 
  • What is included with my registration?- All registrants will recieve a complimentary Woofstock Runner T-Shirt while supplies last. They will also receive pre-race snacks and beverages, complimentary race bags, and admission into the Woofstock festival that follows. If registrants fundraise $100 by 12:00am on May 26th, they will recieve an additional 2025 Turquoise Woofstock Shirt while supplies last.
  • Who should I contact with additional questions?- Please email Samantha, our Development and Events Manager, at yagy@animalprotective.org.
  • Are there prizes?- Highest Fundraising Individual and Highest Fundraising team will get a medal. 

2025 Woofstock 5K and Walk-A-Thon Leaderboard

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Interested in being a 2025 Sponsor?

Please email our Development and Events Manager at yagy@animalprotective.org for a detailed list of sponsorship opportunities for 2025 events. 

All sponsors committed by 4/10/25 will receive their logo on our 5k Shirts!

Thank you for your support!

Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors!

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