BARCStoberfest is an annual, large-scale, pet-friendly festival and fundraiser that benefits the lifesaving programs and animal care at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS). Individual and team fundraising for BARCStoberfest raises critical funding for BARCS, Maryland’s largest open-admission animal shelter, which rescues more than 10,000 animals per year. This family-friendly event includes our popular 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk, a pet-friendly beer garden with live music, Halloween costume contests, a local food truck rally, yoga with your dog, a shopping market and so much more!

7:30 am: Registration/check-in opens for 5K run / One Mile Walk 

9:00 am: 5K run and One Mile walk begins 

9:30 am - 2:00 pm: Festival open (food trucks, shopping market, kids’ tent, adoptable pets, raffles, etc.

10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Beer garden opens (and live music too!

11:00 am: Downward Dog Yoga 

12:00 pm: Howl-O-Ween pet costume contests