OUR EVENTS
Current & Upcoming events
GIVING TUESDAY 2024
When: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Where: Online - you can give early!
OUR PAST EVENTS
CAT CIRCUS (MEET & GREET) at bumbershoot 2024!
When: Saturday, Aug. 31 & Sunday, Sept. 1
Where: Seattle Center
Our adoptable feline roadies are back at Bumbershoot for another year of fun, cuddles, playtime and socialization!
The Motley Zoo Cat Circus is back and better than ever before, in a fun, colorful circus tent, under the shadow of the iconic Space Needle at Seattle's summer's-end music festival! Here, you will get to see an amazing (and amazingly cute!) circus-themed setup, perfect for our kitties to explore, play, and meet and greet with their adoring fans (and potential adopters!)
MEET & GREET AT BJ'S BREWHOUSE (Redmond)
When: Sunday, August 4th
Come grab some delicious food and drink, and meet some of our adoptable roadies! Nothing says a perfect Sunday Summer morning than hanging out on BJ's patio, drinks and appetizers in your bellies, and snuggling with cute dogs and cats!
As with all of our meet & greet events, this is purely a meeting / getting to know you deal... adoptions will be handled as usual, through our online adoption application process. Can't wait to see you there - and thanks to BJ's for being such gracious hosts!
Kirkland Uncorked 2024
to benefit Motley Zoo!
When: Friday, July 12th - Sunday, July 14th
Where: Marina Park (25 Lakeshore Plaza)
Come join us at Washington's weekend long celebration of world-class Washington wineries. This year, we are so honored that the popular event will serve as a fundraising benefit for Motley Zoo!
We will be on-hand with our adoptable roadies for a meet and greet - and we are looking forward to connecting with you all! We are having a "Show Off Your Dog Show," so be sure to register your dog in one of the 4 categories (Best Dressed, Most Impressive Tail, Best Trick and Bestest Dog Ever!)
meet & greet & SHOPPING PAWTY AT EVEREVE kirkland
When: Sunday, June 23rd (2-6PM)
Where: EVEREVE - Totem Lake Location
11901 NE Village Plaza, Suite 153
Kirkland, WA 98034
If there is one thing that adoptable Elle Woods loves, it's a good shopping trip! She's super excited to let you know that you can literally SHOP TO SAVE LIVES at the EVEREVE Totem Lake location. This means you can literally shop 'til you drop, and part of the proceeds will be generously donated to Motley Zoo, going towards the care of pups just like her!
WALK 'N' WAG AT LAKE SAMMAMISH STATE PARK
When: Saturday, May 4th, 2024
Where: Lake Sammamish State Park
Motley Zoo will be on site for this paw-some event held on the shores of Lake Sammamish in Issaquah. This is the 8th annual Walk 'n' Wag, which is known as the largest dog party on the Eastside! Woof! There will be a 3K walk, Doggie Village with all sorts of vendors & activities (including a Motley Zoo booth with adoptable animals on hand!), performances by Seattle Fly Dogs & Rainier Agility, a pet show, food trucks, music from 106.9, etc.
GIVE BIG & GET BAD 2024
When: Tuesday, May 7th & Wednesday, May 8th 2024
Where: Online!
It's that time of year again - where your geneous donation of $50+ will you get you your very own, one-of-a-kind artistic masterpiece drawn by on of our questionably-talented team of volunteers. We know how much everyone loves getting a bad pet drawing, so our volunteers are getting geared up, as we speak, for the big event! As always, your donations will go to support our rescue mission, which is great need for funding.
Raised $16,000 for Motley Zoo - THANK YOU!
MEET & GREET AT
PET Pros - Renton
When: April 27th, 2024
Where: Pet Pros - Renton location
10583 SE Carr Road
Renton, WA 98055
Looking to ADOPT a pet? Want to learn more about RESCUE and how YOU can get involved? Join us at Pet Pros in Renton, do some shopping - and meet some of our available, adoptable Roadies!
We will be there to chat with you about our adoption process, introduce you to some wonderful animals and get the ball rolling to match YOU with your perfect pet.
MEET & GREET AT PET SUPPLIES PLUS - W. Seattle
When: Saturday, June 24th, 2023
Where: Pet Supplies Plus - West Seattle
Looking to ADOPT a pet? Want to learn more about RESCUE and how YOU can get involved? Come out to Pet Supplies Plus in West Seattle, do some shopping - and meet some of our available Roadies!
We will be there to chat with you about our adoption process, introduce you to some wonderful animals and get the ball rolling to match YOU with your perfect pet.
MEET & GREET AT the redmond old firehouse teen center
When: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: Old Redmond Firehouse Teen Center
Come hang out with some of our adoptable roadies for a Meet n Greet event "Goodness Gracious, Great Paws of Fire!" for our friends at The Redmond Old Firehouse Teen Center.
The Old Firehouse Teen Center empowers teens through art and service leadership opportunities. We are happy to support them and spread the word about our own rescue mission!
MEET & GREET AT OUNCES Taproom -
WEST SEATTLE
When: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Where: Ounces Taproom (West Seattle)
Come say hi and grab a drink while chilling with adoptable puppies & kittens us (we've got the puppies, and the kittens will be from Beloveds Foundation!! Ounces has even brought in a special Puppies v Kittens draft beer from Oregon to help celebrate! As with all of our adoption events, adoptions will not be completed on site / same-day. This is a meet and greet - our standard adoption process applies! We can't wait to see you!
FOURTH ANNUAL GIVE BIG & GET BAD FUNDRAISER!
When: Tuesday, May 2nd through
Wednesday, May 3rd
Thank you for raising over $36,000 for Motley Zoo - and we hope you guys loved your bad pet portraits. You rock!!
Looking to ADOPT a pet? Want to learn more about RESCUE and how YOU can get involved? Come out to Pet Supplies Plus in Factoria Mall, do some shopping - and meet some of our available Roadies!
We will be there to chat with you about our adoption process, introduce you to some wonderful animals and get the ball rolling to match YOU with your perfect pet.
MEET & GREET AT PET SUPPLIES PLUS - BELLEVUE
When: Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Where: Pet Supplies Plus - Bellevue/Factoria
3903 Factoria Square Mall SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
We know that working out can sometimes be a little ruff - but now you can get your sweat on in support of rescue! Orangetheory Fitness has 19 locations across Washington state who are all throwing down in a friendly competition to raise lifesaving funds for our mission! Each location is committed to the grind - putting in the work towards their goal of raising the most money for the animals!
Orangetheory holiday workout fundraiser for motley zoo!
When: December 1-19, 2022
Where: 19 Western Washington Orangetheory locations and online!
HOLIDAY PET PARTY AT FETCH PET STORE
When: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Where: Fetch Pet Store Kirkland
Stop by for a pet-themed holiday party at Fetch Pet Store in downtown Kirkland Sales from this event will benefit our rescue, and we are so excited! Not only this, but they will have an awesome holiday photo station - so bring your pups for a fun, last-minute holiday photoshoot, which make for great gifts! Thank you to Fetch, Pup Shoot Dog Photography, MaddieGirl Organics and Linda Bennett from eXp Realty, for sponsoring this fabulously festive event!
Giving Tuesday 2022
When: Tuesday, November 29th
Time: All day long!
Where: ONLINE!
Giving Tuesday is an international day of giving, designed to bring the world together in the spirit of supporting nonprofits and bettering the world in general.
You guys raised $34,000 for Motley Zoo in 2022 on Giving Tuesday - THANK YOU! YOU GUYS ROCK!
BLACK FUR-DAY SALE AT MOTLEY ZOO
When: Friday, November 25th
Saturday, November 26th
Where: 16725 Cleveland Street
Redmond, WA 98052
You may have heard that we are being forced to move out of our Redmond facility by the end of 2022, so that means we need to sell as much as we can of what we have, to reduce inventory / need for storage, and to raise money our rescue desperately needs during this critical crossroads.
Join Heather Mullen (an incredible Motley Zoo adopter and supporter!) for the annual Motley Zoo Thanksgiving Day Workout fundraiser! Your donation gets you an invite to one or both:
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8:15am PIE-LATTES CLASS: Mat pilates with a little yoga thrown in.
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9:30am TURKEY BURNER: A mix of Cardio Core Strength and Stretch to get you ready for your Thanksgiving festivities or to make up for it.
THANKSGIVING DAY PIE-LATTES & TURKEY BURNER CLASSES - FUNDRAISER FOR MZAR
When: Thursday, November 24th
Time: 8:15AM (PIE-LATTES)
9:30AM (TURKEY BURNER)
Where: ONLINE! (via Zoom - you'll receive an invite with donation / proof of donation to Motley Zoo!)
Kirkland Pumpkins
In the Park
When: Saturday, October 29th
Where: Marina Park
Come say hi to some of our adoptable roadies! We can't wait to see your fun or spooky costumes - and bring your own pup (or cat) all dressed up - this is a fun Halloween treat! This event is specifically designed for children in costume and is a family-friendly fall harvest festival, including carnival games, vendors, sweet treats, dog costume contest, professional pumpkin carving and more.
Pet CPR and First Aid Certification Course
When: Sunday, October 16th
Where: Motley Zoo Studio
Motley Zoo is hosting this incredible class at our mission center in Redmond. Learn how to respond quickly and effectively to your pet in an emergency situation.
YAPPY Hour on the suite lounge patio
When: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Where: Suite Lounge Patio (first floor of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Bellevue)
Each Tuesday of the month this summer, come hang out with us during Yappy Hour at Suite! You can meet some of our adoptable roadies, and grab some delicious food and drink - added bonus, drinks made with Tito's go to benefit Motley Zoo! Paw-some!
Pain in the grass 2022
When: Friday, September 2nd
Saturday, September 3rd
Sunday, September 4th
Where: White River Amphitheatre
Pain in the Grass is back, and we are stoked to be there for this epic 3-day monster event! We'll have adoptable roadies to meet and cuddle, merch that supports our rescue, and awesome humans to tell you all about our mission and how you can help! We can't wait to see all of you rock lovers Labor Day weekend! Rock on, Rescue on!
Meet & greet at the
big northwest Subaru festival (at Dirtfish)
When: Sunday, August 7, 2022
Where: DirtFish Rally School
7001 396th Street SE
Snoqualmie, Washington
Come meet some of our adoptable roadies at Big Northwest, a Subaru enthusiast festival held at DirtFish Rally School in Snoqualmie! This dog-friendly event has a variety of activities for dogs, in addition to an all Subaru rallycross, car show, vendors, food, music, prizes, giveaways, etc.! Bring the family! Through their #SubaruLovesPets initiative, Subaru is committed to helping animals find new homes and keeping them safe and healthy.
Dog days of summer -
at large brewing
When: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Where: At Large Brewing
2730 West Marine View Drive
Everett, Washington 98201
This is a 2 day event benefiting rescue! We really enjoyed this event last year, and can't wait to attend again this year! ALL of the proceeds from their special brew that week will go straight to MZAR! So cool!
Come meet some of our adoptable roadies during our meet & greet at a paw-some new pet store in Sammamish - PureWag! Not only will this help socialize our foster animals, it will give the public a chance to meet us and see what our mission is all about!
MEET & GREET at PureWAG - Sammamish
When: Saturday, July 9, 2022
Where: PureWag
3050 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd. SE
Sammamish, WA 98075
MEET & GREET at the DIRTFISH SUMMERFEST
When: Saturday, June 25, 2022
Event Details: DirtFish Website
Come out for an awesome car-centric event, filled with killer rides, food trucks area helicopter tours, etc - and pets are welcome! Come hang out with some of our adoptable roadies and learn more about our rescue mission - cars and cuddles - can't beat that on a beautiful summer weekend!
MEET & GREET at THe Embassy Suites-Bellevue happy hour
When: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Come meet some of our adoptable roadies during happy hour at the Embassy Suites in Bellevue! Not only will this help socialize our foster animals, it will give the public a chance to meet us and see what our mission is all about!
Bark at the Park
When: Monday, May 9th, 2022
Take your pup out to the ballgame! As an added bonus, Motley Zoo will be on site with some of our adoptable animals who can't wait to meet you - and maybe find their forever home/family?
Join Motley Zoo out & about -
or have us at your event!
Motley Zoo attends and hosts many events; so there are many places you can connect with us!
Check out some of our upcoming events on our Facebook page for a schedule of all upcoming events.
You can have us at your NEXT event!
Need a morale booster for your office or corporate event? How about a wedding shower full of cuddles? Want to make someone's birthday memorable? Or propose to that special someone surrounded by furry friends?
Contact our events team, so we can talk with you about planning it!