Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Grades K-5.  Registration is required. This event is for registrants grade Kindergarten to 5th Grade.

📍700 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

🎁 It’s the most paw-some time of the year! Join us for our 3rd Annual Santa Paws Toy Drive & Photos with Santa 🎅🐾 Bring a toy donation for the kids or pups and enjoy free professional holiday photos, live music, delicious food & drinks, raffles, and festive fun featuring The Grinch!

📍2413 London Bridge Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Dress your furry friend in their holiday best and have them strut their stuff!  In the spirit of our founder and avid dog-lover, Florence Sloane, you and your pup are invited to show off and take a cheerful stroll along the shoreline. Prizes will be awarded for Most Creative Costume and Best Dressed Dog + Human.

📍7637 N Shore Rd, Norfolk, VA 23505

Come get your pictures with Santa Paws before you and your pup head to the park! Enjoy some Hot Chocolate, Cider, some treats for you and your pup and more!
Suggested Donation: $15-20. All donations go to supporting the Ghent Dog Park and our annual Re-Seeding and Grass Growing in the Spring.

📍1310 Stockley Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23517

📍2104 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Every Sunday, the Norfolk Botanical Garden rolls out the welcome mat for our four-legged friends and their humans. “Sunday Dog Days – All Year” invites you to bring your dog (on a leash) for a stroll through the beautiful gardens, enjoy fresh air, scenic pathways, and the calm of nature together. Garden members and their dogs enter free of charge. Non-members pay standard admission per person and an additional $5 per dog.

📍6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518