Events
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May Events
May 3rd & 4th- 2pm & 7pm: Grand Rapids Symphony’s Star Wars Night
Purchase your tickets to the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Star Wars Night and donate to the Humane Society of West Michigan at the same time! If purchasing over the phone, please be sure to tell them you are donating to our shelter. If you are purchasing tickets online, please use the promo code ‘HSWM’.
Tickets can be purchased here: May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars and More! (grsymphony.org)
May 4th 9am-11:30am: Foster for Families 5k
The Humane Society will be attending the Foster for Families 5k this year to showcase our amazing foster program! We will also be bringing a couple of adoptable animals who will be excited for all the cuddles and attention. Swing on by the race to hear all about how you can make a difference in the life of a shelter pet!
May 10th & 11th- 7pm: Grand Rapids Symphony’s Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Purchase your tickets to the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and donate to the Humane Society of West Michigan at the same time! If purchasing over the phone, please be sure to tell them you are donating to our shelter. If you are purchasing tickets online, please use the promo code ‘HSWM’.
Tickets can be purchased here: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (grsymphony.org)
May 11th 12pm-3pm: Pet Adoption Day at Tanger Outlet
The Humane Society of West Michigan will be joining Tanger Outlet at their mall to help find some of our adoptable animals their new homes! There will be food trucks, animal product vendors, and other shelters attending. Come out for a sunny Saturday afternoon for all things animal welfare- and hopefully find your new best friend!
May 16th 6pm-8pm: Sparta’s Town & Country Days Adoption Event
The Humane Society of West Michigan will be attending Sparta’s Town and Country Days with our adoption trailer and adoptable animals. Make your way down to Balyeat field to enjoy some music, food, drinks, and adorable animals! We hope you will fall in love and find your new family member.
May 18th 12pm-2pm: HSWM Ice Cream Social
Help us collect donations for our shelter on Saturday, May 18th by joining us for an Ice Cream Social hosted by the Rockford High School’s Humane Society Club! There will be plenty of treats to go around, and you will even have the chance to purchase a pupcup to give to one of our shelter dogs!
May 20th 11am-11pm: Alpine Pizza Hut’s Fundraiser
Dine in, order carry out or order delivery from the Alpine location of Pizza Hut and provide the flyer below to donate 20% of your total sales to the Humane Society of West Michigan!
Purchase your tickets to the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Star Wars Night and donate to the Humane Society of West Michigan at the same time! If purchasing over the phone, please be sure to tell them you are donating to our shelter. If you are purchasing tickets online, please use the promo code ‘HSWM’.
Tickets can be purchased here: May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars and More! (grsymphony.org)
May 4th 9am-11:30am: Foster for Families 5k
The Humane Society will be attending the Foster for Families 5k this year to showcase our amazing foster program! We will also be bringing a couple of adoptable animals who will be excited for all the cuddles and attention. Swing on by the race to hear all about how you can make a difference in the life of a shelter pet!
May 10th & 11th- 7pm: Grand Rapids Symphony’s Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Purchase your tickets to the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and donate to the Humane Society of West Michigan at the same time! If purchasing over the phone, please be sure to tell them you are donating to our shelter. If you are purchasing tickets online, please use the promo code ‘HSWM’.
Tickets can be purchased here: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (grsymphony.org)
May 11th 12pm-3pm: Pet Adoption Day at Tanger Outlet
The Humane Society of West Michigan will be joining Tanger Outlet at their mall to help find some of our adoptable animals their new homes! There will be food trucks, animal product vendors, and other shelters attending. Come out for a sunny Saturday afternoon for all things animal welfare- and hopefully find your new best friend!
May 16th 6pm-8pm: Sparta’s Town & Country Days Adoption Event
The Humane Society of West Michigan will be attending Sparta’s Town and Country Days with our adoption trailer and adoptable animals. Make your way down to Balyeat field to enjoy some music, food, drinks, and adorable animals! We hope you will fall in love and find your new family member.
May 18th 12pm-2pm: HSWM Ice Cream Social
Help us collect donations for our shelter on Saturday, May 18th by joining us for an Ice Cream Social hosted by the Rockford High School’s Humane Society Club! There will be plenty of treats to go around, and you will even have the chance to purchase a pupcup to give to one of our shelter dogs!
May 20th 11am-11pm: Alpine Pizza Hut’s Fundraiser
Dine in, order carry out or order delivery from the Alpine location of Pizza Hut and provide the flyer below to donate 20% of your total sales to the Humane Society of West Michigan!
May 25th 1pm-3pm: BREWS & RESCUES Harmony Brewing Adoption Event
Help us kick off our summer tour of ‘Brews & Rescues’ at Harmony Brewing Company! Come on out to see our adoption trailer full of adoptable animals. We will be there for the afternoon selling our merchandise, finding new homes for our adoptable animals, and recruiting volunteers and fosters, so if you have been interested in becoming a part of our team- come grab a beer, get some lunch and chat with one of our employees about how you can help out!
Help us kick off our summer tour of ‘Brews & Rescues’ at Harmony Brewing Company! Come on out to see our adoption trailer full of adoptable animals. We will be there for the afternoon selling our merchandise, finding new homes for our adoptable animals, and recruiting volunteers and fosters, so if you have been interested in becoming a part of our team- come grab a beer, get some lunch and chat with one of our employees about how you can help out!
Signature Events
Our 2024 event raised $210,000! Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for 2025 dates
Birthday Party
June 29th, 2024- tickets available 5/10
Humane Society of West Michigan is turning 141 years old and we’re going to celebrate like paw-ty animals! Join us for an exciting day of family fun with games, music, cake, and ice cream! Please consider bringing us a birthday present from our wish list to help celebrate and continue our mission for another 100+ years.
Humane Hustle
Stay Tuned for 2024 dates
Questions? Contact events@hswestmi.org