2026 Events
To ensure fun and safety for our sanctuary residents, no dogs are allowed at events on the sanctuary grounds, please! Events will be held rain or shine, and all proceeds benefit the rescued animals.
Give A Hoot Comedy Club – Saturday, February 7, 2026 – 8:00 p.m. Sharon Simon will be performing live as a benefit for Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. Sharon Simon has audiences howling with laughter with her sometimes edgy, always hysterical comedy. She loves the crowd, and no two shows are exactly alike. She has been on SNL, Comedy Central’s The Roast of Patrice O’Neil, and is a Featured host of the NYC Pride Parade. She headlines all over the country, and calls New York City home, where she is a regular at major clubs. In good times and bad, Simon Says Laugh, and you will. A full La Mexicana food and drink menu is available at the club.
Poplar Spring Run for the Animals – Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary’s 23rd annual “Run for the Animals!” will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The 5K run and 1 or 1.7 mile fun walk is a fundraiser dedicated to supporting the life-saving work Poplar Spring does everyday. This years race will be held in person with a virtual option.
Learn more here.
Annual Open House and Fundraiser – Sunday, September 27, 2026 – 1-4 p.m. The Open House will feature a live band, catered food and drinks, and the opportunity to stroll around and visit the rescued animals. No admission fee, but donations (of any amount) are very much appreciated.
Thanksgiving with the Turkeys – Saturday, November 21, 2026 – 12 noon – 4 p.m.
Come celebrate Thanksgiving WITH the turkeys – join our friendly turkeys and all their friends in celebrating a cruelty-free Thanksgiving potluck. Please bring a vegan (no meat, dairy, fish or eggs) dinner or dessert item to serve 8. After the dinner we will gather the donated pumpkins to have the always fun feeding of the pumpkins to the rescued pigs! Stroll around and visit the rescued animals during the event.
This event requires a ticket ($10.00 donation to benefit the animals. No charge for children under 12).