Events

We are extremely grateful to all our event participants who every year generously donate their time, and skills, to help ensure a successful fundraiser and a very fun day. Please learn more about them by visiting their websites.

Raffle Prizes

The following fantastic raffle prizes will be available to win for a donation at the fundraiser on Saturday, June 6th 2026.

Gift Certificates:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studios- Gift certificate for two private lessons valued at $240.

• Boa Restaurant- Gift certificate for $200.

• Cayton Children’s Museum- Reachers Level Annual Museum Membership, unlimited visits for one year for 6 members (adult and child) and 8 passes for guests per year, valued at $399.

• Medieval Times- 2 tickets to Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, valued at $152.

• MUTTS Comics-Signed MUTTS print, valued at $150.

• Pacific Park-2 unlimited ride passes for Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, valued at $100.

• Seline Restaurant- Gift certificate for $250.

• Shoreside Restaurant and Bar- Gift certificate for $200.

• Sushi Roku Restaurant- Gift certificate for $200.

Gift Baskets:

• ACCESS Speciality Animal Hospitals-Gift basket.

• Buon Gusto Farms-Gift basket with a selection of Buon Gusto Farms olive oil valued at $95.

• Palms & Paws Veterinary Center-Gift basket with a certificate for a free wellness exam, free heartworm and fecal test, a 6-month supply of Simparica Trio (pending a negative HWT) or Revolution Plus for cats, Palms and Paws Hat and a selection of pet toys and accessories.

• Santa Monica Police Department-Gift basket from Santa Monica Police Department.

Raffle tickets will be available for a donation in person only at the fundraiser on June 6th 2026, from 12-3pm. The raffle will take place at the end of the event at 3pm, all winners not present at 3pm will be contacted. Items must be picked up by the winner at the Animal Shelter by Saturday, June 27th 2026, at 5pm.

Silent Auction

The following are part of the silent auction:

Ride-Along with the Santa Monica Harbor Officers-The wonderful opportunity to ride on a Harbor Patrol rescue boat and see Santa Monica in a new way.

• 1-hour Santa Monica Harbor tour

• Ride with the Santa Monica Harbor Officers on the Monica 1

• Invite up to 10 guests to join you for this unique experience, participants must be at least 8 years old and any minor must be accompanied by an adult.

• Valid through September 30, 2026.

Learning Experience with the Santa Monica Police Forensics Department-A very unique opportunity to spend ½ day (4 -6 hours) in the laboratory with Forensics.

• Lab Tour

• History of friction ridge (fingerprints) and review the process of the development in the lab

• History of forensic science

• Collection of evidence in the field (lab setting or tow yard)

• Preserving evidence for probative value

• Development of forensic evidence in the lab (to include making chemicals/using the chemicals on the evidence they collected/developing the evidence for court)

• How they locate suspects using the automated fingerprint identification system

• Presenting evidence to Detectives as a potential Lead

Silent auction items are available to bid on in person only at the fundraiser from 12-3pm on June 6th 2026. At the conclusion of the event we will contact the highest bids.

All the items in our raffle and silent auction have been generously donated. We are extremely thankful for all the support!

All funds we raise go to the Santa Monica Animal Shelter and make a difference in the care and well-being of the animals. To learn more about how donations help the animals at the shelter please visit the donate page.

 Past Open House Fundraisers

We are an all volunteer run nonprofit and are only able to help the animals at the shelter thanks to the incredible support from our community. We are extremely grateful to everyone who joins us, donates, adopts a pet, volunteers and helps to make our Annual Fundraiser a successful event and a very fun day!

4th annual Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation Fundraiser-June 7th 2025

Visit the 2025 Fundraiser page by clicking here. View photos from our 4th annual fundriaser and learn more about the event.

3rd annual Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation Fundraiser-June 1st 2024

Visit the 2024 Fundraiser page by clicking here. View the photos from the day and learn more about the fundraiser.

2nd Annual Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation Fundraiser-June 3rd 2023

Visit the 2023 Fundraiser page by clicking here. View photos from the event and learn all about the day.

1st Annual Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation Fundraiser-June 4th 2022.

Visit the 2022 Fundraiser page by clicking here. View photos from the day and learn all about our 1st annual Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation Fundraiser. It was a fantastic event and lots of fun for all!

 Sponsor an Event

If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship opportunities please contact us, we would love to hear from you!

Past Events

We regularly participate in events to help raise funds and get the word out about the shelter. A few of the events we have participated include:

2025 State of the City event July 17th, 2025.

Open Main Street Halloween Festival October 21st, 2023.

Coffee with a Cop December 12th, 2023.

Clear the Shelters Day August 26th, 2023.

National Night Out August 1st, 2023.

More past events:

Santa Monica Brew Works-We have had two fun fundraisers at the wonderful Santa Monica Brew Works: October 2021 and July 2022. At both events they donated a percent of sales from their flagship beers to us. We had a great time and in addition to raising funds we were able to showcase many of the available animals at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter.

We also have had several events where you are able to visit a local business and raise funds to help the Santa Monica Animal Shelter. Such as June 6th, 2022 at The Counter Restaurant.

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