The Fast & The Furriest®

We are celebrating 20 years!!!  Mark your calendars for the 20th annual The Fast & The Furriest® event on Saturday, June 6th, 2026! The Fast & The Furriest® includes 5K & 10K races, kid's race, dog walk, pet festival, and vaccine clinic.  This event will feature music, food trucks, sponsor giveaways, vendors, pet contests, and a variety of activities for you, your family and your dogs. Come out and help us celebrate our love of animals and our city.  Can't make it in person?  Virtual options for the 5K, 10K and dog walk will be available as well!

Packet Pick Up:

• Friday, June 5th at Fleet Feet @ the Armory (155 Culver Rd) from 10am - 6pm
• Saturday, June 6th at the event from 7am - 10:15am - Location - 184 Verona Street Rochester, NY

**Register by Sunday, May 17 to be guaranteed an event t-shirt!  Registration for the 5K & 10K closes at 11:59PM on Friday, June 5th.  There is no race day registration.

How can you be involved this year?

1. Participate in the 5K, 10K or 1/2 mile kid's race in person or virtually
2. Participate in the dog walk in person or virtually
3. Attend the in person Pet Festival on Saturday, June 6th at Brown Square Park
4. Enter your pet into the Pet Contests presented by Pet Supplies Plus
5. Bring your dog to the Vaccination Clinic presented by Thrive Pet Healthcare which includes rabies and DAPP vaccines and microchipping. This is first come, first serve.  
6. Create a fundraiser when registering for the event and help raise money for pets in need in your community!  Ask your friends and family to support a cause you are passionate and contribute to your fundraiser.

Fundraising is Important!  Please consider Fundraising for VSAS through this event.  It's easy and you can win some great prizes!

While going through the registration process make sure to set up your individual and/or team fundraising page and help increase our impact in serving people and animals in our community. Personalize the page with your own story, link it with Facebook Fundraising, and set your own personal goal.  Learn more about setting up a fundraiser and other tools and tricks here.

Why is your paw-ticipation so important?

By supporting Verona Street Animal Society and Rochester Animal Services, you are helping animals get the second chance they deserve. Just your registration for this event will spay/neuter a male cat or feed a cat for one month.  Think of the impact an additional donation would have!  All funds raised through The Fast & The Furriest® event directly impact the animals in our community by:

• Providing food, shelter, enrichment and medical care at the shelter
• Promoting adoption, lost and found, and spay/neuter programs
• Supporting under-served communities by providing access to pet resources

When registering for the race, make sure to set up your own individual or team fundraiser on the donation page!