Dash for Dogs 5k Run or Walk

🐶 Event Overview

Join us for our annual Dash For Dogs 5K and Strutt Your Mutt Dog Walk and help out needy dogs in our community and beyond. Every day our caring staff and volunteers help dogs, and other companion animals, in so many ways- providing shelter, care, healthy food, a warm blanket, needed medical care and behavioral support and enrichment. Come walk or run the course along the beautiful Androscoggin Riverwalk path. This is one of the few events in Maine that allow you to also bring your dog (must be current on vaccinations and NO flex-lead leashes). There is also an option to participate virtually.

☔ Event Details

• Date: April 26, 2026
• Location: 55 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, ME
• Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
• Weather Policy: This event is held RAIN OR SHINE

📅 Registration Information

• Early Bird Registration: Until December 31: $25
• Registration from January 1 - April 25: $30
• Same-Day In-Person Registration: $35 (until 8:30 only)
• Kids under 8 years old: FREE! (no dogs please)

🏅 Prizes

• Top Finishers: Male and female finishers in each age group (both running with and without a dog)
• Best Dressed Pet: Prize for the cutest outfit
• Raffle Prizes: All registered participants will be entered to win raffle prizes donated from local businesses
• Top Fundraiser: Special prize for the top fundraiser

🗺️ Course Description

Start at the Humane Society (55 Strawberry Ave). Go right out of the parking lot. Go left at the stop sign onto Tall Pines Drive. The trailhead is where the road curves right. Follow the trail to the end (Sunnyside Park). Turn around and come back.

🔄 Refund Policy

We do not offer refunds for this event.

👕 Shirt Orders

Deadline for shirt orders: April 10th.

📌 Additional Information

For more details, visit the race page: Dash for Dogs 5k Walk and Run.