

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Makin' Strides for Strays
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🐾 Walk. Run. Celebrate. Save Lives. 🐾

Join us for Makin’ Strides for Strays, A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter’s beloved annual 5K walk/run and family festival - a fun, dog-friendly community event supporting animals in need!

Whether you’re running, walking, or simply enjoying the day with friends and furry companions, every step helps provide life-saving care, compassion, and second chances for shelter pets.

Since 1989, A.D.O.P.T. has placed over 30,000 animals into loving homes, and this event helps us continue that mission.

🌿 What to Expect

✨ Scenic 5K course around beautiful Mastodon Lake
🎪 Family festival with vendors, music, contests, and activities
🐕 Dog-friendly fun (yes, bring your pups!)
🎶 Post-race celebration with food, music, and community vibes
💙 Opportunities to fundraise and make an even bigger impact

📍 Event Location

Phillips Park Main Pavilion (Ray-Moses Drive)
Aurora, IL

5K begins at the Mastodon Lake Parking Lot.

If you need help navigating, enter:

👉 "Parker Ave. &amp; Ray Moses Dr" into your GPS.

🎟️ Registration Includes

✔️ Strides t-shirt
✔️ A.D.O.P.T. bandana for pets in attendance
✔️ Swag bag
✔️ Festival admission (while supplies last)

There is no fee to attend the festival but donations are encouraged!

Bring your friends, family, four-legged companions and help make a lasting difference for animals waiting for their forever homes.

👉 Register today and start your fundraising journey!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/aurora/makin-strides-for-strays/200029848626934
- **Event Categories**: Festivals, Sports, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Aurora/MakinStridesForStrays?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=aurora-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Aurora
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Phillips park, Aurora IL
- **lat**: 41.736549091729
- **long**: -88.295029125946
- **full address**: Phillips park, Aurora IL, Phillips Park Zoo, 900 Ray C Moses Dr, Aurora, IL 60505, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter (https://allevents.in/org/adopt-pet-shelter/12739756)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Phillips park, Aurora IL, Phillips Park Zoo, 900 Ray C Moses Dr, Aurora, IL 60505, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Festivals, Sports, Workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Makin' Strides for Strays ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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