17th Annual Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser

We are excited to announce CARA’s 17th ANNUAL DOG DAYS OF SUMMER EVENT!

When and Where

Saturday, June 6, 2026
10am-3pm
LeFleur’s Bluff State Park,
3315 Lakeland Terrace, Jackson MS
(just off Lakeland Drive)

Admission Fee

A voluntary monetary donation or donation of dry and/or canned dog food (Purina Products preferred) is the admission fee to the event!!

Mark your calendars for a fun day for the entire family (including your four-legged members) to help us raise funds for our fur babies!!!! For more details and updates go to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/CARACares

Cara's 17th Annual Dog Days of Summer logo featuring Dingo
16th Annual Dog Days T-shirt

Get your 17th Annual Dog Days T-Shirt!

T-shirts will be available at the event, but you can preorder now!

Preorder your Dog Days T-shirt

Our Sponsors

VSS, LLC is our host sponsor again this year! We still need more Event Sponsorships on every level from $5000 (Corporate Event Sponsor), $2500 (Corporate Area Sponsor), $1000 (Corporate Sponsor) $500 (Partner Sponsor) and $250 (Support Sponsor)!!

If you or your company are interested in being a sponsor, please contact Denise Cantrell at [email protected] or 601-842-4404 for more information. Sponsorships help cover all the expenses of the event as well as approximately 50% of the revenue raised, so please consider joining us this year!!

Event Sponsor

Corporate Sponsors

Partner Sponsors

The event will include:

  • Lunches by Lost Pizza & Outback Steakhouse ($5)
  • Raising Cane’s Iced Tea & Lemonade ($3)
  • Children’s Carnival ($5) with tons of activities (such as a Petting Zoo, Face Painting, blow ups, Blue Bell Ice Cream, etc.)
  • Dog Agility Demonstrations
  • K-9 Demonstrations
  • Pet Parade & Pet Contests ($5)
  • Blessing of the Animals Ceremony
  • Silent Auction
  • CARA Store (items 2/$5)
  • Micro-chipping ($15)
  • Arts & Crafts Vendors, adoptable CARA Dogs and much more!!

Volunteer to help!

If you’d like to volunteer and help out in any way, please sign up online and we’ll find a spot for you.

Vendor reservation

The arts & crafts area is back! Join us as a vendor at this year’s Dog Days! Each vendor will receive a 10’x10′ spot for a $35 fee. Get more details and sign up below.

Monies raised from events like Dog Days of Summer go toward the day-to-day expenses of running the shelter as well as the care of our precious fur babies, so we can give these precious babies a new wonderful live that they deserve!