Dog-Friendly Downtown Guide

Downtown Harrisonburg is a Dog-Friendly Destination!

Use this go-to guide to help make sure that your furry friends have a tail-wagging good time.

Dog-Friendly Businesses in Downtown Harrisonburg

Pet Goods & Treats

  • Blue Ridge Dog
    • Fun treats and the latest toys
  • Branch’s Soft Serve, Etc.
    • Free pup cups
  • Friendly City Food Co-op
  • Harrisonburg Farmers Market
    • Various dog treat vendors including Thistle Hill Pet Treats and Glendor Farms
  • Kline’s Dairy Bar
    • Pup cups
  • The Lady Jane
    • Cute toys, and accessories
  • Liberty Street Mercantile
    • Dogs are welcome inside. Check out dog accessories at The Living Room Co.
  • Pendleton Community Bank
    • You can bring your dog inside and get a treat
  • Sparrow’s Flowers
    • Dogs are welcome inside, they might get a treat if they are good!
  • Ten Thousand Villages
    • Shop with your dog
  • Walkabout Outfitter
    • Shop with your dog and scope out Ruffwear options for your next outdoor adventure.

Pet-Friendly Indoor & Outdoor Dining

  • Coffee Hound
  • The Friendly Fermenter
  • Pale Fire Brewing Co.
  • PULP
  • Restless Moons Brewing
  • Sage Bird Ciderworks
  • Three Notch’d Brewing Valley Collab House

Pet-Friendly Outdoor Only Dining

  • Broad Porch Coffee
  • Brothers Craft Brewing
  • Clementine Café
  • Drifters Cafe
  • Heritage Bakery & Cafe
  • Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint
  • Kline’s Dairy Bar
  • Magnolia’s Tacos and Tequila Bar
  • Magpie Diner
  • Mashita
  • Rocktown Kitchen

Dog-Friendly Events in Downtown Harrisonburg

Weekly Events

Sunday

Pups & Pints @ Three Notch’d Valley Collab House

Tuesday

Harrisonburg Farmers Market (Spring/Summer)

Saturday

Harrisonburg Farmers Market

Don't Miss the Pet Costume Contest at Skeleton Festival!

Does your pet have the chops to be crowned winner in this year’s pet costume contest? First Place wins a Prize Pack including $25 to Coffee Hound, $25 to BRD, ticket to Max’s Treat Heist and treats from BRD and Thistle Hill, Second Place gets $10 Coffee Hound/$10 BRD plus treats from BRD and Thistle Hill, and Third Place recieves $10 BRD plus treats from BRD and Thistle Hill.

Annual Events

Summer

  • Best.Weekend.Ever.
  • Dog Days of Summer at Pale Fire
  • Levitt AMP Hburg Music Series
  • Hot Dog Days of Summer at Sage Bird Ciderworks

Fall

  • Shenandoah Valley Pride
  • Harrisonburg International Festival
  • Skeleton Festival
  • Turkey Trot
  • Veterans Parade

Winter

  • Winter Wonderfest
  • Max’s Treat Heist

Join Downtown Harrisonburg's Dog Influencer Program!

Does your pup have what it takes to be Downtown Harrisonburg’s next dog influencer? Find out more about the Hburg Hounds program and upcoming events at the page linked below.

Thank You to our Hburg Hounds Sponsor: