Dog-Friendly Downtown Guide

Sniff out Pet Goods & Treats at our PAWSOME Small Businesses and Enjoy our UN-FUR-GETTABLE Annual Festival & Events in Downtown Harrisonburg.

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

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Pet Goods & Treats

  • Blue Ridge Dog (Fun treats & the latest toys)

  • Branch’s Soft Serve, Etc. (Free pup cups)

  • Drifters Cafe (Pup cups)

  • Friendly City Food Co-op

  • Harrisonburg Farmers Market (Various dog treat vendors, including Thistle Hill Pet Treats and Glendor Farms)

  • Horizon Gifts (Treats)

  • Kline’s Dairy Bar (Pup cups)

  • The Lady Jane (Cute toys & accessories)

  • Living Room Co. in Liberty Street Mercantile (Gifts for dog lovers & treats on hand for fur-babies)

  • LO|CAL Market (Pet bandanas from Thistle Hill)

  • Pendleton Community Bank (Treats)

  • Matchbox Realty Office (Treats)

  • Rootstock Wine Bar & Provisions (Treat & water, some dog-based events)

  • Sparrow’s Flowers (Treats)

  • Ten Thousand Villages (Treats)

  • University Outpost (JMU dog beds, gear, & toys)

  • Walkabout Outfitter (Treats & water. Ruffwear options for your next outdoor adventure.)

Pet-Friendly Dining (Outdoor)

  • Aristocat Cafe

  • Branch’s Soft Serve, Etc.

  • Broad Porch Coffee

  • Coffee Hound

  • Clementine Café

  • Crucible Coffee (Shops at Agora Breezeway)

  • Drifters Cafe

  • Feel the Rain Brothers Brew Co.

  • The Friendly Fermenter

  • The Golden Pony

  • Heritage Bakery & Cafe

  • Illyria

  • Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint

  • Joshua Wilton House

  • Kline’s Dairy Bar

  • Magnolia’s Tacos and Tequila Bar

  • Magpie Diner

  • Mashita

  • Pale Fire Brewing Co.

  • Pulp

  • Restless Moons Brewing

  • Rocktown Kitchen

  • Sage Bird Ciderworks

  • Sparrows Flowers

  • Rootstock Wine Bar & Provisions

  • Three Notch’d Brewing Valley Collab House

Pet-Friendly Retail & Offices

  • Blue Ridge Dog

  • Harrisonburg Farmers Market

  • Horizon Gifts

  • Liberty Street Mercantile

  • LO|CAL Market

  • Matchbox Realty Office

  • Pendleton Community Bank

  • Shenandoah Bicycle Co

  • Sparrows Flowers

  • Ten Thousand Villages

  • University Outpost

  • Walkabout Outfitter

Weekly Events

Tuesday

Harrisonburg Farmers Market (Spring/Summer)

Saturday

Harrisonburg Farmers Market

Sunday

Pups & Pints @ Three Notch’d Valley Collab House

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

  • Skeleton Festival

  • Turkey Trot

  • Veterans Parade

Winter

  • Winter Wonderfest

  • Max’s Treat Heist

Be safe with your pet downtown with these tips from RHSPCA.

  • Please be mindful of bicycles, scooters and joggers- short leashes help

  • Respect people’s space

  • Bring high-value treats to easily and quickly get your pets’ attention when needed

  • Clean up after your pets

Join Downtown Harrisonburg’s Dog Ambassador 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.

Learn more