9th Annual Unleash the Holiday Cheer

San Diego’s most charitable, pet-friendly Pet and Military Appreciation event of the year (and voted as one of San Diego’s Favorite Events 2020), “Unleash the Holiday Cheer” is BACK!

As always, with the grant from our presenting sponsor The McBeth Foundation, Traci’s Paws will sponsor over 1,000 FREE presents for our military and veterans and their families!

THIS YEAR, we are introducing a NEW SPONSORSHIP! Instead of adoption fees, we will sponsor VET CARE for our military/veteran families! We understand the financial strain near the holidays and want to help keep these pets in their homes.

Plus, we’re offering professional Santa photos for you, your kids, pets, AND gifts from Santa FOR ALL WHO ATTEND! Don’t miss our Holiday Vendor Village for Holiday Shopping with Military discounts, Entertainment by the Ian Tordella Quartet, Friendship Bracelet Designing Station, Story Time Christmas read-aloud, Holiday Temporary Tattoo Booth, Face painting, Take-Home craft activities for Kids and adults, MORE!

COME MEET OUR NEW JUDGES with their INSTA-FAMOUS PUPS!

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Pet Parade AND Pet Costume Contest with Prizes!

ORDER YOUR PET COSTUME CONTEST TICKET TODAY!

Gifts & Vet Care Vouchers for Military and Veterans and each dependent with ID in attendance!

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

ALL FRIENDLY PETS ARE WELCOME!

REGISTER NOW 

For everyone’s safety and to have the best time, please see the following:

• If pets get unruly and aggressive, we will ask you to leave
• Must clean up after your pets
• No retractable leashes, you can borrow a standard leash at our Welcome Booth.

Since the event’s inception in 2016, we have raised $600k for over 1,000 military/veterans and their families with gifts and sponsored adoption fees for homeless pets at various rescue organizations! (This year, we will sponsor veterinary care instead of adoption fees)

Like all Traci’s Paws events, Traci’s Paws will practice all safety precautions as requested by the CDC and San Diego County, which can be read here: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/index.html

Attending a large gathering or event increases one’s chance of being in close contact with people outside one’s household and being exposed to COVID-19. Masks are not required outdoors but are highly suggested when entering the Military Appreciation Gift Shop or other enclosed areas where distancing from others is not feasible. If you are not fully vaccinated, please wear your mask, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, and maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from other patrons. Before the event, we suggest all attendees get fully vaccinated, wear the safest masks to prevent illness, and get tested. Attendees and volunteers should plan not to attend if they test positive for COVID-19.

TICKETING:

MILITARY/VETERAN TICKETS: You will order one ticket for EACH dependent in your immediate family. Each person must have a military or government-issued ID.

• Military ID • Dependent ID • Veterans ID

• DD-214 and Driver’s License • NGB Form 22

CIVILIAN TICKETS: 1 ticket for each family member.