You and your pets are invited to the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley (HSSBV) Winter Wonderland Walk & Santa Paws Pet Photos presented by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley (374 W. Orange Show Road, San Bernardino). This community event is free to attend and no advance registration is required.
5x7 photos with Santa will be available for purchase the day of the event for $10 each. These photos will be printed and available to take home the same day (usually 1-2 hours after taken)! Attendees will also be able to purchase the digital file of their photos for $15 which will be delivered by email the following week. Bring the whole family- Adults and children, with or without pets, are welcome in photos. This event will include a large vendor village to kick off holiday shopping; Winter Wonderland walking trail; amazing raffles; letters to Santa writing station; Pooch Play Area presented by Dances with Dogs Training Center; paw print ornaments; annual HSSBV pet supply sale; Humane Education activity; free carnations from Orange Blossom Florist; and so much more! Enter your pet in our Pet Contests for only $5 per pet, per entry! Categories for the pet contests include Best Dressed Female, Best Dressed Male, Most Holiday Spirit and Best Trick. There will also be food and drink vendors throughout the event, including Tacos Los Carnales.
Thanks to a generous donation from 24PetWatch, 150 pets (cats or dogs) will be given FREE microchips during the event (regularly $32). These free microchips will be administered on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last (limit two free microchips per household).
While parking will be available in the regular HSSBV parking lot, please be advised there will also be overflow parking in marked spaces across the street at Bowlero.
The HSSBV See’s Candy Online Store opens November 1st in support of this event. Visit https://hssbv.org/Upcoming-Events to view the store and purchase candy!
The event schedule is as follows:
8:00 am Event begins & registration opens
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Santa photo registration (please note registration ends promptly at noon, no exceptions. Registration may end earlier than noon if we reach the maximum photo amount before then).
Registration groups will be called in order starting at 8:15 am.
8:00 am – 10:30 am Free microchips to the first 150 pets (limit two per household/pet parent).
10:45 am Line dancing with your dog lesson, hosted by Pepper from KFROG 95.1! All
11:00 am Pet Contests
11:30 am Turn your vendor passport in to the photo registration table by 11:30 for your chance to win a $25 Visa gift card!
12:00 pm Christmas Tree Live Auction in the Education Center!
12:15 pm Vendor passport winner, 50/50 winner and raffle winners pulled.
Special guests scheduled to appear at the event include our emcee, Jeff Pope of the Jeff Pope Show on Hot 103.9 along with the Hot 103.9 Hot Squad; Kingston from the Ontario Reign; and Pet Contest judges, Pepper from KFROG 95.1, singer/songwriter and former The Voice contestant, Michael Landingham and Ontario Reign mascot, Kingston. The SoCal Helpful Honda people will also be on hand providing general helpfulness!
Pets who attend Santa Paws must be nonaggressive and the appropriate temperament to deal with a crowd. All pets must be current on vaccines and on a short, non-retractable leash.
If you would like to make a donation towards this event and/or create your own fundraising page in support of your walk through Winter Wonderland, please visit https://hssbv.org/Upcoming-Events. When you raise $100 in donations or more you will receive a free HSSBV pet bandana!
All proceeds from the Winter Wonderland Walk & Santa Paws Pet Photos will go directly to help fund the HSSBV cruelty investigation and humane education programs. Thank you for helping us to care for animals in need!
This event is sponsored by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Earhart Photography, All Pro, Pacific Premier Bank and 24PetWatch