Annual Blessing of the Pets
Sun, Oct 04
|Algonkian Park Shelter 4
Bring your furry, fuzzy, feathered, scaly, or shell-bound companions for a special afternoon at Algonkian Park as we celebrate the animals we love and ask God’s blessing on all creatures great and small. Rain or shine!
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Algonkian Park Shelter 4, Potomac Falls, VA 20165, USA
About the event
Blessing of the Pets
Sunday, October 4 at 4 PM
Algonkian Regional Park | Shelter 4
Bring your furry, feathered, scaly, or shelled companions for our annual Blessing of the Pets in honor of St. Francis Day!
We'll gather for a short outdoor service celebrating the animals we love, and each pet will receive an individual blessing and a special token to take home. All creatures, great and small, are welcome.
Rain or shine, we're on! Shelter 4 is covered and just steps from the parking lot, so you and your pets won't have far to go, even if the weather is wet.