Events

Cat Care Society hosts an array of events each year. From annual fundraisers to free educational seminars and fun events at the shelter to let visitors interact with the cats, we invite you to stop by our next occasion.

Upcoming Events

Tails of the Painted Cats
Tails of the Painted Cats (TOPC) is one of Cat Care Society’s largest fundraisers of the year. This upscale biennial event features a gala dinner and auction for attendees to sip cocktails, browse and bid on cat-themed art, listen to soothing piano music, participate in fun games, treat themselves to a seated dinner and dessert, and mingle with other cat lovers and volunteers, all while supporting Colorado’s artist community and raising money for Cat Care Society to continue its mission.
Topgolf bay
Fore the Felines at Topgolf

 

📢 Save the Date!

Join us for a day of fun at Topgolf while supporting a great cause!

Play golf, drink, eat delicious food, and have a chance to bid on amazing auction items!

Tickets on sale soon, stay tuned!

Kitten Shower
Kitten season is here, and these little fur babies need your help! Join us for a Kitten Shower & Donation Drive on Sunday, May 4, from 11 AM - 1 PM at Cat Care Society! Your donations help support our foster kittens throughout our busiest season of the year. Any donations brought in the day of the shower will enter you to win an exclusive kitten gift basket from KONG! 🐾🎁 📍 Location: 5787 W 6th Ave, Lakewood, CO 📦 Most needed items: Royal Canin Mother & Babycat food, non-clumping litter, pet scales & more! Help us give these tiny paws a fresh start! 🏡🐾 Shop our Amazon and Chewy wishlists below for a full list of items to donate Shop on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1DCOCYBE4L6DK?leftNavSection=SharedWithOrg&ref_=abls_lnv_os Shop on Chewy: https://www.chewy.com/g/cat-care-society_b74748097...
Cat Takeover at New Terrain Brewing Co.
 
Bring your travel cat in a backpack, stroller or other enclosed carrier to our celebration of travel cats! Don’t think your cat can handle it? Don’t have a cat? That’s fine, too. Just come and hang out with the cats that will be here. Because cats.
 
Limited edition cat-themed glassware is on sale for $6 (while supplies last). All proceeds from the glassware will go to the Cat Care Society who will be on-site with a pamphlet of adoptable cats that you can look through.
 
 
New Terrain will be open to the public as normal during this event so there will likely be dogs outside in our beer garden. Because of this, their back Terminus Room will be reserved for this event as a safe place away from dogs for cats and their owners. However, you and your cats are welcome out in the beer garden as well, we just ask that you keep your cat safely contained in some way.
 
Black cat wearing a winter scarf and Santa hat
Santa Paws
Seminar: Clicker Training Your Cats

Did you know you can train your cat? Learn the science and benefits of clicker training and how to clicker train your feline friend in this interactive class. Clickers will be available to purchase for $2 (cash only).

This FREE seminar is taught by Good Kitty Behavior, Consulting, and Training at the Cat Care Society shelter. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

 

an orange cat plays with a ball
Seminar: The Benefits of Play

 

Cats of all ages benefit from the stimulation and exercise that play offers. This free seminar will be presented by cat behavior expert Billie Reynolds of Good Kitty Behavior, Consulting, and Training. She will share helpful tips to get your cat to play, improve their mental and physical well-being, and alleviate common behavioral problems. The seminar will be held at the shelter from 10 a.m. to noon.

Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat! We hope to see you there!

an orange cat
Seminar: Keeping Senior Cats Healthy & Young

Announcing a slight change of plans and a new location for July’s seminar! Due to construction in the shelter, the senior cats seminar will now be held in the Meeting Room at the Lakewood Library, located at 10200 W 20th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215. The time and topic will remain the same. Once the seminar concludes, you are welcome to visit the shelter and spend time with the kitties once we open at noon. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, and appreciate your understanding.

Learn how to adjust your home for a senior cat, including how to keep them mentally and physically happy and modifying play, training and enrichment for specifically for older kitties. We will cover common issues getting senior cats to engage and how to keep them young at heart and live longer.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

a cat in a litter box
Seminar: Resolving Litter Box Issues

Here’s the scoop on how to address your feline friend’s litter box issues. Learn how to set up your cat for litter box success and resolve common behavioral concerns.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training at the Cat Care Society shelter. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

a painting of white petunias
Summer Art Auction (Online)

CCS is thrilled to announce our upcoming online art auction from July 26 to August 9! This special event will showcase works by the renowned late artists Mary Vander Molen and Jackie McFarland, alongside a small personal collection of Gail Tinianow’ s cat figurines by Jim Shore. This is a perfect opportunity to enhance your art collection while supporting a great cause, because all proceeds will directly benefit our shelter cats. Mark your calendars and get ready to bid!

Seminar: Building a Better Bond with Your Kitty

Building a Better Bond with Your Kitty is designed to help you better understand your cat’s behavior and needs and how to use that information to create an environment that will strengthen your relationship as well as provide the required mental and physical outlets to keep your cat happy. Topics covered are ideas for environmental enrichment and where to put necessary resources such as food, water, scratching posts and perches.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

CCS @ Denver PrideFest
Free Adoption Event & Thrift Shop: Clear the Shelters

In recognition of the national Clear the Shelters campaign (supported by NBC and sponsored by Hill’s), Cat Care Society is hosting a special one-day only free adoption event on August 13 from noon to 6. Stop by the shelter that day to adopt your new feline friend at no cost (donations are encouraged if you are able). Our vet will be on-site to answer any medical-related questions, and several of our cats in foster will be on site as well.

We will also be hosting a small pop-up thrift shop from noon to 3 just outside the building where you can find fun cat-themed art and antiques to bring home.

For the rest of the month of August, all Lonely Hearts Club member cats are half off. These are cats who need extra help finding the right home due to their age, personality, special medical needs or other reason. They may have been overlooked in the past, but we believe they can bring so much love to your life.

We hope to see you at the shelter for this special event as we try to clear the shelter and find all our amazing animals loving homes.

Note: All adopters must still fill out an adoption application and be approved before bringing your new cat home. To save time at the shelter that day, we highly encourage filling out an application prior to your visit.

About Clear The Shelters
Clear The Shelters™/Desocupar Los Albergues® is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus affiliated stations, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities promote pet adoption and raise needed funds. NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by NBC 5/KXAS and Telemundo 39/KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than 860,000 pet adoptions.   

*Our Mewsletter email, which was sent on July 25, 2023, listed the wrong date in the header. We can confirm that the free adoption event is on August 13 and not September 13. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion.

Tails of the Painted Cats
Tails of the Painted Cats (TOPC) is one of Cat Care Society’s largest fundraisers of the year. This upscale biennial event features a gala dinner and auction for attendees to sip cocktails, browse and bid on cat-themed art, listen to soothing piano music, participate in fun games, treat themselves to a seated dinner and dessert, and mingle with other cat lovers and volunteers, all while supporting Colorado’s artist community and raising money for Cat Care Society to continue its mission.
Topgolf bay
Fore the Felines at Topgolf

 

📢 Save the Date!

Join us for a day of fun at Topgolf while supporting a great cause!

Play golf, drink, eat delicious food, and have a chance to bid on amazing auction items!

Tickets on sale soon, stay tuned!

Kitten Shower
Kitten season is here, and these little fur babies need your help! Join us for a Kitten Shower & Donation Drive on Sunday, May 4, from 11 AM - 1 PM at Cat Care Society! Your donations help support our foster kittens throughout our busiest season of the year. Any donations brought in the day of the shower will enter you to win an exclusive kitten gift basket from KONG! 🐾🎁 📍 Location: 5787 W 6th Ave, Lakewood, CO 📦 Most needed items: Royal Canin Mother & Babycat food, non-clumping litter, pet scales & more! Help us give these tiny paws a fresh start! 🏡🐾 Shop our Amazon and Chewy wishlists below for a full list of items to donate Shop on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1DCOCYBE4L6DK?leftNavSection=SharedWithOrg&ref_=abls_lnv_os Shop on Chewy: https://www.chewy.com/g/cat-care-society_b74748097...
Cat Takeover at New Terrain Brewing Co.
 
Bring your travel cat in a backpack, stroller or other enclosed carrier to our celebration of travel cats! Don’t think your cat can handle it? Don’t have a cat? That’s fine, too. Just come and hang out with the cats that will be here. Because cats.
 
Limited edition cat-themed glassware is on sale for $6 (while supplies last). All proceeds from the glassware will go to the Cat Care Society who will be on-site with a pamphlet of adoptable cats that you can look through.
 
 
New Terrain will be open to the public as normal during this event so there will likely be dogs outside in our beer garden. Because of this, their back Terminus Room will be reserved for this event as a safe place away from dogs for cats and their owners. However, you and your cats are welcome out in the beer garden as well, we just ask that you keep your cat safely contained in some way.
 
Black cat wearing a winter scarf and Santa hat
Santa Paws
Seminar: Clicker Training Your Cats

Did you know you can train your cat? Learn the science and benefits of clicker training and how to clicker train your feline friend in this interactive class. Clickers will be available to purchase for $2 (cash only).

This FREE seminar is taught by Good Kitty Behavior, Consulting, and Training at the Cat Care Society shelter. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

 

an orange cat plays with a ball
Seminar: The Benefits of Play

 

Cats of all ages benefit from the stimulation and exercise that play offers. This free seminar will be presented by cat behavior expert Billie Reynolds of Good Kitty Behavior, Consulting, and Training. She will share helpful tips to get your cat to play, improve their mental and physical well-being, and alleviate common behavioral problems. The seminar will be held at the shelter from 10 a.m. to noon.

Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat! We hope to see you there!

an orange cat
Seminar: Keeping Senior Cats Healthy & Young

Announcing a slight change of plans and a new location for July’s seminar! Due to construction in the shelter, the senior cats seminar will now be held in the Meeting Room at the Lakewood Library, located at 10200 W 20th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215. The time and topic will remain the same. Once the seminar concludes, you are welcome to visit the shelter and spend time with the kitties once we open at noon. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, and appreciate your understanding.

Learn how to adjust your home for a senior cat, including how to keep them mentally and physically happy and modifying play, training and enrichment for specifically for older kitties. We will cover common issues getting senior cats to engage and how to keep them young at heart and live longer.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

a cat in a litter box
Seminar: Resolving Litter Box Issues

Here’s the scoop on how to address your feline friend’s litter box issues. Learn how to set up your cat for litter box success and resolve common behavioral concerns.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training at the Cat Care Society shelter. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

a painting of white petunias
Summer Art Auction (Online)

CCS is thrilled to announce our upcoming online art auction from July 26 to August 9! This special event will showcase works by the renowned late artists Mary Vander Molen and Jackie McFarland, alongside a small personal collection of Gail Tinianow’ s cat figurines by Jim Shore. This is a perfect opportunity to enhance your art collection while supporting a great cause, because all proceeds will directly benefit our shelter cats. Mark your calendars and get ready to bid!

Seminar: Building a Better Bond with Your Kitty

Building a Better Bond with Your Kitty is designed to help you better understand your cat’s behavior and needs and how to use that information to create an environment that will strengthen your relationship as well as provide the required mental and physical outlets to keep your cat happy. Topics covered are ideas for environmental enrichment and where to put necessary resources such as food, water, scratching posts and perches.

Join us for this FREE seminar taught by Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training. Space is limited, so please sign up to save your seat!

CCS @ Denver PrideFest
Free Adoption Event & Thrift Shop: Clear the Shelters

In recognition of the national Clear the Shelters campaign (supported by NBC and sponsored by Hill’s), Cat Care Society is hosting a special one-day only free adoption event on August 13 from noon to 6. Stop by the shelter that day to adopt your new feline friend at no cost (donations are encouraged if you are able). Our vet will be on-site to answer any medical-related questions, and several of our cats in foster will be on site as well.

We will also be hosting a small pop-up thrift shop from noon to 3 just outside the building where you can find fun cat-themed art and antiques to bring home.

For the rest of the month of August, all Lonely Hearts Club member cats are half off. These are cats who need extra help finding the right home due to their age, personality, special medical needs or other reason. They may have been overlooked in the past, but we believe they can bring so much love to your life.

We hope to see you at the shelter for this special event as we try to clear the shelter and find all our amazing animals loving homes.

Note: All adopters must still fill out an adoption application and be approved before bringing your new cat home. To save time at the shelter that day, we highly encourage filling out an application prior to your visit.

About Clear The Shelters
Clear The Shelters™/Desocupar Los Albergues® is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus affiliated stations, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities promote pet adoption and raise needed funds. NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by NBC 5/KXAS and Telemundo 39/KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than 860,000 pet adoptions.   

*Our Mewsletter email, which was sent on July 25, 2023, listed the wrong date in the header. We can confirm that the free adoption event is on August 13 and not September 13. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion.

Our Recurring Events & Series

Free Monthly Seminars

 Join us for FREE on select Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon for educational seminars on a variety of cat-related topics, including clicker training, caring for senior cats, resolving litter box issues and more. Each seminar is taught by Billie Reynolds of Good Kitty Behavior Consulting and Training. Space is limited, so please RSVP. 

Black cat wearing a winter scarf and Santa hat
Santa Paws

Each December, get a dose of kitty cuddles and stock up on tasty baked treats, handmade crafts, and cat-themed goodies at our Santa Paws bake sale and market.

 

Art from the Heart Logo
Art from the Heart

Calling all art lovers! Once a year, we host a virtual art auction where you can bid on items like paintings, ceramics and pottery, glass work and other art pieces that have been donated for the benefit of the cats at Cat Care Society.

People stand in front of tables of art
Tails of the Painted Cats

A biennial event every other fall that celebrates cats and local artists at a dinner, auction & gala. Bid on sculptures, paintings and more to benefit the CCS shelter cats.

The next gala takes place in 2025; stay tuned for more details!

Two men on golf course
Paws on the Green Golf Tournament

A biennial event every other summer that raises funds for our cats while letting golfers hit the green. The next tournament will be held summer 2026.

Bags of cat food
Nibbles & Kibbles

Our Nibbles & Kibbles cat food bank is open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturday of every month at the back, lower level of the shelter. It’s also available on weekdays by appointment only. If you are a community member in need, stop by to pick up free cat litter and food. Donations are accepted anytime the shelter is open.

You can also catch us in the community exhibiting and participating in events like Pride Fest and CatFest or partnering with local restaurants for dine-in fundraisers.

Follow us on social media, sign up for our Mewsletter or stay tuned to this website for more event announcements and how to register.

Open Hours

Thurs-Mon: 12pm–6pm
Tues–Weds: Closed
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