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2025 Public and Professional Cat Events and Cat Festivals (Updating)

Breathe in all things cat with these feline events for 2025 and 2026 (currently being updated)!

  • Meet other like-minded cat lovers at these 2025-26 Cat Expos, Conferences, and Film Festivals.
  • Explore a new possible profession, or learn what other professions are up to.
  • Many professional events are open to interested public registrants, so check those out, too! 
  • As events pass, we’ll be updating their info to 2026 as soon as dates are available. (currently updating!)
  • Scroll to the bottom for MORE calendars for specific animal welfare communities and related resources.

 If you have a cat or cat welfare event you’d like to see added, email me at hello@wonderingcat.com

 September 2025-2026 Cat Conferences and Events

Sep 9-12, 2025 Southeastern Animal Control Association Conference, Huntsville, AL (Prof) 

Sep 11-12, 2025, AAHA Con, Veterinary, MD (Veterinary)

Sep 15-17, 2025, PetWeek on Capitol Hill

TBA 2026. Witch City Kitty, Salem MA (Public) Visit page to sign up for dates.

TBA Sept 2026 Pet Sitter World Education Conference ,  (Prof)

Sep 18-21, 2025 FelineVMA Conference (Veterinary)

Sep 21-23, 2025, IBPSA Forum Conference, (Pet Sitters/Boarding Prof)

Sep 6-9, 2025 AHVMA, West Palm Beach FL (Veterinary)

 

October 2025 Cat Conferences and Events

Oct 4, 2025 Persuading Municipal Officials to Go with TNR, Online (Public)

Oct 8-10, 2025 Virginia Animal Control Association Conference, Waynesboro, VA (Prof)

TBA 2026  Acatemy Conference, 

Oct 11, 2025 United Spay Alliance Conference, Virtual (Public/Prof/Veterinary)

TBA, Access to Veterinary Care Conference, Virtual. Recordings available.

Oct 16-19, 2024, Vet Show Wild West, Reno, NV (Veterinary)

 

 

     July Cat Conferences and Events 2026

Jul 10-14, 2026, AVMA Conference, Veterinary, Anaheim CA (Veterinary)

Jul 13-14, 2024 Garden State Cat EXPO, Edison NJ (Public)

Jul 12-14, 2024 Shelter Medicine Conference, Ithaca, NY (Public/Prof/Veterinary)

TBA, Meowfest, Toronto, CA (Public)

Jul 26-28, 2024 F. Scott Feline Symposium Cornell U, Ithaca NY (Prof/Veterinary)

Jul 20, 2024 – CatFest Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO (Public)

Jul 29-30, 2024 Affiliate Summit East, NYC, NY (Prof)

August Cat Conferences and Events 2024

Aug 3, 2024 Cat Video Festival, St. Paul, MN (Public)

Aug 3-4, 2024 CatCon, Pasadena, CA (Public)

Aug 3-4, 2024, PopCats Austin, TX (Public)

Aug 14-16, 2024 SuperZoo, Las Vegas, NV (Prof)

TBA,  Meowfest, Vancouver CANADA (Public)

Aug 7-9, 2024 AAFCO Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD (Prof)

Aug 26-28, 2024 Colorado Animal Welfare Conference,  (Prof)

 

 

 

 

 

November Cat Conferences and Events 2024

Nov 7-8, 2024 Vet Show New York, NYC, NY (Veterinary)

Nov 4-7, 2024, Pet Boarding and DayCare Conference, Hershey, PA (Prof)

Nov 15-16, 2024, BlogPaws LIVE, Boulder CO

Nov 17-20, 2024, Texas Animal Control Assoc. Conference, San Antonio, TX (Prof)

Nov 18-20, Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, New Orleans LA (Prof)

 

December Cat Conferences and Events 2024

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