Blessing of the Animals Day, Saturday October 4th.
October 4
Oct. 4th is the official date for The Blessing of the Animals aka “St. Francis Day” OR “The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.”
Bring your pet(s) to be blessed &/OR watch other animals being blessed.
Depending upon which day of the week October 4th falls each year, churches often celebrate the weekend before or after that date.
In 2025, it likely will be observed between 9/27 – 10/05 at different churches. Check their respective schedules.
You do NOT need to be a church member to participate. Fun to see all of the different animals, mainly dogs, but others show up as well.
Check these and other churches’ schedules for their celebration (copy and paste the links below)
- Christ Church in Exeter, https://christchurchexeter.org/events/month/2025-10/
- St. Andrew’s by the Sea in Rye, https://www.standrews-by-the-
sea.org/events - Trinity Episcopal Church and three other churches come together for this service, https://trinityhampton.org/calendar/
- St. George’s in York Harbor, ME, https://
stgeorgesyorkharbor.org/