Benefiting Mid Hudson Animal Aid
Catoberfest 2026 XIV
Admission is FREE
Please Note New Date! We had to reschedule due to rain.
Sunday Oct 4th from 2pm to 6pm.
Hudson Valley Brewery, 7 E Main St, Beacon NY 12508
Cats. Community. Catoberfest.
Join us for an afternoon of craft beer, food, live music and family fun, all to support the fabulous felines of Mid Hudson Animal Aid (MHAA), a no-kill, free-range cat sanctuary in Beacon, New York.
Have fun. Help cats.
Every Catoberfest purchase, raffle entry, sponsorship and donation helps Mid Hudson Animal Aid provide shelter, veterinary care, food and love to cats awaiting forever homes.
Live Music
A full afternoon of Hudson Valley performers.
- 2:00 PM to 2:20 PM – Jerry Lee (Solo)
- 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM – The Judith Tulloch Band
- 3:25 PM to 4:05 PM – Marsh Kings Daughter
- 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM – The Costellos
- 5:15 PM to 6:00 PM – Black Coffee Blues Band
Local Food & Drink
Enjoy Beacon favorites while participating businesses support MHAA through event sales.
The Hudson Valley Brewery will serve up its excellent menu of craft beers , food and other beverages. beverages. They will donate a portion of each beverage and food sale to MHAA.
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following local business for their generous support for Catoberfest 2026:
- Hudson Valley Brewery
- Middlehope Vet
- Salon Doriano
- Dave the Butcher
- The Beacon Beacon
- Berkshire Hathaway – Nancy Rosaler
- Costello’s Maverick Pop
- Hudson Valley Vinyl
- Kathleen Andersen Art
- Mountain Bear Crafts
- The Highlands Current
Raffles & Family Fun
Local prizes, Catoberfest merchandise, kid-friendly activities and memorable feline-themed fun.
Kid Friendly Activities
- Beacon Bestie Cat Toy Making Workship
- Kristy O’Connell – Face painting and Tattoos – Children’s Party Hostess
- Kitty Balloons – Sponsored by Luna the Cat
Online Auction and Raffle Donors
- After Eden Gallery
- All You Knead
- Artisan Wine Shop
- Barb Antol
- Beacon Bath & Bubble
- Beacon Creamery
- Bagel-ish
- Beacon Quality Eats
- Beacon TinType
- Beehive
- Binnacle Books
- Crofts Acupunture and Herbs
- Dirty Bacchus
- Flora
- Healthy In Color
- Hello My name is Bunny!
- Hudson Valley Vinyl
- Meyers Old Dutch (MOD)
- Hudson Beach Glass
- Le Bouchon
- Lily & Marigold Home + Design
- Liquid Fables
- Luna the Cat
- Luna’s Printwerx
- Kimberly Gemmati
- Oui Oui
- Play
- Quinn’s
- Salon Doriano
- Steve Stanton
- The Bagel Shoppe
- The Challah Pixie
- The Wild
- TRAX Coffee Roasters
- Utensil Kitchenware
- Yubakery
Why it matters
Providing a safe haven since 1979.
Mid Hudson Animal Aid is a no-kill cat sanctuary in Beacon, New York. Its free-range environment gives abandoned and abused cats humane, compassionate care while they wait for loving homes.
1979Serving cats and the community since
100%Powered by donors, volunteers and friends
BeaconProudly based in the Hudson Valley
ForeverThe kind of homes every cat deserves. MHAA has found homes for thousands of cats
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors.
We are grateful to the local businesses helping make Catoberfest possible and supporting the fabulous felines of Mid Hudson Animal Aid.
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Give today
Make every day feel like Catoberfest for a cat in need.
Your gift helps provide food, veterinary attention, a safe place to live and the chance to find a forever family.