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🔗 LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! Last chance to purchase tickets for Furball 2025! 

Join the Cummings School community at the DCU Center’s Grand Ballroom for a night to remember as we celebrate the field of veterinary medicine and support animal welfare.  There will be food, drinks, good company, and of course, dancing! All net proceeds with be donated to our very own Travis Fund — a fund for veterinary patients in need at the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals. 

EVENT INFORMATION

January 11, 2025 @ 7pm to 11pm (Doors Open @ 6pm)

DCU Center Grand Ballroom (1 Major Taylor Blvd., Worcester, MA)

Doors Open: 6pm (Cocktail Hour)

  • Check-in
  • Coat Check
  • Hors D'oeuvres (light appetizers)
  • Cash Bar (Accepts cash and card payments)
  • Red Carpet Photos (only available during cocktail hour)

Event Begins: 7pm

  • Cash Bar (Accepts cash and card payments)
  • Hors D'oeuvres (light appetizers)
  • Speeches and Video Presentations
  • Dancing and Live DJ

TICKETS

Each ticket includes entry to Furball, coat check, hors d'oeuvres (light appetizers), and access to photos taken during the event. Due to limited capacity, each member of the Cummings School community is currently permitted 1 guest (guest ticket must be purchased). Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis.  Buy Your Tickets Today!

DVM Students Tickets: $10

Other Cummings School Students: $35

Faculty, and Staff: $40

Guests: $40

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE TRAVIS FUND
If you are unable to attend Furball and would still like to support the Travis Fund, you can make a donation online. 

TRANSPORTATION

We recommend arranging transportation and/or parking in-advance because of multiple high-traffic events that will also take place in the DCU arena and neighboring areas at the same time as Furball. Please refer to DCU’s website for details on transportation and parking.

DCU’S OTHER POLICIES

Transportation and Parking

Service Animal, Companion or Support Animal, and Pet Policy

Bag Policy

Prohibited Items Policy

FURBALL SPONSORS

We’d like to extend a sincere thank you to our “Paws-on-the-Ground” Furball sponsors: Alliance Animal Health, Ethos Veterinary Health, National Veterinary Associates (NVA), PetVet Care Centers, Purina, and VCA Animal Hospitals.

We look forward to seeing everyone there! A know-before-you-go will be emailed to everyone who purchases a ticket in early January with details on parking, the event program, and more. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jen Lau (Jen.Lau@tufts.edu).

Event Details