Events

Visit TAPS dogs and make a donation to support our operations.

Meet some TAPS dogs and make a donation to support our operations!

Come out and have a photo taken with Santa and your pet or pets!  There is a fee associated with this that will be published as the event gets closer.  Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and any other friendly pets are welcome.

Every Wednesday night, profits from Bingo at Tazewell Bingo Center in Creve Coeur are donated to TAPS.  We always need volunteers to help us manage the night.  To volunteer, contact tapsamy@yahoo.com.  Cost varies depending on which games you participate in.

The first Monday of every month, dine in or drive through Pekin Culver's to support TAPS.  15% of total sales from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. are donated back to TAPS to support our shelter dogs and cats!  Thank you to Pekin Culver's and everyone who participates each month.

Our largest event of the year, get your tickets now before we sell out.  Music by Matt Eckberg, wine, silent auction, full plated dinner, an evening of food and fun to raise funds for our shelter dogs and cats!  For tickets, contact Holly Crotty, Executive Director at 309-353-8277 x101 or by e-mail at admin@tapsshelter.org.

The first Monday of every month, dine in or drive through Pekin Culver's to support TAPS.  15% of total sales from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. are donated back to TAPS to support our shelter dogs and cats!  Thank you to Pekin Culver's and everyone who participates each month.

Please click on our registration link to sign up! https://rb.gy/ajdpp Event details: July 22 Check-in at 11:00, Jeep Crawl starts at 12:30 at Mackinaw Valley Winery   Stop 1:  K&M Village Tap, Deer Creek, IL (Lunch/food) Stop 2:  Tres Rojas Winery, Washington, IL (Live music by John Drake) Stop 3:  Evergreen Brewing-Metamora, IL   Finish:  East Peoria Boat Club Pets […]

Come out to East Peoria Boat Club on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.  We'll have delicious food from 3 food trucks - Nates Dawgz, The Station Food Truck and Gramma Nana's Kitchen.  We will finish off the night with The Boat Drunks playing on the main stage.  $10 entry fee and 100% of the profits […]

TAPS will be apart of the Morton Pumpkin Festival Parade on Saturday, September 16th beginning at 10:30 am!  

Be sure to save the date and come out for this popular event! We will have candy for the kids, TAPS dogs in Halloween costumes, the Central Illinois Ghostbusters will be here, and The Pizza Guys Wood Fire Food Truck will be on site selling pizza!