The River North Design District (RNDD) proudly announces the 2025 RNDD Pup Crawl & Cat Walk on June 20 from 5-8 pm, with an after party immediately following. The walk includes 11 locations featuring 19 designers creating unique auction items for pets— dog beds, pet clothes, cat condos, and more! The walk’s philanthropic partner is PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest No Kill animal shelter, which will receive one hundred percent of auction proceeds.

Showroom Events
5:00pm – 8:00pm | 11 locations in River North
Tickets are $35 each
View the full map of the event here.

After Party hosted by Lightology
8:00pm – 10:00pm | 215 W Chicago Ave
Tickets are $75 each if purchased before May 20th. After, they are $125 each.
VIP Tickets, which will include front row seats at the pet fashion show, are $150 each.

The Pet Gala: The Official Pup Crawl & Cat Walk After Party

The event concludes at the Official After Party hosted by Lightology, 215 W. Chicago Ave., doors open at 8:00 p.m. This year’s after party theme is a spin-off of the MET Gala–The PET Gala! From the Pup Crawl & Cat Walk to the high fashion atelier, step into a world of exhibition and style in which celebrated artists and fashion designers in the city interpret the avant-garde as bold creations for couture-clad canines. With all the magic and theater known dans la mode, this stylish after party soiree is dedicated to the four-legged companion following the social benefit that toasts to good design and a good cause. Experience the fashion show amid the glitz and glam, where community, cocktails, and couture come together under the lights at one of River North Design District’s award-winning showrooms.

After party highlights include:

• Couture cocktail bar provided by Heritage Auctions featuring Hardly Water, Tequila 1349 and Tanduay Rum
• Pup Fashion Show emceed by Joanne Nemerovski of Joanne Sells Chicago – Get your VIP Tickets to sit front row!
• Pop ups by Andrea Szynal and CatneyDogney
• The debut of our Tree of Life, a Memoriam and Honorarium, a moving tribute designed by Metro Design Build to honor beloved pets, past and present.

Featured models and designers for the after party’s fashion show:

• Wearing Maria Pinto: LaLa with handler Danya Proud
• Wearing Elizabeth La Bouef: Dioji with handler Megan Walter | Inspired Closets Chicago
• Wearing BABS x Isabelle Gougenheim Designs: Lemon with handler Nevine Roberts | Terra Stone Gallery
• Wearing Ann Prokuski: Coco with handler Michael Maremont | Colliers International
• Wearing Nathalie Loma: Gus + Avi with handler Susanna Wickham | PAWS Chicago
• Wearing CatneyDogney: Josie + Humphrey with handler Jeffrey Johnson | Jeffrey Johnson Pictures
• Wearing TJ Jennings: Ollie with handler Kamilla Otten | Terrazzo & Marble Supply Companies
• Wearing Donovan Laux: Penelope with handler Lizzy Lopez | Tequila 1349
• Wearing Andrea Szynal: Boo with handler Toby Smalley
• Wearing Kasia Kay: Henry with handler Maris Callahan | The Social Broker
• Wearing Katie Farnan: Skeeter with handler Tracy Dyer | Skyline Window Coverings
• Wearing NICZA: Bear with handler Melissa Shikany
• Wearing Seonyoung Lee: Zoey with handler Pete Doerr