Yorktown Center
203 Yorktown
Shopping Center
Lombard, IL 60148
Happy Tails 4 Happy Homes Pet Expo Saturday June 20, 2026 10am-3pm
Yorktown Center
203 Yorktown
Shopping Center
Lombard, IL 60148
About Happy Tails 4 Happy Homes Pet Expo
⛱️ Let's kick off the Dog Days of Summer at the 3rd Annual Happy Tails 4 Happy Homes Pet Expo! This dog friendly INDOOR event, located on the Main Floor Center Court of Yorktown Center, will guarantee tons of smiles and a tail wagging good time for the entire family.
🩴👙🕶Let's see your cute furry friends dressed in their sizzling summer
⛱️ Let's kick off the Dog Days of Summer at the 3rd Annual Happy Tails 4 Happy Homes Pet Expo! This dog friendly INDOOR event, located on the Main Floor Center Court of Yorktown Center, will guarantee tons of smiles and a tail wagging good time for the entire family.
🩴👙🕶Let's see your cute furry friends dressed in their sizzling summer outfits and they'll be entered in a raffle to win some pawesome prizes!
🐶🐱 Meet wonderful pet rescues with their adorable dogs and cats, in all shapes and sizes, available for adoption.
🌴🐕 Meet and mingle at the tiki bar that will be serving up some
doggy-licious pup cups and peanut butter shots! Your dog will surely be begging for more!
🎨 Unleash your furriend's artistic talent with Pup Picasso! Stop by A Tail of 4 Paws Animal Rescue's table and let your dog create a
one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
🛍 🎟 We didn't forget about the dogs' human companions. There will be plenty of giveaways, raffles, shopping and many more!
OUR VENDORS
Dogtopia of Downers Grove
https://www.dogtopia.com/downers-grove/
Dogtopia is the leading destination for dog daycare, overnight boarding, and grooming services in the country! Boarding and daycare services include 10 hours of off-leash play per day in a structured environment with constant supervision by trained professionals. We offer li
Dogtopia of Downers Grove
https://www.dogtopia.com/downers-grove/
Dogtopia is the leading destination for dog daycare, overnight boarding, and grooming services in the country! Boarding and daycare services include 10 hours of off-leash play per day in a structured environment with constant supervision by trained professionals. We offer live webcam access, indoor and outdoor play time, activities, events, and a wide variety of daycare plan options to allow all dogs to live their best life. Our grooming department offers personalized care and attention to every pup. Services include custom precision haircuts, paw pad and sanitary trims, baths, brush outs, nail trims, and more!
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STARRY SNACKS
Starry Snacks was created for dogs with sensitive systems and for owners who read every label because they care that deeply. Every batch is handcrafted by us, using thoughtfully selected ingredients and nothing unnecessary.
We know we can’t make our dogs live forever. If we could, we would. Since we can’t, our mission is simple: give them the healthiest, happiest orbit possible while they’re here.
Because every dog deserves treats that are truly out of this world — made with care, made with honesty, and made with love.
- Single Ingredient
- Human Grade
- No preservatives
- Air-Dried at Low Temperatures
- For Cats and Dogs
- Handcrafted in small batches
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🐾 Please check back for more vendors.
For pet themed vendor opportunities, please register online at https://form.jotform.com/260608327996166
The Venue and Partner
Click below to visit the Yorktown Center Site
Yorktown Center - Shopping Mall in Lombard, IL
Premier Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment Destination
Located in Chicago’s western suburbs, visitors enjoy the convenience and selection of Yorktown Center for shopping, dining, fitness and entertainment. You’ll find the latest trends from popular brands, including H&M, Eddie Bauer, Von Maur, Target, and LOFT. There’s a restaurant for every craving and occasion. Come enjoy a meal at Ancho & Agave, Empire Burgers + Brew, Honey Berry Pancakes & Café, or Holy Mackerel! and Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse located in the Westin Chicago Lombard. Looking for something fun to do? Bring the kids to Dave & Buster’s or plan a movie night at Yorktown’s 18 screen AMC Dine-In Theatre! Yorktown is a dog-friendly center! Bring your leashed, well-behaved pups to Yorktown Center common areas and select stores!
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DOG FRIENDLY POLICY
Yorktown Center is dog-friendly year-round and welcomes all well-behaved dogs and their owners into the Center. Click HERE to learn more about our dog-friendly policy and canine code of conduct.
The Organizer
Signature Event Designs (SED), owned and operated by Cindy Lopez, has been organizing craft and vendor shows throughout the Chicagoland area since 2011. Crafters and vendors of all types, from the timeless to the trendy, are always welcome. Companies, products and services may have changed over the years but one thing that remains constan
Signature Event Designs (SED), owned and operated by Cindy Lopez, has been organizing craft and vendor shows throughout the Chicagoland area since 2011. Crafters and vendors of all types, from the timeless to the trendy, are always welcome. Companies, products and services may have changed over the years but one thing that remains constant is people's passion to pursue a small business. Whether it’s a hobby or a path to financial freedom, they are always enthusiastic to bring their businesses to local residents. Let's continue to support them. Shop small, shop local.
For a complete list of events by Signature Event Designs, please visit:
Meet Our Pet Rescue Partners
A Tail of 4 Paws Animal Rescue
A Tail of 4 Paws Animal Rescue is a foster based rescue formed in August 2015 by great friends having the same goal; placing unwanted, homeless dogs with loving, caring people. We met volunteering for a local animal rescue and knew that one day we wanted to start our own rescue. While volunteering, we had met some amazing people who we now call friends and fosters that supported our vision.
Our new rescue has a 501(c)3 status with the IRS, and is approved with the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Additionally, the organization is 100% run by volunteers. We rescue within the state of Illinois focusing on Animal Controls in Southern Illinois as well as locally. Once the dogs are evaluated and matched to an approved, loving foster home, we transport them approximately 6 hours to the Romeoville area.
The first stop on the dog’s journey to their forever home is a bath. This is the first chance we all have to bond with the dogs. Then they are taken to the vet, where they are given a full exam, Rabies vaccine, DHPP vaccine, Bordetella, heartworm check, fecal check, and microchip. Our dogs are also put on heartworm preventative and flea/tick medication. All dogs are spayed or neutered and if needed, receive other medically necessary veterinary care(ex: surgery, treatments, etc). After the dogs are vetted our dogs are next paced in a foster home where they get acclimated to living in a home environment and their personalities emerge and are evaluated. Our foster homes learn about each dog’s own personalities as well as training the dogs to become family pets. We work with dogs on house training, crate training, basic commands, and work on negative behaviors.
Once our dogs are adopted they and their new family become part of our rescue family. We stay in close contact as a resource for the adopter as well as share in the joys of watching their new family member thrive in the new
environment.
It’s been very exciting having our fosters become adopters and our adopters become fosters. We have become a very close knit family and support system.
St. Sophia's Forgotten Felines
St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines is a non-profit foster-based cat rescue in Wheaton, IL. Established in late 2010, St. Sophia’s strives to be the best in temporary care for cats in transition. What does this mean? It means that the cats in our care aren’t intended to stay in our care. Our hope is a forever home for every adoptable cat — no more homeless cats!
Last Stop Rescue
We're not just a rescue, we're also a part of your communities and are happy to offer services back to our neighbors!
While we're a rescue with a high standard of quality and our primary service is adopting out to the public. We're also part of the community and are pleased to be in a position to offer back services to the neighbors that support us.
If you have a pet and you could benefit from any of our services or have an additional request (we may not have considered it yet!) please reach out through our contact us page.
- Training - private, group and pack-walk options! These programs will be customized for each individual pet at the start and then they transition to spaces you can practice training and socialization safely.
- Consulting with other shelters on dogs that might need more help with a particular rescue dog. We have decades of experience with traumatized or behavioral problem dogs in rescue. This could be a dog being returned multiple times, struggling in a kennel environment, having problems at multiple foster homes or placements.
- Board and train programs for dogs at risk of loosing their homes from issues like fearful behavior (constantly scared or shut down), resource defensiveness over food, toys, space, people, etc.
- Grooming services for traumatized, under socialized or just new to being handled for grooming dogs, as well as all others.
- Consulting for anything, never hurts to ask and we aim to serve.
Whether you're looking for a new family member or struggling with a current one, an owner or another shelter. We will do free consultation calls and work with you to arrive at a solution to help the pets.
We work with absolutely all breeds and temperaments of dogs. Humans need to come willing and open to learning and doing the work.
Midwest Greyhound Adoption
Founded in 1991, Midwest Greyhound Adoption is a not-for-profit organization located in Sugar Grove, IL. We are comprised of 100% volunteers, dedicated to the adoption of retired racing greyhounds.
Feral Fixers
Feral Fixers