{"id":8172,"date":"2016-08-08T16:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=8172"},"modified":"2016-08-09T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T14:03:59","slug":"upcoming-events-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/upcoming-events-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Upcoming Events in Chicago You Need to Mark Down Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From cruises to bar crawls, there&#8217;s plenty of fun to go around<\/h2>\n<p>There are a million things happening across the city over the next couple months, you wouldn&#8217;t believe it. So you know what that means. You have no excuse to stay indoors!<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotwentysomething.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Twenty Something<\/a> are experts at organizing social events that will always keep you entertained and on the spot at the city&#8217;s hottest locations. We caught word of 5 upcoming events that we thought were particularly awesome and totally worth checking out. Make sure to mark these down on your calendar and get your tickets now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-official-pokemon-go-chicago-crawl-tickets-26666896405\" target=\"_blank\">Pokemon Go Chicago Crawl<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8177\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming events in chicago\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go.jpg 800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemon-go-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/170360\/20160718\/watch-a-crowd-of-chicago-pok%C3%A9mon-go-players-sing-the-pok%C3%A9mon-theme-song.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Tech Times<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already prowling the streets in search of Pok\u00e9mon, then you gotta catch &#8217;em all while you crawl! Trainers, head out this Saturday, August 13 from 12 &#8211; 5pm to Old Crow, Moe&#8217;s Cantina, Tunnel, Bar Louie, and Blackfinn in River North to enjoy $5 Bud Light, Goose Island 312, and &#8220;Pok\u00e9tails.&#8221; There&#8217;s also a pre-party at Bull &amp; Bear on Friday, August 12 from 9pm &#8211; 1am and a post-party at Moe&#8217;s in Wrigleyville from 10pm &#8211; 11pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagopartyboat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Booze Cruises<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming events in chicago\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_291423542-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Just like the song says, you deserve to say &#8220;I&#8217;m on a boat!&#8221; at some point this summer, so come aboard the Anita Dee while you can. Tickets to these yacht parties include entertainment from a live DJ, dancing, a drink at the after-party, and stellar views of the skyline. <em>Use the promo code &#8220;CRUISE&#8221; for discounts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivernorthwinefest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">River North Wine Fest<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_317935109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_317935109.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming events in chicago\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_317935109.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_317935109-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_317935109-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, September 17 from 12 &#8211; 4pm, treat yourself to samplings of over 35 wines from all over the world and accompanying cheese plates in River North. You can also enter to win a photo contest by posting pictures to Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #RiverNorthWineFest. Because life is too short to drink bad wine. <em>Get 60% off tickets with the promo code &#8220;Chi20.&#8221; Must be 21 to attend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivernorthwhiskeyfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">River North Whiskey Festival<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming events in chicago\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_397595992-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sample a variety of whiskeys, bourbons, and scotches from over 50 vendors on Saturday, September 10 from 12 &#8211; 4pm in River North, and enter to win a photo contest by using the hashtag #RiverNorthWhiskeyFest on your social channels. <em>Get 60% off ticket prices with the promo code &#8220;Chi20.&#8221; Must be 21 to attend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagocountrycrawl.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Country Crawl<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming events in chicago\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_271420604-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dust off the cowboy boots and throw on your cowboy hat. On Saturday, September 10 from 11am &#8211; 6pm, the streets of Wrigleyville will be flooded with folks on the Country Crawl. Participating bars include Old Crow, Moe&#8217;s Cantina, Country Club, Houndstooth, Deuce&#8217;s, and John Barleycorn. Even better, tickets are only $10 and they&#8217;ll get you a t-shirt, a breakfast buffet, and gift cards to use on the crawl, pre-party, and post-party for $4 Bud Light, Goose Island 312, and $5 Jim Beam Apple and Kentucky Fire. Yeehaw!<\/p>\n<p>Excited for any of these upcoming events? Tell us about it below! Purchase tickets at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotwentysomething.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ChicagoTwentySomething.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From cruises to bar crawls, there&#8217;s plenty of fun to go around There are a million things happening across the city over the next couple months, you wouldn&#8217;t&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[755],"tags":[1084,235,725,222,39,1033,1226,1588,1589,888,1590],"class_list":["post-8172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-things-to-do","tag-bar-crawl","tag-boat","tag-boat-party","tag-cruise","tag-events","tag-things-to-do","tag-things-to-do-in-chicago","tag-whiskey","tag-whiskey-tasting","tag-wine","tag-wine-tasting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Upcoming Events in Chicago You Need to Mark Down Now | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The next couple months have some pretty cool upcoming events in Chicago lined up. 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