Sidetrack Chicago

3349 N. HALSTED • CHICAGO

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Weekly Lineup

MONDAY Open 3pm-2am
MUSICAL MONDAY
Show Tunes 8pm-2am
Party Music in Back Bar

TUESDAY Open 3pm-2am
TEAM TRIVIA (new topic each week) 8pm
Pop Favorite Videos after Trivia till 2am
OUTspoken: LGBTQ+ Storytelling 1st Tuesday

WEDNESDAY Open 3pm-2am
Monthly parties include ALL THINGS TAYLOR & ARIANA, ALL THINGS BEYONCÉ, ALL THINGS GAGA & ALL THINGS BRITNEY & RIHANNA
9pm-2am

THURSDAY Open 3pm-2am
LET’S GO THURSDAYS
with Alex Kay & Friends
DANCE PARTY 9pm-2am

FRIDAY Open 3pm-2am
T.G.I.F. SHOW TUNES
4-9pm
DANCE PARTY
9pm-2am

SATURDAY Open 1pm-3am
Play on the Rooftop 1pm-Midnight
Drag & Games with Sasha & Zamora Love 3-6pm
Saturday Night Dance Party 9pm-3am
DOG DAY 1st Saturday of the Month, 1-5pm

SUNDAY Open 1pm-2am
Party Music all day/night in Deck & Back Bars
SUNDAY FUNDAY SHOW TUNES 4-9pm
SUNDAY FUNDAY AFTER DARK 9pm-2am

Special Events

Trivia Tuesday: Elf Edition

November 29, 2022, 8:00pm

Trivia Tuesday: Elf Edition

All Things Britney & Rihanna

November 30, 2022, 9:00pm – December 1, 2022, 2:00am

All Things Britney & Rihanna

Let's Go Thursday

December 1, 2022, 9:00pm – December 2, 2022, 2:00am

Let’s Go Thursday

TGIF Show Tunes

December 2, 2022, 4:00pm – December 2, 2022, 9:00pm

TGIF Show Tunes

Santa Speedo Run Northalsted 2022

December 3, 2022, 12:00pm – December 3, 2022, 8:00pm

Santa Speedo Run Northalsted 2022

Sunday Funday Show Tunes

December 4, 2022, 4:00pm – December 4, 2022, 9:00pm

Sunday Funday Show Tunes

Musical Monday: Show Tunes at Sidetrack

December 5, 2022, 8:00pm – December 6, 2022, 2:00am

Musical Monday: Show Tunes at Sidetrack

OUTspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling

December 6, 2022, 7:00pm

OUTspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling

Trivia Tuesday: 90's Holiday Edition

December 6, 2022, 9:00pm

Trivia Tuesday: 90’s Holiday Edition

All Things Taylor & Ariana

December 7, 2022, 9:00pm – December 8, 2022, 2:00am

All Things Taylor & Ariana

Monthly Men's Room Glow Party at Sidetrack

December 9, 2022, 9:00pm – December 10, 2022, 2:00am

Monthly Men’s Room Glow Party at Sidetrack

Ed Davis Celebration of Life

December 10, 2022, 1:00pm – December 10, 2022, 4:00pm

Ed Davis Celebration of Life

Dog Day Saturday Afternoon

December 10, 2022, 1:00pm – December 10, 2022, 5:00pm

Dog Day Saturday Afternoon

All Things Beyoncé

December 14, 2022, 9:00pm – December 15, 2022, 2:00am

All Things Beyoncé

All Things Gaga

December 21, 2022, 9:00pm – December 22, 2022, 2:00am

All Things Gaga

All Things K-Pop

December 27, 2022, 8:00pm – December 28, 2022, 2:00am

All Things K-Pop

New Year's Eve at Sidetrack

December 31, 2022, 7:00pm – January 1, 2023, 3:00am

New Year’s Eve at Sidetrack

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It’s Giving Tuesday – the perfect day to registe

It’s Giving Tuesday - the perfect day to register for Santa Speedo Run 2022 happening THIS SATURDAY December 3 at Sidetrack to benefit @center_on_halsted ❤️💚 Doors open early at Noon, Run at 2, Party till 3am. Register online - link in bio. You don’t want to miss the Celebration of the Season. Don’t want to run? Come make a donation and join the party. #Chicago #SantaSpeedo #SantaSpeedoRun #SantaSpeedoChicago #Holigays #lgbtq

Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d! We love to see y

Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d! We love to see your smiles. #Chicago #GayBar #HoliGays #Gay #Bar

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack'd for a Special Animated Ed

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack'd for a Special Animated Edition of Musical Monday from 8pm-2am. Sing-along to Animated Show Tunes mixed in with our Monday Night Favorites. Be Our Guest for Drag Pop-ups by @debbiefoxdrag & @missalexkay - Monday, November 28. Doors open at 3pm. No Cover...it's Sidetrack! #ShowTunes #MusicalMonday 🔁🎨🧞‍♂️ @thewerkroom.shop

Happy HoliGays! Thanks for celebrating with us thi

Happy HoliGays! Thanks for celebrating with us this weekend. We love to see your smiles. #Chicago #GayBar #HoliGays #Gay #Bar

Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d this

Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d this Holiday Weekend. Join us today for Sunday Funday till 2am! #Chicago #GayBar #Holigays #Gay #Bar #HappyHoligays

1 week from today! 🌈🎅 Get Sidetrack’d Satu

1 week from today! 🌈🎅 Get Sidetrack’d Saturday, December 3rd, for the 11th Annual Santa Speedo Run. Registration is now open to run as a team, or individual, to raise funds for @center_on_halsted’s youth housing initiative. The run is just 1 mile through Chicago’s Northalsted Gayborhood and the all-day party is a celebration of our community spirit and the holiday season. We love a Speedo clad Santa, but you can wear whatever fabulously festive attire you choose!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Sidetrack opens early at
12pm for Sign-in and Registration
2pm 1-mile run through East Lakeview
2:30pm Awards, Entertainment and Door Prizes with @debbiefoxdrag
3-8pm After-Party! Fun and Games with Zamora Love & Sasha Love.

To start your fundraising, register online as an individual or as a team.

Proceeds benefit Center on Halsted, Chicago’s LGBTQ community center. This year’s funds will support the Center’s youth housing initiative, providing a place to call home and crucial services to LGBTQ youth.

For more information and to Register for the Run go to:
www.santaspeedorun.centeronhalsted.org (link is on our website via our bio)

If you can’t run, you can still HELP by supporting one of our Santas online, or join us before and after the race at Sidetrack to cheer, celebrate and help raise funds for Center on Halsted.

Thank you to Tito’s, Miller Lite, Perrier, Men’s Room Chicago, Sidetrack, Third Wing Business Strategies, Wellness Home at Northstar Healthcare, and American Airlines.

Sidetrack is open until 3am Saturdays, so the party continues into the night! #SantaSpeedo #SantaSpeedoChicago #Chicago #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

The holiday decor is up and we’re ready to celeb

The holiday decor is up and we’re ready to celebrate the Season with you. Get Sidetrack’d! 📸 @kev_flix #Chicago #GayBar #HoliGays #Gay #Bar

Ring in the New Year at Sidetrack and don't miss N

Ring in the New Year at Sidetrack and don't miss Northaslted's Biggest NYE Party!

Join Sidetrack and The Legacy Project* for a spectacular New Year’s Eve 2023 Celebration! Ticket link on our website - link in bio.

$40 advance ticket guarantees your entry by 11:40pm (doors open at 7pm) and includes: Party Favors, delicious light bites from J&L Catering from 7-9, Sidetrack’s Chicago Drag Showcase hosted by Alex Kay, Sasha Love & Zamora Love from 8-10, and a complimentary Champagne Toast at Midnight!

Party on the Dance Floor before and after Midnight until 3am, or celebrate with your friends in one of our 7 Signature Bar Spaces. There’s something for everyone at Sidetrack! Doors open at 7pm. Coat check $2.

This event normally sells out in advance and presales will end at 8am on Saturday December 31. If there are additional tickets available, they will be sold for $45 each on a first come first serve basis beginning at 7p on Saturday, December 31, at Sidetrack's front door.

Thanks for spending NYE with Team Sidetrack and make plans to join us Saturday, January 1, for our annual all-day One One Onesie Party!

*A portion of the proceeds benefit the award-winning Legacy Project’s ongoing work to expand Illinois’s new LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum Public School Curriculum. @lgbt_legacy

Doors Open at 7p
Must be 21+ with Valid ID #NYE #NewYearsEve #Chicago #GayBar #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia 🎉

Happy Thanksgiving! We love to see your smiles. Th

Happy Thanksgiving! We love to see your smiles. Thanks for joining us last night for our Epic ThanksGayving Eve Party. Get Sidetrack’d TONIGHT for more Thanksgiving Fun. Doors open 7pm-2am Thursday Nov 24. Drag Race UK Finale at 8pm in MainBar. Drag & Games with @youwantzamora & @boyj_ starting at 9pm. Dance with @dj_dominic_music till 2am. 📸 @caleerick #Chicago #GayBar #HoliGays #ThanksGayving

Friendsgiving Feels! It’s a full-house tonight f

Friendsgiving Feels! It’s a full-house tonight for ThanksGayving Eve. Get Sidetrack’d! And remember that we’re OPEN Thanksgiving Thursday from 7pm-2am. #Chicago #GayBar #BlackoutWednesday #Gay #Bar

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for our annual ThanksGa

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for our annual ThanksGayving Eve Party! 🌈🦃 Get on the Dancefloor with @nothingbuttmark & @amir_morris, get on stage to play with @youwantzamora, and drink up with all bars open and ready to cocktail with you. Wednesday November 23 - Doors open at 3pm today, Dance/Drag/Games at 9pm. No Cover…it’s Sidetrack! #Chicago #GayBar #GoGo #Boys #Gay #Bar

We ❤️ Trivia Tuesday! Get Sidetrack’d TONIGH

We ❤️ Trivia Tuesday! Get Sidetrack’d TONIGHT for a fun Real Housewives Edition at 8pm with your host @stewpendousproductions. Get those punny team names ready and join us for a night of cocktailing with prizes. 📸s are from last weeks Taylor Trivia Night. Next Tuesday, 11/29, is ELF Trivia. Come play! #Chicago #Trivia #TriviaTuesday #GayBar

Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d! We love to see y

Thanks for getting Sidetrack’d! We love to see your smiles. 📸 @youcantkickwithus @abrodakirck @dust2400 #Chicago #GayBar #Gay #Bar

Seasons of Love. Show Tunes today 4-9pm. #Chicago

Seasons of Love. Show Tunes today 4-9pm. #Chicago #GayBar #SeasonsOfLove #LeadWithLove ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🏳️‍⚧️

Sidetrack mourns the lives lost, and sends out lov

Sidetrack mourns the lives lost, and sends out love to those that were injured, early this morning at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

Today is also Transgender Day of Remembrance, the day we honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence that year.

#LeadWithLove 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Meet you in NorthBar. #Chicago #GayBar #Sidetrack

Meet you in NorthBar. #Chicago #GayBar #Sidetrack #Gay #Bar

🐰😈 Happy SaturGay! Meet you in DeckBar for D

🐰😈 Happy SaturGay! Meet you in DeckBar for Drinks, Drag, Games, and Good Times with the this Cute Bunny and Handsome Devil. #Chicago #GayBar #Bartender #Onesie #Gay #Bar #BigDeck

2 weeks from today! 🌈🎅 Get Sidetrack’d Sat

2 weeks from today! 🌈🎅 Get Sidetrack’d Saturday, December 3rd, for the 11th Annual Santa Speedo Run. Registration is now open to run as a team, or individual, to raise funds for @center_on_halsted’s youth housing initiative. The run is just 1 mile through Chicago’s Northalsted Gayborhood and the all-day party is a celebration of our community spirit and the holiday season. We love a Speedo clad Santa, but you can wear whatever fabulously festive attire you choose!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Sidetrack opens early at
12pm for Sign-in and Registration
2pm 1-mile run through East Lakeview
2:30pm Awards, Entertainment and Door Prizes with Debbie Fox
3-8pm After-Party! Fun and Games with Zamora Love & Sasha Love.

To start your fundraising, register online as an individual or as a team.

Proceeds benefit Center on Halsted, Chicago’s LGBTQ community center. This year’s funds will support the Center’s youth housing initiative, providing a place to call home and crucial services to LGBTQ youth.

For more information and to Register for the Run go to:
www.santaspeedorun.centeronhalsted.org (link is on our website via our bio)

If you can't run, you can still HELP by supporting one of our Santas online, or join us before and after the race at Sidetrack to cheer, celebrate and help raise funds for Center on Halsted.

Thank you to Tito’s, Miller Lite, Perrier, Men’s Room Chicago, Sidetrack, Third Wing Business Strategies, Wellness Home at Northstar Healthcare, and American Airlines.

Sidetrack is open until 3am Saturdays, so the party continues into the night! #SantaSpeedo #SantaSpeedoChicago #Chicago #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Halloweekend Flashback Friday 🌈🎃 We love cel

Halloweekend Flashback Friday 🌈🎃 We love celebrating Gay Christmas with you! Check out all the photo galleries on our website - link in bio. #Chicago #GayBar #Halloween #Gay #Bar #Halloween2022 #HalloweenCostumes #Halloweekend

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for All Things K-Pop to

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for All Things K-Pop tonight, Thursday, November 17, in Main/Cherry/North Bars. Dance to your favorite K-Pop Videos with your host Alex Kay! Get on stage and show us your moves to win fun prizes at Chicago’s monthly K-Pop Dance Party. Doors open at 3pm weekdays. Enjoy Pop Music Videos in Glass/Side Bar all night while K-POP happens in Main/Cherry/North Bars 8pm-2am. No Cover...it’s Sidetrack! #Kpop #Chicago #GayBar #AllThingsKPOP

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