Sidetrack Chicago

3349 N. HALSTED • CHICAGO

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Weekly Lineup

MONDAY Open 3-11pm
MUSICAL MONDAY
Show Tunes
6pm-11pm

TUESDAY Open 3-11pm
TRIVIA TUESDAY 7pm
Play to win fun prizes with Music Videos all night
VIRTUAL OUTspoken via ZOOM – 1st Tuesday of Month

WEDNESDAY Open 3-11pm
Monthly parties include MEN’S ROOM, ALL THINGS BEYONCÉ, ALL THINGS GAGA & TAYLOR VS ARIANA 7pm-11pm

THURSDAY Open 3-11pm
POP ROCKS
Your favorite Pop Videos
till close at 11pm

FRIDAY Open 3-11pm
T.G.I.F. SHOW TUNES 4-9pm
Broadway & Movie Musical videos
Patio open

SATURDAY Open 1-11pm
Rooftop Deck open
Weather Permitting
Open ’til 11pm

SUNDAY Open 1-11pm
SUNDAY FUNDAY
SHOW TUNES 4-9pm
Best of Sidetrack 9-11pm

Special Events

All Things Dua Lipa & Miley Cyrus

December 2, 2020, 7:00pm – December 2, 2020, 11:00pm

All Things Dua Lipa & Miley Cyrus

Santa Speedo Pre-Party

December 3, 2020, 8:00pm – December 3, 2020, 11:00pm

Santa Speedo Pre-Party

TGIF Show Tunes

December 4, 2020, 4:00pm – December 4, 2020, 9:00pm

TGIF Show Tunes

Sunday Funday Show Tunes

December 6, 2020, 4:00pm – December 6, 2020, 9:00pm

Sunday Funday Show Tunes

Musical Monday Show Tunes

December 7, 2020, 6:00pm – December 7, 2020, 11:00pm

Musical Monday Show Tunes

All Things Beyoncé

December 9, 2020, 7:00pm – December 9, 2020, 11:00pm

All Things Beyoncé

"One Night Only Best of Broadway" Viewing Party

December 10, 2020, 7:00pm – December 10, 2020, 10:00pm

“One Night Only Best of Broadway” Viewing Party

Santa Speedo Run - Northalsted

December 12, 2020, 12:00pm

Santa Speedo Run – Northalsted

All Things Gaga

December 16, 2020, 8:00pm – December 16, 2020, 11:00pm

All Things Gaga

Taylor VS Ariana at Sidetrack

December 30, 2020, 6:00pm – December 30, 2020, 8:00pm

Taylor VS Ariana at Sidetrack

Virtual OUTspoken! LGBTQ Storytelling via Zoom

January 5, 2021, 7:00pm – January 5, 2021, 10:30pm

Virtual OUTspoken! LGBTQ Storytelling via Zoom

The Return of Men's Room Wednesday

January 6, 2021, 7:00pm – January 6, 2021, 9:00pm

The Return of Men’s Room Wednesday

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Get Sidetrack'd Wednesday, December 2, for a night

Get Sidetrack'd Wednesday, December 2, for a night celebrating Dua and Miley, hosted by @sapphire.feliciano! Drag, Games and your favorite Music Videos and Live Performances from Pop Sensations Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa.

Warm up with Cocktails and Team Sidetrack today on

Warm up with Cocktails and Team Sidetrack today on our Covered/Heated Patio Experience. We’re open Weekdays 3-11pm and Weekends 1-11pm. #Chicago #GayBar #TeamSidetrack ft. @banjoberkana

TONIGHT! Celebrate Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Community wi

TONIGHT! Celebrate Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Community with our OUTspoken: Storytelling via ZOOM Tuesday, December 1, at 7pm (Zoom login available on our Facebook page and the OUTspoken Facebook Event after 5pm) to hear 4 stories from December storytellers: Kim L. Hunt, Aaron Woodstein, Danie Muriello and Phyllis Johnson. #Storytelling #LGBTQ #LGBTQStorytelling

TONIGHT! Join us for Musical Monday #ShowTunes fro

TONIGHT! Join us for Musical Monday #ShowTunes from 6-11pm. Get Sidetrack’d for a Socially Distanced Good Time under our newly Covered/Heated Patio Space! 🌈 #gaybar #wearamask #TeamSidetrack Get your own #MusicalMonday T-shirt at @mensroomchicago.

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for Musical Monday #Sho

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for Musical Monday #ShowTunes from 6-11pm. Doors open at 3pm weekdays for a Socially Distanced Good Time! 🌈 #Chicago #gaybar

We’re thinking you should get Sidetrack’d for

We’re thinking you should get Sidetrack’d for Sunday Funday! Enjoy Show Tunes and cocktails under our Covered/Heated Patio Experience. Open daily till 11pm. See ya soon! #SundayFunday ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

Happy Sunday Funday! We’re OPEN from 1-11pm TODA

Happy Sunday Funday! We’re OPEN from 1-11pm TODAY, with Show Tunes 4-9pm. Thank you for your generous TIPS! Team Sidetrack truly appreciates your support! #MakeItRain #ThankYou #SundayFunday

🌈🎅 Santa Speedo Run 2020 is in 2 weeks! We a

🌈🎅 Santa Speedo Run 2020 is in 2 weeks! We are excited to announce that the “Santa Speedo Run: Northalsted” registration page is now open! Register, Start a team and raise money! We’ll miss hosting our Annual Santa Speedo Run Party at Sidetrack this year, but we encourage everyone to participate and donate as much as you can! The “Individual Run” is Saturday, Dec 12, between Noon and 2pm. Join us at Sidetrack this Thursday, Dec 3, from 8-11pm for a Pre-Party (Socially Distanced Table Service) with Holiday/Party Music Videos and in-person info on how to organize your Run!

We wish we could all be together, stripped down to our speedos and supporting a great cause...but it’s 2020. With COVID-19 restrictions, we might not be together, but that doesn’t mean you can’t support @center_on_halsted and run through your neighborhood on your own! Sign up and start raising money today!

Register at www.speedorun.org!

Fundraising for Santa Speedo Run Northalsted is open through Thursday, December 31st! Enjoy these Flashback 📸s from last year’s Fabulous Party at Sidetrack!

🔥 Celebrate the Weekend with Team Sidetrack in

🔥 Celebrate the Weekend with Team Sidetrack in our new Covered/Heated Patio Experience. We’re open daily till 11pm. Let’s Cocktail! #Chicago #WearAMask

Celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday with us TODAY fro

Celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday with us TODAY from 1-11pm in our newly Covered/Heated Front Patio Experience! Come Cocktail with Socially Distanced Table Service in Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood and be sure to stop by and support our fabulous Neighbors too! Thanks for continuing to get Sidetrack’d during these challenging times. #SupportSmall #Chicago #Northalsted ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

Check out our new Covered/Heated Patio Experience

Check out our new Covered/Heated Patio Experience this Weekend! We’re open daily till 11pm. Come cocktail with Team Sidetrack! @kleedisme

Get Sidetrack’d 3 times a week for Show Tunes -

Get Sidetrack’d 3 times a week for Show Tunes - Fridays 4-9pm, Sunday 4-9pm & Monday 6-11pm. We’re open till 11pm daily for a Socially Distanced Good Time under our Covered/Heated Patio. #ShowTunes

This Thanksgiving more than most, it is important

This Thanksgiving more than most, it is important to focus on the things that we are thankful for.

Sidetrack is thankful for its dedicated and loyal customer base that for decades has supported our business and our staff as well as donated millions of dollars over the last 38 years to countless fundraisers, local organizations, community groups, sports teams, and other charitable causes.

In short—we are thankful for YOU!

Now more than ever, your patronage is
crucial for our survival.

Over the decades, LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants have often been a haven for LGBTQ+ folks, especially over the Holiday Season, when many of us were not welcomed at traditional family gatherings. And now these same LGTBQ+ bars and restaurants are on the verge of being forced to close their doors forever.

Across the nation, and in Chicago particularly, we cannot lose these vital LGBTQ+ businesses. For as we know, in Chicago, the gay bars are more than just businesses; they are community centers, fundraising centers for charitable organizations; for some, their life-long profession and passion, and for other’s their “homes away from home”.

So, when you can over this Holiday Season, please support the local LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants you love and help them survive what is already a hard winter.

Under current Covid guidelines for Illinois bars and restaurants, Sidetrack remains able to provide service to customers in outside areas and at tables adjoining windows and doors that remain open.

At this time, the government has not provided any additional support for the over 11 million people in the service and entertainment industries that have suffered complete or drastic loss of income due to the forced closures and restrictions the Covid pandemic has created.

Employees currently working are truly appreciative for your patronage during this time of reduced service.

We understand it may be some time before everyone feels comfortable going out in public, but for those who do, Sidetrack remains committed to a safe, sanitary, enjoyable experience with seated cocktail service. We are closed this Thanksgiving Thursday. Daily service resumes this Friday.

Celebrate the HoliGays with Team Sidetrack. Enjoy

Celebrate the HoliGays with Team Sidetrack. Enjoy Socially Distanced Table Service on our covered/heated Patio until 11pm. Please note we will be closed Thanksgiving Thursday. 🌈🦃 Join us Friday from 3-11pm.

Happy ThanksGayving Eve. We’re open today from 3

Happy ThanksGayving Eve. We’re open today from 3-11pm for a Socially Distanced Good Time in our Outdoor Patio - which is now Covered and Heated. Please note we will be Closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving Day Thursday. 🌈🦃

Heated Tent Realness! Come check it out TONIGHT a

Heated Tent Realness! Come check it out TONIGHT and enjoy a Pre-Holiday Cocktail with Team Sidetrack on the #Patio. #Chicago #GayBar #WearAMask

Congrats Queen Bey! Beyoncé is nominated for 9

Congrats Queen Bey! Beyoncé is nominated for 9 awards at the 2021 #GRAMMYs. 👑

• Beyoncé now has a total of 79 GRAMMY nominations, extending her record for being the Most Nominated Female Artist in GRAMMY history. Beyoncé has won 24 Grammy Awards.

• Beyoncé becomes the 2nd Most-Nominated Artist overall in GRAMMY history. Get Sidetrack’d the 2nd Wednesday of each month for ALL THINGS BEYONCÉ!

Get Sidetrack’d 3 times a week for Show Tunes. M

Get Sidetrack’d 3 times a week for Show Tunes. Musical Monday 6-11pm, T.G.I.Friday 4-9pm and Sunday Funday 4-9pm. Come grab a cocktail and have a Socially Distanced Good Time with Team Sidetrack! 🌈 #Chicago #gaybar

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for Musical Monday #Sho

TONIGHT! Get Sidetrack’d for Musical Monday #ShowTunes from 6-11pm. Doors open at 3pm weekdays for a Socially Distanced Good Time! 🌈 #gaybar #wearamask #TeamSidetrack Get your own #MusicalMonday T-shirt at @mensroomchicago.

Get Sidetrack’d daily till 11pm for a Socially D

Get Sidetrack’d daily till 11pm for a Socially Distanced Good Time in our Outdoor, and Outdoor-adjacent, Table Service Seating Areas. #Patio ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 #Chicago #GayBar #WearAMask

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