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Northalsted Halloween Pup Crawl 2025
Join us for our 11th Annual Northalsted Halloween Pup Crawl!
From Aldine to Cornelia, you and your 4-legged friends can peruse the sidewalks and meet a variety of Northalsted Business and pet centric vendors. When you pick up your Pup Crawl tote bag at registration, you will be able to collect all of the information, swag, and treats these business have to offer! Join us at 2pm on the Lark Patio where Miss Foozie will be hosting the official after-party brunch. In addition to the delicious offerings of the Lark menu, there will be treats, gift bags, & raffle prizes! Costumes Encouraged!
$5 Advance Registration
- (Includes a tote bag, raffle entry, and additional pup swag)
- Check in will be on the corner of Halsted & Aldine beginning at 10am.
Snap a pic with Miss Foozie from 10am-1pm
- Miss Foozie’s Photo Booth is free for all registered pets
- Photos taken by Ken Brown will be available online in the weeks following the event.
Lark Pup Patio Brunch begins at 11am with Raffle Drawings beginning at 2pm.
- Lark is located at 3441 N Halsted (near Cornelia).
Some of our 2025 Vendors
Past Halloween Pup Crawl Galleries
Rainbow Tour Pride Bar Crawl 2025
Get ready to Tour the Rainbow in Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood! ✨
Join us for the ultimate PRIDE bar crawl, kicking off at 1pm at Sidetrack, then bop your way through Northalsted’s most iconic spots for an afternoon of drinks, dancing, and celebration.
Your $20 ticket supports the Northalsted Business Alliance and includes a commemorative t-shirt + exclusive Pride swag!
Stops include:
Progress • Hydrate • Sidetrack • Buzzed by Zea • Cell Block • Big Gay Sal’s Pizza • Lark • Splash • Replay • Lucky Horseshoe
Celebrate Pride the right way—with your crew, great drinks, and the best vibes in the city. ️
Boozin’ Bunny Bar Hop 2025
Dust off your pink pants, shirts, and shoes—it’s time to hop ‘til you drop! This year’s legendary Bunny Bar Hop will be bigger and better than ever as we make our way through Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood for a day of fun, fluff, and fabulous vibes.
We’ll kick things off at Sidetrack Bar (side / wood bar) on Sunday, April 13th, at 1 PM. Be sure to arrive between 1:00 – 1:30 PM to collect your flashing light-up bunny ears—because what’s a bunny hop without them? From there, we’ll hop from bar to bar, spreading pink-tastic energy all over town!
Your event entry includes one pair of flashing bunny ears to keep you glowing all day and one slice of Big Gay Sal’s Pizza to keep you fueled (sausage, cheese or pepperoni only). ***ALL DRINKS ARE PURCHASED SEPARATELY for the bar crawl****. Pizza must be picked up on the day of the event.
Bar Hop Schedule –
1. Sidetrack (Ear pickup: side bar/wood bar 1pm to 1:30pm)
2. Progress
3. Replay
4. Hydrate
5. Roscoes (we’ll keep the party going at Roscoe’s)
The dress code? PINK, of course! The brighter, the better—so throw on your best bunny-inspired fit and get ready to party your little tails off!
All are welcome, so grab your crew and get your tickets today—this is one hop you won’t want to miss! 🐇✨🎉
Location
Northalsted, 60657
2024 Santa Speedo Run
Northalsted + SSA 18 Plant Giveaway
Calling all plant lovers! As autumn descends and leaves begin to drop, we have something to add a splash of green to your indoor spaces. SSA 18 is hosting a plant giveaway event at Space Park on Roscoe, where Brightview Landscapes will be on hand for a portion of the event to provide plant care instruction to anybody who wants to provide these beautiful summer plants a cozy winter home. The beautiful foliage in our planters up and down Halsted can be a part of your plant family! Mark your calendar for September 26th, from 1pm to 6pm, and come down to adopt a plant. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to enrich your green collection!
Taste of Northalsted 2025 – Fall
Taste of Northalsted: Food & Drink Sampling Crawl, Sat 10/04/2025, 1-5pm
SOLD OUT THREE YEARS RUNNING, NOW WITH AN EXTRA HOUR!
Stroll through Northalsted on October 4th and indulge in a culinary adventure with the Fall Taste of Northalsted! Featuring over 20 locations, you’ll have the chance to savor selected dishes from the neighborhood’s top restaurants while visiting many of our other retail and service-based businesses to sample a variety of beers, spirits, and cocktails. Tickets are just $30 in advance, making it an affordable way to experience all that Northalsted has to offer. We will also be doubling the amount of starting locations! You and/or your group are able to select one out of six following starting locations:
- GoodTimes Brewery, 3827 N Braodway
- Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted
- The Villa Toscana, 3447 N Halsted
- Roscoe’s Tavern, 3356 N Halsted
- Out of the Closet Thrift Store, 3311 N Halsted
- 2d Restaurant, 3155 N Halsted
A limited number of walk-up/day-of tickets may also be available, so don’t miss out on this delicious autumn experience and get your tickets now!
Each $30 ticket gives 1 attendee access to all of the tastings (no extra purchase required).
- Food tastings/samples are not full size dishes/drinks
- Attendee must visit the tasting location to receive their food/drink sample
- Each attendee will receive one sample per location (some locations do have both food & beverage samples)
- If you plan on participating in a group, please plan on coordinating your starting location as each one has a limited number of tickets available
Discover a diversity of flavor in Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood. Must be 21+ w/ID to participate.
Ticket refund requests honored through 11:59 pm Thursday, October 2, 2025. No refund requests accepted after that date.
A map & menu list will be issued when you check in.
Northalsted Locations and Alcohol Sampler Partners
- 2d Restaurant
- Drew’s On Halsted
- El Taco Cart
- Out of the Closet Thrift Store
- Savanna Restaurant
- Men’s Room Chicago
- Elevate Coffee
- Sidetrack
- Roscoe’s Tavern
- Progress Bar
- 7-11
- Chicago Male Salon & Spa
- SWAY Dispensary
- Replay Lakeview
- Lark
- Knecht Chiropractic
- Big Gay Sal’s Pizza
- The Villa Toscana
- Forever Yogurt
- Big Mini Putt Club
- Center on Halsted
- Kit Kat Lounge
- Kozy’s Cyclery
- Salon SEN
- Pancake Cafe
- AJI Omakase
- Good Times Brewery
- El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill
- Vesper Aesthetic
Santa Speedo Run Northalsted
Santa Speedo Run
Each year since 2011, hundreds of participants have spent a December day running through the heart of East Lakeview in Chicago, clad in nothing more than Santa hats, speedos and other holiday attire.
Why?
Because it’s great fun and raises funds for a great cause, Center on Halsted.
The Center is the Midwest’s most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of LGBTQ people across Chicagoland.
Your run makes a huge difference.
Join the Run
Register for the event today. Then, mark your calendars with these key details for the day:
Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
12 pm: Sign-in @ Sidetrack
2 pm: 1-mile run through Lakeview East
2:30 pm: Awards, entertainment and door prizes!
4-8 pm: The After-Party!
Sidetrack is open until 3 am Saturdays, so the party continues into the night!
Haunted Halsted Family Trick or Treat
Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade 2025
Join us for the 28th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade (hauntedhalsted.com), rated one of the 10 best in the US! The free parade is a spectacle of sights, frights & spooky mayhem concluding with an Awards Show, live performance & dance party.
The Parade includes a Costume Contest with $4,000 in cash prizes in 5 categories. Sign up to participate free, all ages.
The Parade also features the Chicago Full Moon Jam fire performers, Windy City Jeep Club, Chicago Thriller, Lakeside Pride Marching Band, The Windy City Rollers, and Chicago Spirit Brigade pep squad.
The costume competition covers 5 categories: Character, Creative, Scary, Youth (<13) and Group. Each category will have a $500/$200/$100 prize winner for 1st place/2nd place/3rd place, respectively.
Northalsted has a ton of Halloween events throughout October: Parade after parties and contests, the Northalsted Halloween Pup Crawl, Drag Competition, Trick or Treat, and more.
Raven, Grand Marshal
The Northalsted Business Alliance proudly announces Emmy- winning makeup artist and drag superstar RAVEN, celebrated from RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, will serve as Grand Marshal and Costume Contest Host for the 2025 Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade & Costume Contest Festival.
Recognized by Vanity Fair as the Drag Queen of the Decade, Raven has become one of the most influential and admired figures in modern drag. Rising to fame as the unforgettable finalist on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1, she has continued to set the standard for excellence, style, and artistry.
An Emmy Award winner for her work as RuPaul’s makeup artist and creative producer on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Raven has redefined the boundaries of drag beauty and performance. On stage, she delivers masterful lip-syncs that blend storytelling, precision, and glamour — captivating audiences across the world. Elegant, powerful, and endlessly polished, Raven embodies the artistry and showmanship that have made her a true icon of the drag generation.
Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
