12 Bars of Christmas

Lincoln Park's Largest FREE Pub Crawl
Now that's a reason to celebrate!

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2003


Special Thanks to Heather Grass for the 2003 12 Bars Graphic!

The PPC's Winter Flagship Event
 The 7th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl - 2003

Saturday, December 6th
 Starting 4pm at River Shannon - 425 W. Armitage

Free Wristbands, Drink Specials at Each Bar,
Plenty of Friends and Holiday Cheer!


 


Updated: 11/30/2005

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 312 REVELERS THAT HELPED MAKE THE 2003
PPC 12 BARS YET ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!!!

New 12/8!! Pictures from the 2003 Event!!

Check out the pictures from the event at Ofoto: Album #1 (1-42) and Album #2 (43-83)
 


NEW!!!  Click here to download a "printer friendly" schedule and route map (MS Word Format)
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The Tradition Continues! What started out in December of 1997 as just a handful of friends joking around that we should go a 12-Bar tear to kill time on a Friday night in Lincoln Park has mushroomed into one of the largest free pub crawls in the City of Chicago with the event attracting over 327 participants in 2002!

Although there have been evolutionary changes along the way, like moving the event onto Saturday night (so more folks could attend), free wristbands, and of course, pre-negotiated drink specials, our core traditions remain the same... good friends, good drinks, good times, and even some free Santa Hats for the early birds.

And even though this event has grown to one of the largest private pub crawls in the city, to this day we don't collect one penny from our friends for this event, as we do not wish to make your charitable giving decision for you by collecting on someone else's behalf. We think it's great that others do (so please be generous to the charity of your choice), but that's just not what we're all about. We're here to party!

See you all there!

The Volunteer Pub Crawl Organizers of the Chicago PPC's 2003 12 Bars of Christmas

PPC's 7th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl
 Saturday, December 6th
 Starting 4pm at River Shannon - 425 W. Armitage

NOTE TIME CHANGE: EVENT NOW STARTS AT
4:00 PM AT RIVER SHANNON
(One hour earlier = One extra hour at the bars!!)

2003 12 Bars of Christmas Bar Route & Specials List
Note this is subject to change so please check back just before the event itself!

 And  for those who like visuals,
here's the 2003 Route Map!
 

Bar # Start End Venue Address Specials (TBA)
1 4:00 PM 4:45 PM River Shannon 425 W. Armitage Camille and the Lodge Group came through for us again with $2.50 Lite pints, $4 Goose Island Christmas pints, $3.50 well vodka cocktails, and $1.25 Watermelon & Kamikaze shots. Something for the whole family!
2 4:45 PM 5:15 PM Sedgwick's 1935 N. Sedgwick Mike, the GM has hooked us up with $3.50 Captain or Jack's drinks and $6 Pitchers of Bud Light or Miller Lite.
3 5:15 PM 5:45 PM Four Farthings 2060 N. Cleveland Bill the manager has set us up with $2.50 Bud/Bud Lights and $2 House Shots.
4 5:45 PM 6:15 PM Wise Fool's Pub 2270 N. Lincoln Ave. This is a new bar for us this year but Mike keeps the party going with $2 Lite or High Life bottles and $3 well drinks.
5 6:15 PM >>>>>> Kendall's/Kelsey's 2-Bar Halftime Party Kendall's - 2263 N. Lincoln

Marcus has fixed us up with $2 Domestic Drafts and Bottles at Kelsey's and Kyle has given us $2 Bud Light/Miller Lite at Kendall's. Take your pick at either bar!!! Mix 'n Mingle!
6 <<<<<< 7:15 PM Kelsey's - 2265 N. Lincoln
7 7:15 PM 7:45 PM Halligan 2274 N. Lincoln Courtney has taken care of us with $2.50 Lite Draft, $3 Rum Punch
8 7:45 PM 8:15 PM Parkway Tavern 748 W. Fullerton It would not be a PPC pub crawl without the Parkway Tavern and Gen has gone the extra mile again with $1.50 Bud/Bud Light drafts, $6 Pitchers and $3 shots.
9 8:15 PM 8:45 PM Corner Pocket 2610 N. Halsted Mike has hooked us up with $2 Domestic drafts and $2 lemon drop shots.
10 8:45 PM 9:15 PM Hidden Shamrock 2723 N. Halsted St. Our good friend Cathy has once agan set us up with $2.50 Domestic bottles and a free "Rock" (House) Shot (1 per person, please so everyone gets one!)
10a Bonus Bar Durkin's 810 W. Diversey Erica w/Bar1Events has offered $2 Domestic Drafts & backroom will be open for extra space. Here's your chance to earn an extra star for your nametag if you missed an earlier bar or the troopers out there can just make it an even baker's dozen!
11 9:15 PM >>>>> 2-Bar Ending Party at The Union & Crush featuring Scott Weisnberg at The Union and DJ entertainment at Crush The Union - 2858 N. Halsted TJ at the Union showed is WHY this is an ending bar by offering $2 Bud/Bud Light drafts, $3 Import tappers (Guinness, Harp, Sierra Nevada, Blue Moons, etc). and $2 Santa's Helper Shots. An extra bar will be setup in the tent out back for our group.
12 <<<<< ????? Crush - 2843 N. Halsted Alex has given us $3 Miller Lites, $3 "O-Bombs" (Stoli O and Red Bull) and free cover for the backroom

 

 

New stuff for 2003 will include:

  • FLIGHTING: This thing is getting a bit too big to all be in the same bar at the same time, so plan on moving it along in smaller groups for better service at the bars (get your drinks faster!). Specials are being negotiated with the bars across longer windows to accommodate this.
     
  • TWO-BAR HALFTIME PARTY AT KELSEY'S AND KENDALL'S: To properly celebrate halftime of the crawl (and carb up at Lincoln Ave Pizza by the Slice, if necessary) we will be visiting Kelsey's and Kendall's simultaneously and have reserved an extra long window on the schedule for the halftime party. These bars are right next door to each other and people will be encouraged to move freely between them.
     
  • TWO-BAR ENDING PARTY AT THE UNION TAVERN AND CRUSH: This year we'll be ending at two places instead of one because the crawl has become too large for most bars in Lincoln Park so we're doing both. Crush will be more for listening to music and/or dancing and The Union will be more for those who just want to hang out - freedom of choice and as these bars are across the street from each other, people are encouraged to circulate freely between them.
     
  • YOU TOO CAN BE IN THE 2003 "CRAWL OF FAME" LIST: For those who remember last year's event, we introduced the foil stars to stick to people's nametags as a kind of "bogey count" to show how many bars you were at. That went so well that we've added the "Crawl of Fame List" which will be posted on the website showing the names of everyone who completed the entire 12 bar route. One star per bar and you don't need to drink anything to earn a star, just be at the bar itself.

In the meantime, here's some goodies from last year's 12 Bars of Christmas

Pictures from the 2002 12 Bars of Christmas:


 
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