12 Bars of Christmas

Lincoln Park's Largest FREE Pub Crawl
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2005


 



Special Thanks to Heather Grass for the 2005 12 Bars Graphic!

 

The PPC's Winter Flagship Event
 The 9th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl - 2005

Saturday, December 3rd
 Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln
(just Southeast of the Lincoln/Sedgwick/Armitage intersection)

Note new start location and time!

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

Sandy and the early birds get it going at the PPC's 9th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl. More pix from our annual blowout can be found here.

 


Updated: 12/05/2006

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 400+ REVELERS THAT HELPED MAKE THE 2004
PPC 12 BARS YET ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!!!

Pictures from the 2004 Event!!
 


Click here to download a "printer friendly" schedule and route map (MS Word Format - will be available when the route finalizes)
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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 420 participants in 2004!

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 or line our own pockets (hey, we have decent jobs to pay the bar tab!). We think it's great that others raise money for charity (so please be generous to the charity of your choice) and peeps are certainly within their own rights to supplement their income by organizing fun stuff for their friends, but that's just not what we're all about. We're just here to have a good time!

Hope to see you all there!

PPC's 9th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl


 Saturday, December 4th, 2005
 Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln

Note new start location and time!

 

2005 12 Bars of Christmas Bar Route & Specials List
Note this is very tentative and subject to change so please check back just before the event itself!

 And  for those who like visuals,
here's the 2005 Route Map!
 

Bar # Start End Venue Address Specials
1 3:00 PM 3:40 PM Brick's Pizza 1909 N. Lincoln Ben (who was on last year's 12 Bars and had so much fun he had to get his place on the route!) has hooked us up with $2 Miller Lite, Bud Lite, $3 Fat Tires, and of course Pizza... $2 by the big slice - carbo load for the main event!
2 3:40 PM 4:10 PM Sedgwick's 1935 N. Sedgwick Mike, the GM has hooked us up with $3 Soco/Lime drinks, $4 Jack Daniels Tall drinks and $6 Pitchers of Bud Light or Miller Lite.
3 4:10 PM 5:00 PM River Shannon 425 W. Armitage Camille @ the Lodge Group came through for us again with $2.50 Lite pints,  $4.00 Goose Island Christmas pints...although I think they still have the summer Ale, :) $3.50 Well Vodka drinks and $1.25 Watermelon & Kamikazee shots. Something for the whole family!
4 5:00 PM 5:30 PM Four Farthings 2060 N. Cleveland Bill has set us up with $2.50 PBR bottles, $3 Sierra Nevadas, and $3 Peach Kamikaze's.
5 5:30 PM 6:00 PM Lion's Head Pub 2251 N. Lincoln Ave. Josh has gotten the old Alumni Club Lincoln Park back on the map with $2.75 Bud/Bud Light/Pilsner Urquell drafts and $2 Lion's Head Ale (the house brew!).
6 6:00 PM >>>>>> Kendall's/Kelsey's
2-Bar Halftime Party		 Kendall's - 2263 N. Lincoln

Greg has set us up with $2 domestic bottles  and $1 flavored vodka shots (Sour Apple and something else I can't remember - ask your bartender!). Specials are good at either bar!
7 <<<<<< 7:00 PM Kelsey's - 2265 N. Lincoln
8 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Goodbar (includes travel time as it's a long way from Kelsey's to The Rock) 2512 N. Halsted St. $3 drafts (including Guinness, Harp, Bass, etc!) and $3 call drinks
9 8:00 PM >>>>> Yet another "this thing is getting so big we can't do one bar at a time!" party @
 Hidden Shamrock & Durkin's		  

Hidden Shamrock - 2723 N. Halsted St.

 Cathy, my favorite bar manager of all time has hooked us up with with $2.50 domestic bottles and a free (with drink purchase) "Rock Shot". Thanks darlin'!!
10 <<<<< 9:00 PM Durkin's - 810 W. Diversey Lisa has gotten this Bar1Events favorite back on the route this year with $2 domestic drafts!
11 9:00 PM >>>>> 2-Bar Ending Party at Mix & The Union -  note these specials are good the rest of the night so long as you display your wristband! Mix - 2843 N. Halsted Joe has us in the groove with $3 Bud and Miller Lite drafts and $3 Apple Jacks (Apple Pucker & Jack Daniels)
12 <<<<< ????? The Union - 2858 N. Halsted TJ at the Union showed is WHY this is an ending bar by offering $2 Bud/Bud Light drafts, and $2 Santa's Helper Shots. The heated tent over the outdoor patio will be avialable for extra space!

 

 

 

Highlights for 2005 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 "PRE-DENOUEMENT" PARTY @ THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK & DURKIN'S. NEW FOR 2005! Our old favorite Durkin's is back on the route again this year, however their backrooms are booked for private parties so we're doubling them up with The Rock. Specials are good at both bars for the full hour - go to whichever one is less crowded please!
     
  • TWO-BAR ENDING PARTY AT THE UNION TAVERN AND MIX (formerly CRUSH): Again 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. Mix 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 AN "ALL STAR": For those who remember last year's event, we once again did the foil stars to stick to people's nametags as a kind of "bogey count" to show how many bars you were at. One star per bar and you don't need to drink anything to earn a star, just be at the bar itself. Mad props to those who can collect all 12!!!!


Visiting From Out of Town?

Don't even think of driving home after this wipeout!

  • Nice place to crash (aside from Fuji's couch at Party Central) Days Inn Lincoln Park - 644 West Diversey Parkway (At Diversey, Clark & Broadway Street) Chicago, IL, 60614 US 773-525-7010. This hotel is about two blocks directly East of the two ending bars! Approx $90-$120/night.
     
  • Dive Place to crash - Diplomat Hotel - 3208 N Sheffield Ave, (Sheffield & Belmont, about three blocks North and two blocks East of the ending bars).  Chicago, IL 60657. (773) 549-6800. Call for latest rates.
     

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