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12 Bars of Christmas
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2007

Special Thanks to Wayne Watrach for the 2007 12 Bars Graphic! waynewatrach.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 400+ REVELERS THAT HELPED MAKE THE 2006
PPC 12 BARS YET ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!!!

Pictures from the 2006 Event!!

The PPC's Winter Flagship Event
The 11th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl - 2007

Celebrating TEN YEARS of FREE Pub Crawling With FRIENDS In The NEIGHBORHOOD

Saturday, December 1st
Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln
(just Southeast of the Lincoln/Sedgwick/Armitage intersection)

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

Updated: 11/21/2007

Click here to download a printable flyer in MS Word or Adobe PDF

[trust me, after the fourth or fifth bar you WILL need this handy reference!]

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 after work in Lincoln Park has mushroomed into one of the largest free pub crawls in the City of Chicago with the event attracting over 400 participants in 2005!

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 11th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl

2006 Info Below - 2007 will be similar - list will be published before Thanksgiving!

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln

2006 12 Bars of Christmas Bar Route & Specials List

Click here to download a printable flyer in MS Word or Adobe PDF

And for those who like visuals,
here's the 2006 Route Map!

Bar #	Start	End	Venue	Address	Specials
1	3:00 PM	3:45 PM	Brick's Pizza	1909 N. Lincoln	Ben gets the party started with $2 12oz miller and Bud Lights, $4 22oz Fat Tires, and $2 pizza-by-the-big-slice, we'll have cheese, pepperoni and sausage pizzas
2	3:45 PM	4:15 PM	Sedgwick's	1935 N. Sedgwick	Tracy has hooked us up with $3 tall well drinks and $2.50 domestic drafts (Miller Lite or Coors Light) and $3 Stella drafts.
3	4:15 PM	5:00 PM	River Shannon	425 W. Armitage	Gina @ the Lodge Group came through for us again with $2.50 Bud Light pints, $4.00 Goose Island Christmas pints, $4 Stella Bottles, $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 High Life bottles, $3 Sam Adams, $4 Stella bottles and $3 Blueberry bomb shots.
5	5:30 PM	6:00 PM	*Lion's Head Pub*	2251 N. Lincoln Ave.	Josh has gotten Lion's Head on the map with $2.75 Bud/Bud Light drafts and $2 Peroni drafts (Italian beer of the month).
6	6:00 PM	>>>>>>	Kendall's/Kelsey's 2-Bar Halftime Party	Kendall's - 2263 N. Lincoln	Matt has set us up with $2 domestic bottles, $3.25 Stella drafts and $1 flavored vodka shots or flavored Pucker shot. Specials are good at either bar!
7	<<<<<<	7:00 PM	Kendall's/Kelsey's 2-Bar Halftime Party	Kelsey's - 2265 N. Lincoln
8	7:00 PM	7:45 PM	*John Barleycorn*	658 W. Belden Ave.	Michelle has returned Barleycorn to the lineup after a five-year absence with $1 off everything ($3 beers/$4 mixed drinks). Lots of good beers to choose from too!
9	7:45 PM	>>>>>	*Yet another "this thing is getting so big we can't do one bar at a time!" party @* Hidden Shamrock & Durkin's (includes travel time from Barleycorn)	Hidden Shamrock - 2723 N. Halsted St.	*Cathy, my favorite bar manager of all time has hooked us up with with $2.50 domestic bottles, $3.75 Stella drafts and a free (with drink purchase) "Rock Shot". Thanks darlin'!!*
10	<<<<<	9:00 PM		Durkin's - 810 W. Diversey	Lisa has kept this Bar1Events favorite 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	Mark has *us in the groove with as us in the groove with $3 Bud and Miller Lite drafts, $4 Stellas, $3 Peach Kamikaze shots and $4 Svedka flavored cocktails. Specials are good all night long!*
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 available for extra space!

Highlights for 2006 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 "HOME STRETCH" 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.