
THE TIME HAS COME.
The 2025 Event Season is here. BUCKLE UP, baby.
Stay tuned for calendar updates…

Midsommarfest
Join us and over 80,000 neighbors and friends for the 59th year of this iconic Swedish summer tradition in Andersonville. Come celebrate in the streets and kick off Pride season with joy, community, and PIZZA.
Expect live music across multiple stages, one-of-a-kind vendors, and endless fun up and down Clark Street from Foster to Gregory. Opening ceremonies and the raising of the annual raising of the maypole takes place at 11AM on Saturday, June 14.
Friday, June 13 | 5–10PM
Saturday, June 14 | 12–10PM
Sunday, June 15 | 12–9PM
More Info: https://andersonville.org/midsommarfest/

Winnetka Music Fest
Winnetka Music Festival returns for its 9th year to Chicago’s North Shore for two days of incredible live music across multiple stages including headliners The Revivalists and Cold War Kids, all curated by Val’s List in conjunction with 16 On Center and Space Presents. Follow your nose to the smell of the fire on Lincoln Ave when you’re hungry…
Friday 5:00-10:00pm + Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm

16" League Party @ River Shannon (Private)
Corporate Real Estate 16” Softball League in conjunction with Caruso Provisions is hosting their afterparty at this classic Lincoln Park bar. It’s summertime at its Chicagoest, but only for the players, sorry.

Gold Coast Art Fair
We’re heading downtown to fire up the oven in Grant Park at the prestigious Gold Coast Art Fair, now in its 67th year, which features over 300 juried artists from across the country, offering a diverse range of original works in painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, mixed media, and more, plus live music and unmatched scenery will be served alongside your favorite pizza.
More Info: https://www.grantparkevents.com/events/gold-coast-art-fair-2025-06-07-10-00

Do Division
We’re throwing down in West Town at the infamous Do Division Street Fest, featuring two live music stages programmed by renowned local live music venues, The Empty Bottle and Subterranean. Empty Bottle Presents books diverse and cutting edge music for the east stage while Subterranean programs current and popular bands for the west stage. There’s also Family Fun Fest, Do Fashion runway shows and shops, and a diverse lineup of curated vendors ensuring a little something for everyone.
FRIDAY 5-10pm + SATURDAY & SUNDAY 12-10pm
More Info: https://www.westtownchamber.org/do-division

Mayfestiversary
Join us on the streets outside Begyle Brewing and Dovetail Brewery in Ravenswood for their annual spring beer festival with 10,000 of your closest friends, live music, games, and LOTS of amazing beer.

Wedding Welcome Party @ Dovetail Brewery (Private)
Welcoming 100+ guests for Betsy and Jacob’s wedding weekend in the Barrel Loft of Dovetail Brewery with a delightful buffet of seasonal pies and salad - but only for the their friends and family, sorry, it’s a private affair.

St. Ben's Annual Fundraiser Gala (Private)
It’s “A Night on the Amalfi Coast” featuring wood-fired pizza at the St. Ben’s annual fundraiser gala for 500+ attendees at the beautiful Rockwell on the River. But, this is a private event, sorry…

Chicago Hounds Watch Party
We’re proudly partnering with the Chicago Hounds Rugby Team and @revbrewchicago for the first ever Hounds-hosted Watch Party. Enjoy the @chicagohoundsrugby’s season opener on the big screens with Hounds players and staff, a DJ playing all night, Hounds Merch, and $20 Cold Time pitchers.
5:00 Pizza Party starts
6:00 Live DJ Performance (playing all night)
7:00 GAME TIME
Support the Hounds: https://www.chicagohounds.com

Private Party in Winnetka
We’re excited to be celebrating the triumphant conclusion of a young girl’s cancer treatment with her family.
(We will not be at The Long Room this night)

Spookykhana Halloween Party
Superkhana International, Logan Square’s Indian-inspired restaurant is partnering with Bad Johnny’s for a kid-friendly block party featuring fall cocktails, morbid movies, games, face painting, tarot card readings and a costume contest.

Oktoberfestiversary
Join us at Dovetail and Begyle Breweries for the last big festival of the season. It’s the 12th Anniversary of Begyle, it’s Oktoberfest, it’s all of our neighbors and best brewery pals plus another 18-20,000 soon-to-be friends all gathered around drinking delicious brews with multiple live music stages, games, and echoes of the Brown Line and cheers of “Prost!” all weekend long. AND - all of it raises money for The Friendship Center, who provides meals for those in need.

Taproom Party @ Spiteful Brewing
We’re rollin’ up and throwin’ down in the heart of Malt Row at Spiteful Brewing on a picture perfect Friday evening in Bowmanville. The taproom and patio are open at 3:00, and we’ll start cooking at 4:00. Friday night pizza delivery never sounded so bad…

FUNDRAISER for MERCY HOME @ Long Room
We are giving away FREE PIZZA (again!) to raise money for Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, the BJ’s Marathon Team’s charity. Come by The Long Room, our home, where we’ll be parked outside the bar cooking for anyone that catches the smell of the fire along Irving Park, as well as our dear friends inside the bar.

FUNDRAISER for MERCY HOME @ RVP
Come join us at Roscoe Village Pub for FREE PIZZA - all you have to do is show some support for our Marathon Team by making a donation to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. Bears play at noon, pints all day, and pizza until 4:30pm.

Premier League Mornings LIVE
The Premier League, in collaboration with NBC Sports, will hold its 10th Premier League Mornings Live Fan Festival will in Lincoln Park on Saturday (5am-2pm) and Sunday (5am-1pm). Over 15,000 sports fans from across the United States are coming to celebrate the passion and excitement of Premier League soccer and experience Chicago’s finest pizza. Register online if you want to come - this will sell out fast.
https://www.premierleague.com/morningslive

Andy & Tim's Wedding Party (Private)
Wedding welcome party for family and friends at Spiteful Brewing (private party).

Corporate Women's Retreat (Private)
We’re back again in Wisconsin for this lovely lakeside gathering celebrating the women of a Chicago-based, woman-owned corporation. This one’s private, unfortunately.

Musky Fest
Every year, a quiet stretch of Racine Ave is taken over by 15,000+ Illinoisans and Wisconsinites coming together outside Will’s Northwoods Inn to celebrate the annual crowning of the Musky Queen. And to drink lots and lots and lots of beer. We love this block party. Live music all day and all night!

Bucktown Arts Fest
It’s the 40th Annual Bucktown Arts Fest this weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 11am-7pm. A neighborhood tradition, built by volunteers, where all proceeds go to fund arts education at the park and in local classrooms - it’s one of our favorite weekends of the year. Come by for a pie and support the artists and the community.
https://www.bucktownartsfest.com/

Oak Park Microbrew Review
Party with a purpose at the Oak Park Microbrew Review, the largest Zero-Waste craft beer fest in the Midwest. Sip suds from over 50+ breweries, eat a ton of pizza and dance in the beautiful downtown streets of historic Oak Park while also raising awareness for @sevengensahead’s mission to build sustainable communities.
You too can make a positive impact for a greener future by supporting waste reduction, eco-friendly practices and environmental consciousness, one beer at a time (or many beers).
https://sevengenerationsahead.org/opmbr/

LOLLAPALOOZA
No introduction needed, you already know. And you know now that we’ll be back again at Chicago’s/The Midwest’s largest, longest-running, favorite music festival- this time in the South VIP near the T-Mobile main stage.
https://www.lollapalooza.com/

Block Party (Private)
Takin’ it to the streets of Chicago for a classic neighborhood block party, but only for those who live on this block - it’s a private affair.

Ravenswood On Tap Beer Fest
A two-day outdoor craft beer festival featuring Malt Row breweries, KOVAL Distillery cocktails, incredible live music, BJ’s wood-fired goodness, local artists and artisans, axe-throwing, and more…
https://ravenswoodchicago.org/signature-events/ravenswood-on-tap/

Sundays On State
We’re back for Round 2 at the internationally acclaimed, award-winning event series, Sundays on State, where Chicago's most iconic street, State Street, transforms into an interactive block party for 100,000+ with art, culture, active recreation, food, drinks, shopping, and local attractions in the heart of the city. We’ll be slinging pies in the same location just south of Monroe - come on by.
https://loopchicago.com/events/sundays-on-state/

Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic
Celebrating 40 Years of House Music in its birthplace with its founders, the Chosen Few DJs, this truly historic festival in its third decade held in Jackson Park brings you an all day party full of love, good food, and deep soulful grooves that only Chicago’s house music community knows how to throw.
https://chosenfewdjs.com/

16" League Party @ River Shannon (Private)
Corporate Real Estate 16” Softball League hosting their afterparty at this classic Lincoln Park bar. It’s summertime at its Chicagoest, but only for the players, sorry.

Chicago Reader’s Monday Night Foodball
Join us for Chicago Reader’s weekly chef pop-up series at Frank and Mary’s Tavern in Avondale, where we’ll fire up the oven next to their patio for a delightful evening of wood-fired pies and sexy summer vibes. Read the full article by Mike Sula for all the juicy details:
https://chicagoreader.com/food-drink/monday-night-foodball/bad-johnnys-wood-fired-roman-pizza/

Graduation Party (Private)
A celebration with family and friends out in Arlington Heights. Sorry, you can’t come to this one.

Sundays On State
We’re back again at the internationally acclaimed, award-winning event series, Sundays on State, where Chicago's most iconic street, State Street, transforms into an interactive block party for 100,000+ with art, culture, active recreation, food, drinks, shopping, and local attractions in the heart of the city. We’ll be slinging pies just south of Monroe - hope to see you there.
https://loopchicago.com/events/sundays-on-state/

Winnetka Music Fest
Winnetka Music Festival returns for its 8th year to Chicago’s North Shore for two days of incredible live music across multiple stages including headliners Band of Horses and Milky Chance, all curated by Val’s List in conjunction with 16 On Center. And yes, we’ll be there with you know what.

Midsommarfest
Come party with us at Midsommarfest - Andersonville’s annual festival celebrating its 58th year! Enjoy great musical lineups, new experiences, PIZZA, family activities, beer tents + great NA drink options, and everything you’ve come to love about Midsommarfest…except what you saw in that (entirely unrelated) movie.
https://andersonville.org/events/midsommarfest/
