Come join a group of wrestlers for a social get-together 6-9pm at Sidetrack in Chicago. Wear your favorite singlet or wrestling gear. We have a private room at the bar and Sidetrack has a clothes check. All are welcome - wrestlers, friends of wrestlers, and anyone interested in wrestling. There is NO FEE to enter this event.... See MoreSee Less
Live for the Applause and Just Dance to all of your favorite Gaga Music Videos the 3rd Wednesday of every month at Sidetrack.
Don't miss Perfect Illusion Lady Gaga Drag performances and get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes at Chicago's monthly celebration of All Things Gaga.
All Gaga music videos and concert performances from 9pm-2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd to watch a brand new season of The Traitors on the Sidetrack Big Screens. Join us for The Traitors: New Blood starting Thursday, September 17, at 7pm for a 2-hour premiere episode.... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd Thursday, September 17, in Main/Cherry Bars for our ALL THINGS K-POP Dance Party from 9pm-2am. Come thirsty for our Thursday Drink Special: $3 Frozen Cocktails!
Dance and Sing to your favorite K-Pop Boy Groups, Girl Groups & Throwbacks, catch Drag K-Pop performances and get on stage and show us your moves to win fun prizes! .
Sidetrack is proud to host Chicago's K-Pop Dance Party and we love the amazing community it brings to the celebration. Doors open for Glass/Side Bar at 3pm weekdays. Enjoy Pop Music Videos in Glass/Side Bar while K-POP happens in Main/Cherry Bars.
Start your weekend with Show Tunes! Doors open at 3pm every Friday. Sing along to Sidetrack's Famous Show Tunes from 4-9pm every Friday, and then stay for our Friday Night Dance Party till 2am! Rooftop opens early evening for Party Music upstairs. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Sunday Funday Show Tunes are a Sidetrack Tradition. Grab some napkins and sing along to your favorite Broadway and Movie Musical Show Tunes every Sunday 3-9pm in Main/Cherry/North Bars.
Show Tunes not your thing? Enjoy Party Music in Glass/Side/Back/Deck Bars all day.
After Show Tunes, stay for our Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party till 2am.
Doors open early at Noon every Sunday for post-brunch cocktailing.... See MoreSee Less
Enjoy your favorite Sidetrack Show Tunes at Musical Monday. Celebrate Broadway performances and Movie Musical videos on our Big Screens every Monday night from 8pm-2am!
It's a Sidetrack tradition that you don't want to miss. You never know which Broadway In Chicago celebs will be singing along with you!
You've Gotta Catch 'em All when the Trivia Questions start flying Tuesday, September 22, at our Pokémon Edition of Trivia Tuesday! Put together your Team, or come play solo, and be ready for Stew to test your Pokémon smarts to win fun prizes. Trivia starts at 8pm, doors open at 3pm. Grand Prize: Men's Room & Sway Gift Cards... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd Wednesday, September 23, to celebrate 2 of our favorite Pop Princesses - Britney & Rihanna. Dance to Brit & RiRi bops all night, get on stage to win fun prizes and slay to Chicago Drag. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Don't miss our bi-monthly Let's Go! Latin Music Party Thursday, September 10, from 9pm-2am in Main/Cherry/North Bars. Dance and sing-along to your favorite Latin Music Pop Stars and slay to Drag by Veronica Pop & Friends.
Come thirsty for $3 Frozen Cocktails every Thursday this Summer! HORNITOS LIME MARGARITAS EFFEN BLACK CHERRY BUZZ ABSOLUT RASPBERRI FROZÉ
Doors open at 3pm Thursday. Enjoy All Things Latin Music in Main/Cherry/North Bars 9pm-2am. Let's Go! Thursday Pop Music Videos in Glass/Side Bars till 2am. Frozen Cocktails Special available all day, in all bars. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Tumble outta, bed and stumble to Sidetrack Chicago for our 9.25 Dolly Power Hour of Dolly hits to close out TGIF Show Tunes Friday, September 25. Singalong to all your favorite Dolly videos and performances. Doors open at 3pm, Show Tunes 9.25 will be 4-8pm with Dolly taking over at 8pm. No Cover.... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd for another Edition of our monthly Men's Room Glow Party! Join us for a night of Dancers heating up the Sidetrack dancefloor with our neighbors - Men's Room Chicago. Glow sticks at Midnight, dancefloor open 9pm-2am. Doors open at 3pm Weekdays.... See MoreSee Less
Attention LESBIANS AND LESBIAN LOVERS: Sapphic Saturday is the last Saturday of every month! Sidetrack's 💕🏳️🌈 SAPPHIC SATURDAY 🏳️🌈💕👩🏼❤️💋👩🏼 is a "No Cover" event in Main & Cherry Bar celebrating girls’ love.
Join us for Sapphic Saturday, September 26. from 5-9pm, for an evening full of queer women’s anthems, drag performances by Kari Bunne & guest, games, and more!
Come out to Sidetrack! Tell your friends to come out! Support your local lesbians!... See MoreSee Less
Watch the 2026 VMAs at Sidetrack Sunday, September 27, starting at 6:30pm in Back Bar. Doors to Sidetrack open at Noon every Sunday. Stay after the VMAs for our Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party until 2am.
Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
The Queen of Pop received 11 nominations, including Video of the Year for “Confessions II — The Film,” Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year for “Bring Your Love.”
Following Madonna with nine nominations is Taylor Swift, whose “The Fate of Ophelia” scored nominations in categories like Video of the Year, Best Pop, and Best Cinematography, among many others. Swift is also nominated as Artist of the Year.
Other artists nominated multiple times include Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who scored 7 nods each. Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress, and Zara Larsson received 5 nods each, while Lisa has 4 mentions. Shakira and Tate McRae scored 3 nominations at this year’s VMAs.... See MoreSee Less
Join us for another fabulous edition of our bimonthly Animated Musical Monday Show Tunes, September 28, 8pm-2am. Experience A Whole New World when we play your favorite Animated musical numbers mixed in with Musical Monday must-have Show Tunes.
Don't miss awesome pop-up Drag Performances during the night by Allura The Doll & Julez Osco. Hakuna Matata - there's No Cover at Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Golden Girls Trivia Tuesday is Back! Thank you for being a friend of Sidetrack. Join us Tuesday, September 29, at 8pm for another fun evening of Golden Girls Trivia with clips from the show between rounds.
Bring your besties and make us laugh with your Team Name. Grand prize: Men's Room Chicago & SWAY Gift Cards!... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd the last Wednesday of every month from 9pm-2am to celebrate the music of Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande.
Get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes, slay to Dua & Ariana Drag and dance to all Dua & Ariana videos till 2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Get Sidetrack'd the 1st Saturday of each month for our playdate with your pup from 1-5pm.
Super Dog-Friendly Tito's Handmade Vodka will have fun doggy swag on hand to pass out to our canine customers. Bonus for the pups, weather permitting they love being outside on our multi-level Rooftop Deck!
Bring your pooch and come grab a drink and treats. No cover. No dog required. People must be 21 with ID.... See MoreSee Less
Join us for OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community. OUTspoken is normally held on the first Tuesday of each month at Sidetrack.
Doors to MainBar open at 6pm Stories from 7-9pm
Typically there will be 6 storytellers and one intermission.
Sidetrack is open daily: Weekdays 3pm-2am, Saturday 1pm-3am & Sunday 1pm-2am. No cover. 21+
Visit our website to find out how YOU can tell a story at OUTspoken!
Join us Tuesday, October 6, for our weekly Trivia Tuesday with Stew! Trivia will start at 9pm after OUTspoken this week and we'll challenge your Pop Culture smarts! Grand Prizes: Men's Room & Sway Gift Cards.... See MoreSee Less
Are YOU Ready For It?! The first Wednesday of every month is All Things Taylor at Sidetrack.
Watch Taylor videos and concert performances on the Sidetrack Big Screen, dance and singalong to Taylor all night, slay to Taylor Drag, and get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes with your host Amber Valentine! 9pm-2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Join us the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 9pm-2am to dance and sing to All Things Beyoncé.
All Things Beyoncé is 5 hours of Bey videos and concert footage with awesome Bey Drag performances during the night. Get on stage and show us your moves to WIN fun prizes.
Don't miss Chicago's monthly Queen Bey Party! No cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Undercover Wrestler Event at Sidetrack
Come join a group of wrestlers for a social get-together 6-9pm at Sidetrack in Chicago. Wear your favorite singlet or wrestling gear. We have a private room at the bar and Sidetrack has a clothes check. All are welcome - wrestlers, friends of wrestlers, and anyone interested in wrestling. There is NO FEE to enter this event.... See MoreSee Less
Chicago's Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Viewing Party
Watch The Real Housewives of SLC every Wednesday at 7pm on the Sidetrack Big Screens starting September 16.... See MoreSee Less
All Things Gaga
Live for the Applause and Just Dance to all of your favorite Gaga Music Videos the 3rd Wednesday of every month at Sidetrack.
Don't miss Perfect Illusion Lady Gaga Drag performances and get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes at Chicago's monthly celebration of All Things Gaga.
All Gaga music videos and concert performances from 9pm-2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
The Traitors: New Blood Viewing Party
Get Sidetrack'd to watch a brand new season of The Traitors on the Sidetrack Big Screens. Join us for The Traitors: New Blood starting Thursday, September 17, at 7pm for a 2-hour premiere episode.... See MoreSee Less
All Things K-POP
Get Sidetrack'd Thursday, September 17, in Main/Cherry Bars for our ALL THINGS K-POP Dance Party from 9pm-2am. Come thirsty for our Thursday Drink Special: $3 Frozen Cocktails!
Dance and Sing to your favorite K-Pop Boy Groups, Girl Groups & Throwbacks, catch Drag K-Pop performances and get on stage and show us your moves to win fun prizes! .
Sidetrack is proud to host Chicago's K-Pop Dance Party and we love the amazing community it brings to the celebration.
Doors open for Glass/Side Bar at 3pm weekdays. Enjoy Pop Music Videos in Glass/Side Bar while K-POP happens in Main/Cherry Bars.
No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
TGIF: Friday Afternoon Show Tunes
Start your weekend with Show Tunes! Doors open at 3pm every Friday. Sing along to Sidetrack's Famous Show Tunes from 4-9pm every Friday, and then stay for our Friday Night Dance Party till 2am! Rooftop opens early evening for Party Music upstairs. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Sunday Funday Show Tunes
Sunday Funday Show Tunes are a Sidetrack Tradition. Grab some napkins and sing along to your favorite Broadway and Movie Musical Show Tunes every Sunday 3-9pm in Main/Cherry/North Bars.
Show Tunes not your thing? Enjoy Party Music in Glass/Side/Back/Deck Bars all day.
After Show Tunes, stay for our Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party till 2am.
Doors open early at Noon every Sunday for post-brunch cocktailing.... See MoreSee Less
Musical Monday: Show Tunes at Sidetrack
Enjoy your favorite Sidetrack Show Tunes at Musical Monday. Celebrate Broadway performances and Movie Musical videos on our Big Screens every Monday night from 8pm-2am!
It's a Sidetrack tradition that you don't want to miss. You never know which Broadway In Chicago celebs will be singing along with you!
No Cover...it's Sidetrack... See MoreSee Less
Trivia Tuesday: Pokémon Edition
You've Gotta Catch 'em All when the Trivia Questions start flying Tuesday, September 22, at our Pokémon Edition of Trivia Tuesday! Put together your Team, or come play solo, and be ready for Stew to test your Pokémon smarts to win fun prizes. Trivia starts at 8pm, doors open at 3pm. Grand Prize: Men's Room & Sway Gift Cards... See MoreSee Less
All Things Britney & Rihanna
Get Sidetrack'd Wednesday, September 23, to celebrate 2 of our favorite Pop Princesses - Britney & Rihanna. Dance to Brit & RiRi bops all night, get on stage to win fun prizes and slay to Chicago Drag. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Let's Go! Latin
Don't miss our bi-monthly Let's Go! Latin Music Party Thursday, September 10, from 9pm-2am in Main/Cherry/North Bars. Dance and sing-along to your favorite Latin Music Pop Stars and slay to Drag by Veronica Pop & Friends.
Come thirsty for $3 Frozen Cocktails every Thursday this Summer!
HORNITOS LIME MARGARITAS
EFFEN BLACK CHERRY BUZZ
ABSOLUT RASPBERRI FROZÉ
Doors open at 3pm Thursday. Enjoy All Things Latin Music in Main/Cherry/North Bars 9pm-2am. Let's Go! Thursday Pop Music Videos in Glass/Side Bars till 2am. Frozen Cocktails Special available all day, in all bars. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Celebrate Dolly 9.25 at Sidetrack
Tumble outta, bed and stumble to Sidetrack Chicago for our 9.25 Dolly Power Hour of Dolly hits to close out TGIF Show Tunes Friday, September 25. Singalong to all your favorite Dolly videos and performances. Doors open at 3pm, Show Tunes 9.25 will be 4-8pm with Dolly taking over at 8pm. No Cover.... See MoreSee Less
Men's Room Glow Party
Get Sidetrack'd for another Edition of our monthly Men's Room Glow Party! Join us for a night of Dancers heating up the Sidetrack dancefloor with our neighbors - Men's Room Chicago. Glow sticks at Midnight, dancefloor open 9pm-2am. Doors open at 3pm Weekdays.... See MoreSee Less
Sapphic Saturday at Sidetrack
Attention LESBIANS AND LESBIAN LOVERS: Sapphic Saturday is the last Saturday of every month! Sidetrack's 💕🏳️🌈 SAPPHIC SATURDAY 🏳️🌈💕👩🏼❤️💋👩🏼 is a "No Cover" event in Main & Cherry Bar celebrating girls’ love.
Join us for Sapphic Saturday, September 26. from 5-9pm, for an evening full of queer women’s anthems, drag performances by Kari Bunne & guest, games, and more!
Come out to Sidetrack! Tell your friends to come out! Support your local lesbians!... See MoreSee Less
MTV VMAs 2026 Viewing Party
Watch the 2026 VMAs at Sidetrack Sunday, September 27, starting at 6:30pm in Back Bar. Doors to Sidetrack open at Noon every Sunday. Stay after the VMAs for our Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party until 2am.
Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
The Queen of Pop received 11 nominations, including Video of the Year for “Confessions II — The Film,” Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year for “Bring Your Love.”
Following Madonna with nine nominations is Taylor Swift, whose “The Fate of Ophelia” scored nominations in categories like Video of the Year, Best Pop, and Best Cinematography, among many others. Swift is also nominated as Artist of the Year.
Other artists nominated multiple times include Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who scored 7 nods each. Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress, and Zara Larsson received 5 nods each, while Lisa has 4 mentions. Shakira and Tate McRae scored 3 nominations at this year’s VMAs.... See MoreSee Less
Animated Musical Monday Show Tunes
Join us for another fabulous edition of our bimonthly Animated Musical Monday Show Tunes, September 28, 8pm-2am.
Experience A Whole New World when we play your favorite Animated musical numbers mixed in with Musical Monday must-have Show Tunes.
Don't miss awesome pop-up Drag Performances during the night by Allura The Doll & Julez Osco. Hakuna Matata - there's No Cover at Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Trivia Tuesday: Golden Girls Edition
Golden Girls Trivia Tuesday is Back! Thank you for being a friend of Sidetrack. Join us Tuesday, September 29, at 8pm for another fun evening of Golden Girls Trivia with clips from the show between rounds.
Bring your besties and make us laugh with your Team Name. Grand prize: Men's Room Chicago & SWAY Gift Cards!... See MoreSee Less
All Things Dua & Ariana
Get Sidetrack'd the last Wednesday of every month from 9pm-2am to celebrate the music of Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande.
Get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes, slay to Dua & Ariana Drag and dance to all Dua & Ariana videos till 2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
Pink Pony Club - Chappell, Charli, Sabrina, & Kesha
Join the fun at the Sidetrack Pink Pony Club the 1st Thursday of every month to celebrate Chappell, Charli XCX, Sabrina & Kesha.
Dance and sing-along to your fave Pop Brats slay to drag by Boy J & Kari Bunne and get on stage to show us your moves and WIN fun prizes.
Thursday, October 1, 9pm-2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack.... See MoreSee Less
Dog Day Saturday Afternoon
Get Sidetrack'd the 1st Saturday of each month for our playdate with your pup from 1-5pm.
Super Dog-Friendly Tito's Handmade Vodka will have fun doggy swag on hand to pass out to our canine customers. Bonus for the pups, weather permitting they love being outside on our multi-level Rooftop Deck!
Bring your pooch and come grab a drink and treats. No cover. No dog required. People must be 21 with ID.... See MoreSee Less
OUTspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling
Join us for OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community. OUTspoken is normally held on the first Tuesday of each month at Sidetrack.
Doors to MainBar open at 6pm
Stories from 7-9pm
Typically there will be 6 storytellers and one intermission.
Sidetrack is open daily: Weekdays 3pm-2am, Saturday 1pm-3am & Sunday 1pm-2am. No cover. 21+
Visit our website to find out how YOU can tell a story at OUTspoken!
www.sidetrackchicago.com/outspokenchicago/... See MoreSee Less
Trivia Tuesday at Sidetrack
Join us Tuesday, October 6, for our weekly Trivia Tuesday with Stew! Trivia will start at 9pm after OUTspoken this week and we'll challenge your Pop Culture smarts! Grand Prizes: Men's Room & Sway Gift Cards.... See MoreSee Less
All Things Taylor
Are YOU Ready For It?! The first Wednesday of every month is All Things Taylor at Sidetrack.
Watch Taylor videos and concert performances on the Sidetrack Big Screen, dance and singalong to Taylor all night, slay to Taylor Drag, and get on stage to show us your moves and win fun prizes with your host Amber Valentine! 9pm-2am. No Cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less
All Things Beyoncé
Join us the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 9pm-2am to dance and sing to All Things Beyoncé.
All Things Beyoncé is 5 hours of Bey videos and concert footage with awesome Bey Drag performances during the night. Get on stage and show us your moves to WIN fun prizes.
Don't miss Chicago's monthly Queen Bey Party! No cover...it's Sidetrack!... See MoreSee Less