THANK YOU for an incredible 2024 Season!

Check out where we we’ve been below and stay tuned for upcoming events in 2025.


Spookykhana Halloween Party
Oct
27

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.

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Oktoberfestiversary
Oct
12
to Oct 13

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.

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Taproom Party @ Spiteful Brewing
Oct
4

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…

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FUNDRAISER for MERCY HOME @ Long Room
Sep
30

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.

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FUNDRAISER for MERCY HOME @ RVP
Sep
29

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.

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Premier League Mornings LIVE
Sep
21
to Sep 22

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

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Musky Fest
Sep
7

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!

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Bucktown Arts Fest
Aug
24
to Aug 25

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/

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Oak Park Microbrew Review
Aug
17

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/

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LOLLAPALOOZA
Aug
1
to Aug 4

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/

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Ravenswood On Tap Beer Fest
Jul
20
to Jul 21

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/

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Sundays On State
Jul
14

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/

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Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic
Jul
13

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/

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Chicago Reader’s Monday Night Foodball
Jul
1

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/

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Sundays On State
Jun
16

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/

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Winnetka Music Fest
Jun
14
to Jun 15

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.

https://www.winnetkamusicfestival.com

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Midsommarfest
Jun
7
to Jun 9

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/

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Spookykhana Block Party at Superkhana
Oct
22

Spookykhana Block Party at Superkhana

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 in the courtyard, games, face painting, tarot card readings and a costume contest.

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Chicago International Film Festival
Oct
10

Chicago International Film Festival

The 59th Chicago International Film Festival will kick off with an Opening Night Block Party encompassing Southport between Grace and Waveland, home of the Music Box Theatre. Neighbors, community groups, and film fans from across Chicago are invited to enjoy live music, outdoor film screenings, art, and PIZZA.

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OKTOBERFESTIVERSARY
Oct
7
to Oct 8

OKTOBERFESTIVERSARY

Join us at Dovetail and Begyle Breweries for the last big festival of the season. It’s the 11th Anniversary of Begyle, it’s Oktoberfest, it’s all of our neighbors and best brewery pals plus another 15,000 soon-to-be friends all gathered around drinking delicious brews, classics and special event tappings. There’s 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.

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