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Daily Email - Thursday - 10/23/2025 (DoMORE Members)

October 23, 2025

You know the deal, scroll for what’s good, what’s weird, and what to wear to turtle races (optional, but encouraged).

Trade candy for volume. DoMORE members can win a trip to Halloween Freakend at The Far Out - featuring Stereolab, Viagra Boys, and Machine Girl. VIP tickets, hotel stay, and $600 flight credit included. Sign up for DoMORE to enter this Golden Ticket trip.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

APPLE & PUMPKIN PICKING

Photo: Jonamac Orchard Facebook

City rats, rejoice: you don’t have to move to Michigan to frolic through apple trees. We made a guide to the best orchards and pumpkin patches around Chicago. Great for dates, kids, or your cottagecore alter ego.

YOUR INBOX IS LOOKING KINDA.. HETERO

Why wait for Pride Month when you can enjoy gay stuff all year round? Check out Gay Do312 to find the best LGBTQ+ events, artists, giveaways, guides, and so much more. Sign up for the weekly newsletter so you're that friend in the group chat who always knows the hottest happenings every weekend!

COMING UP

🎃 Halloween Events & Parties

Chicago goes all out for Halloween and there’s never a shortage of events. See what’s going on through the end of the month. Get spooked.

🕹️ Game Days at Dave & Buster’s

All over Chicago

Bring the crew, order the wings, yell at the refs, repeat. Every Chicago Bears game is louder, tastier, and way more fun at Dave & Buster’s. Football + arcade = undefeated combo.*

🐢 Friday Turtle Races

Fridays at Big Joe’s (9:30PM)

Every Friday at Big Joe’s. The turtles are slow, the crowd is rowdy, and you can expect an exhilarating time. Join the fun.

🛡️ Medieval Cage Fighting

Saturday at Hammond Civic Center (7PM)

Hear ye, hear ye. Medieval Cage Fighting lands in Chicagoand this weekend. Top fighters battle it out Saturday at Hammond Civic Center. Watch as knights go head to head in an iron cage with swords, shields, and more. Get your last-minute tickets.

🌃 312 Comedy Fest

Tuesday, November 4th-Sunday, 9th at Various Venues 

Chicago’s funniest week returns: 312 Comedy Festival hits six legendary venues this November with a stacked lineup. Featuring Joe Machi, Dustin Slay, Amber Autry and many more. Laugh until you question everything. Tickets are going fast, don't miss out.*

DRAG BRUNCH: SCREAM QUEENS

Halloween brunch just got unholy. On Saturday, the Scream Queens are taking over AceBounce for a chaotic mash-up of drag, disco, and bottomless mimosas, and we’re giving away two tickets to join the madness. Expect jump scares, killer looks, and brunch that slays harder than Ghostface.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Mendocino Farms opens at the base of Willis Tower next week. Grand opening deets.

  • A filmmaker is trying to give legendary indie dive, Lounge Ax, the doc it deserves. The Kickstarter is already over 2/3 of its goal. Support here.

  • Chicago Air Hockey is thrilled to host its biggest tournament ever this weekend at SPF! All weekend long, join the excitement, playing or cheering on the top air hockey.

  • Barrio is doing bingo, brunch, and sugar skulls on November 2nd with a Día de Los Muertos Bingo Brunch. Reserve your table here.

🎟️ LAST MINUTE TICKETS

As a DoMORE Member, don’t forget you get access to great Last Minute Tickets.  Here’s some of what’s in there now.  Get ‘em before they’re gone!

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