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Daily Email - Wednesday - 7/16/2025
Woah, this storm came out of no where! ⛈️
Anyways, Happy National Hot Dog Day, Chicago! Here’s where to find all the glizzy-freebies.
Festival glory is up for grabs! Win a VIP flyaway to Pilgrimage Festival: two VIP passes, hotel stay, airfare, $200 travel card, Colony House meet & greet, their album “77,” and an autographed Epiphone guitar.*
JUST ANNOUNCED
One street, two days, dozens of bands, and incredible food. Taste of Lincoln Avenue is serving up summer the only way Chicago knows how...loud, local, and delicious. Enter to win a whiskey tasting!*
Stroll, snip, and soak up summer at Blossom Ridge, a dreamy U-Cut flower farm. Bouquets bloom, kids roam free, and the bakery smells like heaven. It's a whole day of feel-good fun. Learn more here.*
Die Toss Palooza Tournaments bring official referees and NUTRL merch to keep teams motivated throughout these intense die toss battles for two Lollapalooza Saturday passes. Why not shoot your shot?*
Have you got tickets to your favorite Lollapalooza Aftershow yet? Tanner Adell, Sunami, Mau P, Djo, Wallows, Bleachers, Alex Warren, Cage the Elephant, Role Model, Young Miko, and more! Test your luck and enter to win!*
WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY
Photo: Dylan Smith Shot for Do312
Welcome to the land of giveaways—where clicking “enter” is basically self-care. We’re talking tickets, merch, secret shows, and other stuff that’ll make your group chat jealous. It’s like a game show, but without the weird trivia or polyester suits. Go ahead, gamble with fate (responsibly).
ARC MUSIC PRESENTS:
WIN VIP TICKETS + HOTEL + TRAVEL TO SEE FISHER, GREEN VELVET & MORE!
Chicago's house music legacy comes alive Labor Day Weekend at ARC Music Festival. We're sending one lucky winner (plus a guest) to experience it all—VIP treatment, hotel accommodations, and travel fare. Dance to Fisher, Green Velvet, John Summit, Jamie xx, Eric Prydz, and dozens more while surrounded by immersive art installations in the city where it all began.
HERE WE GO
🏆 Get on the Leaderboard!
Crush high scores on games like Top Gun and Cruis’n Blast, track your wins in real time, and claim your spot on the Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard. Play locally and nationally, and you could win a VIP NASCAR experience or a brand-new car!*
🪄 The Showcase
Every Tuesday at The Chicago Magic Lounge
Every Tuesday night, The Showcase brings bold new magic to the Chicago Magic Lounge. Watch close-up illusions at your table, then experience never-before-seen tricks on stage. Get tickets while they last.*
⛓️ The Escape Game
From buried treasure to space missions, The Escape Game lets you live the story. Want in? We’re giving away a pair of tickets. Pick your mission and enter for a chance to win.*
🎶 Gorgon City
Friday at Navy Pier
Deep house? More like deep emotional recalibration with a side of bass. Gorgon City’s rolling in with tracks that feel like a warehouse rave and a rooftop flirtation had a baby.
💚 Club Classics: Charli XCX Dance Party
Saturday at Subterranean
Charli said “Brat,” and we said, “Say less.” Come sweat out your pop-girl delusions with a dance party built for angels, heartbreakers, and synth addicts. It’s Club Classics, baby.
FEATURED SPOTLIGHT
 | PhishPhish hits United Center for 3 nights this week. If that’s not the weird, beautiful centerpiece of your week yet… it should be and lucky for you tickets are still available.* |
LOCALS ONLY
Is hot dog deep-dish pizza a step too far?
The Lincoln Park Zoo has a great sensory-friendly day for those of us who like their chickens clucking softly and their playtime tuned for calm.
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“Get Lucky” with Iconic Funk Techno @ Park West
Groove to the Best Soul @ SPACE
Desert Blues Meets Ambient Jazz @ Lincoln Hall
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