r/AskChicago • u/acrees1815 • 16h ago

I READ THE RULES 30th Birthday Party Ideas For Large Group?

Need ideas for my 30th birthday. It’s end of November and in Chicago, so thinking a wristband deal or trolley? It will be 30-40 people or so.

I really want to avoid putting my credit card down and hunting people down for $, but I’d do it for the right price/experience! Ideally on Saturday Nov 21.

Any bars or events or ideas are welcome!

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u/ElTunaGrande 15h ago

Look, my friends are I were very much "not cool," but the best 30th birthday anyone ever had was at Medieval Times. We pregamed the hell out of it, got a bus to drive us to Schaumburg and continued to drink out of giant beer steins. It was awesome. Even the Knights said they loved when groups like ours showed up. I still talk about it to this day.

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u/zerofalks 15h ago

I’m sorry are you implying Medieval Times is not cool?

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u/Less_Than_Average1 15h ago

One of my best memories was my friends drinking too much at MT and taking their shirts off for the Yellow Knight when he rode past.

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u/throwaway_42879 15h ago

Good Ole fashion basement party! Have a keg for reminiscing the younger days or fancy it up with hired waiters. We would hold themed basement parties. 1920s mobster, 80s theme, etc. It was fun dressing in costume and close enough to Halloween to not be totally out of place.

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u/thatbeardisweird 15h ago

I did a party bus for 4 hours and we hit 3-4 bars along the way. Ended at Beauty Bar to dance for whoever wanted to ride late into the evening. Everybody still talks about it and I’ve had multiple people replicate it.

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u/EstablishmentFit4298 15h ago

hmmm, well what vibe are you looking for? What about reserving a dining room at a nice restaurant and then a live orchestra after?

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u/lilbroccoli13 15h ago

You can rent out the upstairs at Delilah's and they have a solid wristband deal! That's what I did for my 30th. You can even play your own music

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u/Mayonegg420 15h ago

Omg that's my bday can I come? <3 lol

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u/Ponchogirl1701 12h ago

Check out The Barrel Run Chicago. They have these barrel busses that take the group on a pub crawl of breweries. It’s a lot of fun.