TBOX 2025 - Wrigleyville Christmas Bar Crawl - 29th Annual Original Twelve Bars of Xmas in Chicago
TBOX 2025 is Festa's 29th Annual Original 12 Bars of Xmas Holiday Bar Crawl taking place in 20+ Bars all day long, on Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10AM-8PM along Clark Street in Wrigleyville, Chicago. Started in 1996, TBOX has become a Chicago Christmas Party Tradition, a pub crawl attracting over 200,000 crawlers in the wildest, most colorful costumes you can imagine, visiting all the great bars of Wrigleyville including the famous Christmas Pop-Ups! Your ticket includes admission to all 20+ Bars, Free Breakfast Buffets at selected bars, Coupons to Use During the Crawl on Refreshments, Live Band Performance, and much more --- and TBOX has donated over $330,000 to local charity through the years, so it's for a great cause!
TBOX begins at 10AM with Opening Ceremonies at the World Famous Cubby Bear across from Wrigley Field, and includes Chicago Bars like Old Crow, Moe's Cantina, Murphy's Bleachers, Sluggers, Tin Roof, Country Club, Stretch, Roadhouse 66, and many more. Everyone dresses in incredibly festive and colorful holiday outfits, and along the way, you will do your world famous only-in-Chicago "CEREAL SHOT" (it's not what you think!!) and collect thousands of fun, flirty stickers, take your picture in all your stops along the way, and have basically, the best day of your LIFE of 2025!!! TBOX is an event you can't miss!
TBOX Tickets are available now with Big Early Bird Discounts the sooner you buy! Drink specials from Sponsors, Bud Light, Kona Big Wave, Nutrl Vodka Seltzer, Skimmer's Vodka Iced Tea, and Bubba's Pancake & Bacon Whiskey.
TBOX has been featured dozens of times on TV and Media, including WGN TV, Fox Chicago TV, ABC 7 Chicago, WCIU-TV Chicago, The Chicago Sun-Times, Eater Chicago, Thrillist, and many more outlets.
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Top 12 Reasons to Come To The TBOX Chicago Christmas Costume Bar Crawl
#1 - TBOX is the Original
Founder Mr. Festa pretty much invented bar crawls as an organized party event Starting in 1996) and any other pub crawls you see out there started because of TBOX! It’s a business, but we have TBOX every year for our sheer love of crawling and spreading joy!
#2 – TBOX is Christmas, St. Paddy's Day, & Halloween, all Rolled in to One!
If you love Holidays, then TBOX is for YOU! It’s got the festivity of Xmas & New Year’s, the Madness of St. Paddy’s , and the Costumes like Halloween, all in one day and one place. EVERYONE dresses crazy - TBOX is the original costume crawl!
#3 – TBOX is a Great Deal!
When you think about how much you can spend going to a sports or concert event, TBOX is an awesome deal. And you get to PARTICIPATE, not just watch!
#4 – TBOX is Charitable!
We have donated to many great local Chicago charities through the years, and our charitable donations have been almost $330,000 with more to come!
#5 – TBOX is Local!
TBOX was founded and based in Chicago. TBOX is hosted at local, locally-owned taverns, bars, and restaurants, and TBOX proceeds benefit local charities. Also, about 20% of all TBOXers come from out of state every year for this Destination Event
#6 – TBOX is Global!
TBOX Attracts Crawlers from 50 States & Overseas. Seriously, people fly in!
#7 – TBOX is Full of Love!
Over 100 Couples who met at TBOX have gotten married! You don’t have to be single to attend, but if you’re looking for Love, EVERYBODY is in a Loving, Friendly Mood at TBOX. Before there was Tinder, TBOX has been the real thing for finding romance.
#8 – TBOX is Unique!
TBOX is all about having a Unique, Creative Journey through Wrigleyville, and is NOT focused just on drinking. We provide as much entertainment as we can throughout the day... Cereal Shots... Stickers to Collect... Scavenger Hunts to Win Prizes... Elaborate Opening & Closing Ceremonies... No other crawl puts so much into creating such a Compelling Entertainment Experience!
#9 – TBOX is for Friends!
There’s no better event in Chicago to bring your whole squad and have a 1-Day Adventure you’ll NEVER FORGET! And these days, what does anyone want more than to be out having fun with friends?! Cherish the good times, make it an annual bucket list event!
# 10 – TBOX is Wrigleyville!
Long before the Cubs Won it All, before Wrigley was redeveloped, before it became one of THE Nightlife Hotspots, TBOX was Here! We started in ’96 and have had TBOX the 2nd Saturday of December Every Year. We’re proud to support Wrigley!
# 11 – TBOX is the Party of the Year in Chicago
Though Others Have Attempted, No One Can Truly Recreate the Magic and Glory that is TBOX! It’s so Much More than an Excuse to Party with Your Friends! TBOX offers a truly Unmatched Experience!
#12 – TBOX is Legendary
Ask Almost Anyone in Chicago about TBOX, and they’ll GET VERY EXCITED or ROLL THEIR EYEBALLS DERISIVELY - You either Love it or You Hate it... (and there’s really Nothing to Hate!) – so if you’re over 21 and like to have fun... why not go to THE BEST Bar Crawl there is?! It’s an all-day LoveFest where anything goes, and we welcome EVERYONE 21+
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3261935-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3261935-2
