Overview Halloween Chicago is the Halloween nightlife program from Green Curtain Events, listed on its BestHalloweenParties.com guide and run on the street as the Crawlloween bar crawls. One wristband covers no-cover entry to every participating bar and club on a neighborhood route, plus a drink special or free shot at each stop. Routes run from 5pm to midnight in River North, West Loop, Old Town, Wicker Park, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and Logan Square. Every guest is 21 or older. On site Each route strings a dozen or more venues within walking distance and mixes taverns with nightclubs. River North, the largest, runs along Hubbard, Kinzie and Ontario through ROCBAR, Hubbard Inn, Joy District, Tunnel and Sound-Bar. West Loop follows Randolph and Lake, and Gold Coast stays on Division. Guests collect wristbands before the night, at a Thursday pick-up party with candy and a free shot for the first 100 guests or at a Friday pickup, so the crawl starts at the bar. A $500 cash prize goes to the best costume. Crawls run on Halloween night and the night before, River North and West Loop add a Saturday a week earlier, and an adult trick-or-treating crawl fills Halloween afternoon. Audience Guests arrive in costume, mostly in groups of friends and couples, and walk the route bar to bar through the evening, moving between quieter taverns and packed dance floors. Green Curtain describes the crowd at its seasonal events as younger than its festival audience and socially active. Track record Green Curtain Events has produced events in Chicago for more than 15 years, including Tacos y Tamales in Pilsen and the Great American Lobster Fest at Navy Pier. Its Halloween network partners with 30 to 40 bars and clubs across five or more neighborhoods each season, and every event on BestHalloweenParties.com is picked and vetted by its team. Brand presence Drink specials are agreed with each venue before the night, so a spirit, beer or seltzer can be the featured pour on the specials at bars along a route. Green Curtain places signage in participating venues and runs sampling at the wristband pick-up parties. Partners also ride in its email and social promotion. Programs are built to order. One exclusive partner can hold the whole Halloween network.