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Splash Chicago

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Visitors praise Splash Chicago for its fun atmosphere, good music, and energetic drag shows, with many highlighting friendly and attentive staff like Chase, Jason, and Elyjah. However, some reviewers have noted issues with the venue being unexpectedly closed and poor seating arrangements during events, such as being obstructed by pillars.

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3339 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
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Website
www.thesplashchicago.com

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About this place Splash Chicago

Splash is a gay bar at 3339 N Halsted Street in Northalsted, the strip still widely called Boystown and the centre of gay nightlife in Chicago. It's a dedicated LGBTQ venue, not just a friendly mainstream bar, and it rates 4.0 from about 130 Google reviews. The crowd is mostly gay men, with plenty of mixed groups at weekends. We don't have confirmed opening hours or event nights, so check the bar's website or social channels before heading over. Halsted has several other gay bars within a few blocks, so it's easy to move on. The Red Line's Belmont and Addison stops are a short walk away.

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Gay Mixed LGBTQ+ Mixed ethnicities Chill / Relaxed Dance Upscale Pop DJ sets Dance club Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Evening venue Late night (after midnight) Year-round

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127 reviews

Based on 127 Google reviews.

Kelo Panici
Kelo Panici May 2026
★☆☆☆☆

I’m concerned they may have gone out of business. We used to go every Thursday for $1 drinks as well as a few other nights for happy hour. It was always fun. However the last 3 or 4 weeks they have been closed on Thursday’s even though Google shows them opening at 5:00. It’s unfortunate being that there’s so much competition on Halsted with many other bars having really good drink specials. So I guess we’ll be going to Roscoe’s for their $2 drinks on Thursday.

Josh Jones
Josh Jones May 2026
★★★★★
You don’t need to know my name
You don’t need to know my name May 2026
★★★★★

Fun place to be when you’re looking for a good time with good music! Drag show was great and energetic! Staff was friendly and the music was lit! I 10 out of 10 recommend!

stacylaughs
stacylaughs May 2026
★★★★★

I enjoy the tv and movie-watch events, as well as trivia. Good spot for drink deals, including a free option to win mode!

David Jones
David Jones May 2026
★★★★★

CHASE WAS AMAZING !!! my sunday morning was saved by him , literally he was such a vibe and made conversation that mattered so much to me. as a new comer to the chicago scene it was truly such a breath of fresh air. i hope to see chase on the fridays and saturdays when i usually come in !!

ash v
ash v Apr 2026
★★★★☆

They had $25 bottomless pizza and drinks for the drag race viewing party. Amazing deal and amazing service

Allysen Bridges
Allysen Bridges Mar 2026
★★☆☆☆

My friends and I attended the Family Guy drag brunch. $60 total for bottomless bunch and alcoholic drinks, not a bad price for the show. Performers were great, service was excellent, but we were sat DIRECTLY behind a giant pillar. We had to drag out our table halfway through just to get a glimpse of the queens. The majority of the show was down the center aisle, which was nearly impossible to see from the back corner our table was in. It should not have been an available table in the first place. We’d love to go back if there’s a guarantee we won’t get that spit again. Kinda sucks to pay $60 to barely see a quarter of the show.

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Last updated on 23 October 2026

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