Football Sundays are back at Central Park Bar in Avondale, offering a laid-back neighborhood destination to catch every Bears game this season. Doors open at noon each Sunday, with Bears games played with sound and a lineup of game day specials including $10 Bloody Marys, $20 beer buckets (PBR, Miller High Life and Coors Light), $30 White Claw buckets, and bites from local food pop-up, Nannies & Patties. When the weather cooperates, fans can take in the action from Central Park Bar's expansive 3,500-square-foot Backyard Bar, a neighborhood favorite featuring a covered outdoor bar that will be enclosed for the winter, picnic tables, porch swings, a bumper pool table, photo booth, claw machine and a fire pit.
Tune-Up
Football season is back, and Tune-Up in Avondale is kicking off new Sunday specials for every NFL Sunday. Guests can catch all the day's biggest matchups on TVs throughout the bar beginning at 12 p.m. Weekend drink specials include Mimosas, Aperol Spritz, Micheladas (make any beer into a Michelada, including NA beers), and Beermosas (make any beer into a Beermosa, including NA beers).
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Lakeview
Cody's Public House
Football fans have a new destination this season as Cody's Public House in West Lakeview hosts college football and NFL watch parties all fall. Every game will be shown across 16 65-inch TVs throughout the bar, including six on the outdoor patio. Dog-friendly both inside and out, Cody's spacious beer garden also features an outdoor bar housed inside a converted Airstream trailer, darts, fire pits and plenty of seating. College Alumni Saturdays kick off on Saturday, September 5, when Cody's opens at 11 a.m. each week for the ESPN College GameDay featured matchup with full game sound. Fans can enjoy game day specials including $5 Mimosas, $6 22-ounce Miller Lite cups, $7 Walk of Shame Bombs and $30 Surfside Buckets. Beginning Sunday, September 13, Cody's transforms into Bears Central, showing every Bears game with sound throughout the venue. Bears fans can cheer on the team while enjoying $5 Mimosas, $5 22-ounce Miller Lite Bears cups, $6 Blue Moon pints, $6 Proper No. Twelve and Dobel Tequila shots, $8 Bear Down Bombs and complimentary popcorn.
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Wrigleyville
The Graystone Tavern
Football season returns to Graystone Tavern in Wrigleyville, where fans can catch NFL and college football action all season long with game sound and team-themed specials. Every matchup will be shown across nine TVs throughout the bar, including in the winterized beer garden. A longtime destination for Minnesota Vikings fans in Chicago, Graystone Tavern will once again serve as the city's headquarters for Vikings game days during the 2026–2027 season. The bar also welcomes alumni and fans of the University of Washington and Kansas State University for college football watch parties throughout the season. Game day seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. Tables can be reserved by emailing [email protected].
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Avondale
Football Sundays are back at Central Park Bar in Avondale, offering a laid-back neighborhood destination to catch every Bears game this season. Doors open at noon each Sunday, with Bears games played with sound and a lineup of game day specials including $10 Bloody Marys, $20 beer buckets (PBR, Miller High Life and Coors Light), $30 White Claw buckets, and bites from local food pop-up, Nannies & Patties. When the weather cooperates, fans can take in the action from Central Park Bar's expansive 3,500-square-foot Backyard Bar, a neighborhood favorite featuring a covered outdoor bar that will be enclosed for the winter, picnic tables, porch swings, a bumper pool table, photo booth, claw machine and a fire pit.
Football season is back, and Tune-Up in Avondale is kicking off new Sunday specials for every NFL Sunday. Guests can catch all the day's biggest matchups on TVs throughout the bar beginning at 12 p.m. Weekend drink specials include Mimosas, Aperol Spritz, Micheladas (make any beer into a Michelada, including NA beers), and Beermosas (make any beer into a Beermosa, including NA beers).
Lakeview
Football fans have a new destination this season as Cody's Public House in West Lakeview hosts college football and NFL watch parties all fall. Every game will be shown across 16 65-inch TVs throughout the bar, including six on the outdoor patio. Dog-friendly both inside and out, Cody's spacious beer garden also features an outdoor bar housed inside a converted Airstream trailer, darts, fire pits and plenty of seating. College Alumni Saturdays kick off on Saturday, September 5, when Cody's opens at 11 a.m. each week for the ESPN College GameDay featured matchup with full game sound. Fans can enjoy game day specials including $5 Mimosas, $6 22-ounce Miller Lite cups, $7 Walk of Shame Bombs and $30 Surfside Buckets. Beginning Sunday, September 13, Cody's transforms into Bears Central, showing every Bears game with sound throughout the venue. Bears fans can cheer on the team while enjoying $5 Mimosas, $5 22-ounce Miller Lite Bears cups, $6 Blue Moon pints, $6 Proper No. Twelve and Dobel Tequila shots, $8 Bear Down Bombs and complimentary popcorn.
Wrigleyville
Football season returns to Graystone Tavern in Wrigleyville, where fans can catch NFL and college football action all season long with game sound and team-themed specials. Every matchup will be shown across nine TVs throughout the bar, including in the winterized beer garden. A longtime destination for Minnesota Vikings fans in Chicago, Graystone Tavern will once again serve as the city's headquarters for Vikings game days during the 2026–2027 season. The bar also welcomes alumni and fans of the University of Washington and Kansas State University for college football watch parties throughout the season. Game day seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. Tables can be reserved by emailing [email protected].
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