Events
UGLY SWEATER XMAS PARTY – 12/23- 4th Tuesday at Basecamp
12/23/2025 @ 12:00 am - 10:00 pm
�� UGLY SWEATER XMAS PARTY – 12/23 ��
Break out your most beautifully hideous holiday sweater and get ready for a night of festive chaos! �� Bring the crew, rock the ugliest fit you can find, and let’s make this Tuesday one to remember! ��
$3 Well you call its
$3 Busch Light Tall Pints
$3 Michelob Ultra Drafts
$3 Pizza Slice
Poker Night - Free to Play
12/24/2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join Our FREE Poker League! Every Wednesday at 7:40pmPlay FREE Texas Hold’em Poker and win REAL CASH every single month! Over the past 6 years, we’ve given away more than $1,000,000, and now it’s your turn to claim a piece of the action!
This is a no-cost, 4-week league filled with exciting poker tournaments. Come out, enjoy the fun, and support the amazing bars that make FREE poker possible!
This is a no-cost, 4-week league filled with exciting poker tournaments. Come out, enjoy the fun, and support the amazing bars that make FREE poker possible!
Get all the details at: www.smokenacespoker.comWin Points, Prizes & Cash!
Nightly Tournament Winners receive a 3-night hotel voucher!
Top Point Leaders will earn a seat in the CASH MAIN EVENT TOURNAMENT at the end of the month!
Earn Bonus Chips:* Sign in early at smokenacespoker.com
* Wear Smoke’n Aces or venue swag
* Like, comment, or share our most recent post
* Bring a new player to the venue
* Play every week!
Check in with your tournament director before the game to claim your bonus chips.
Details:
* Must be 21+ to play.
* No purchase required (but we love when you support our awesome venues!).
* League play is based on 4 weeks of games, barring cancellations due to inclement weather.
Don’t miss out—start your poker journey with us and win big!
* Must be 21+ to play.
* No purchase required (but we love when you support our awesome venues!).
* League play is based on 4 weeks of games, barring cancellations due to inclement weather.
Don’t miss out—start your poker journey with us and win big!
Fridays - Happy Hour, Improv Comedy, Bell's Second Show Band
12/26/2025 @ 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
� Full Send Fridays at Basecamp �
� Basecamp, Lisle IL | � Friday, December 26 | � 21+ Show
Kick off the weekend with a full send! Join us every Friday at Basecamp for a stacked lineup of food, drinks, music, and late-night vibes.
� Doors Open: 4:00 PM
� Dueling Pianos: 5:00–7:00 PM
� Free Pizza Slice: 5:00–7:00 PM with purchase of any drink
� Happy Hour: 6:00–7:00 PM — 50% OFF all drinks!
� Special Feature: 7pm to 9pm
Type 2 Improv Comedy Show — bringing non-stop laughs before the music starts!
� Live Band:
Bella’s Second Shot — rocking the stage with a high-energy set
� Live Music Starts: 9:00 PM
� Tickets: Available now at www.afterlifechi.com [http://www.afterlifechi.com/]
But don’t stop there…
� LATE NIGHT DJ PARTY
From 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM, DJ Draztik J keeps the party going with a packed dance floor.
� FREE COVER for all 4 Lakes Residents with valid ID
� 21+ to enter
Make Happy Hour Great Again! - Double Treble
12/26/2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
�� Make Happy Hour Great Again! ��
Double Treble
Join us EVERY FRIDAY at Basecamp Pub for dueling pianos, half-off drinks, and free pizza slices!
� 5750 Lakeside Dr, Lisle, IL
� 5–7 PM: Live Music | � 6–7 PM: Drink & Pizza Specials | � Free Cover!
Day Time Show W/ Woodys Revenge - All Ages!
12/27/2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Afterlife & Basecamp present a special Matinee Show featuring “Woody’s Revenge” on December 27th!
Kick off your afternoon with high-energy live music, great vibes, and a community hangout you won’t want to miss.
� Doors: 12:00 PM
� Show: 1:00 PM
� Special Offer: Free cover for all 4 Lakes Residents with valid ID.
Grab your friends, get there early, and rock out with us!
Saturday Social W/ Killer of Giants, Motley 2, Night Songs
12/27/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
� AFTERLIFE & BASECAMP LIVE PRESENT: THE SATURDAY SOCIAL CLUB �
� Basecamp, Lisle IL | � SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27th| � 21+ SHOW
Step into a night of pure rock energy as The Saturday Social Club unleashes an epic tribute double-header that brings the legends back to life!
� FEATURING:
MOTLEY 2- A tribute to Motley Crue
KILLER OF GIANTS- A tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
NIGHT SONGS- Cinderella Tribute
Basecamp’s Bar & Restaurant opens at NOON, so roll in early for food, drinks, and all-day vibes before the show kicks off!
� LIVE MUSIC STARTS: 7:00 PM
� SHOW ENDS: 10:30 PM
� TICKETS: On sale now at afterlifechi.com
� DAY OF SHOW: $10
But the night is far from over…
� LATE NIGHT: DJ MIDNIGHT
Keep the adrenaline flowing with a late-night DJ afterparty — high energy, heavy beats, and a packed dance floor until close.
� FREE LATE NIGHT COVER
� Free after 10:30 PM
� 4 Lakes Residents: FREE ALL NIGHT with valid ID
� 21+ TO ENTER
Trivia - Free to Play - Every Sunday
12/28/2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us every Sunday night starting at 7pm for Trivia!! ** Free to play!
Win Tasty Prizes and Basecamp Bucks!!
Sign up at 6:30pm.
Let’s go Campin’!!!
Win Tasty Prizes and Basecamp Bucks!!
Sign up at 6:30pm.
Let’s go Campin’!!!
$3 Tuesdays + Open Mic Night- Izzy & Friends
12/30/2025 @ 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
�� $3 Tuesdays + Open Mic Night! ��
Roll through tonight for the best vibes in the city — $3 Pizza, Michelob Drafts & more all night long and an Open Mic with Izzy & Friends bringing the heat! �
Whether you’re performing or just here for the show, it’s the perfect Tuesday turn-up. ��
� Pull up, grab a drink, and let the music take over!
OUT COLD VOL 7 W/ Sickick Live!
02/28/2026 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Afterlife, Windy City Raves & ChiGroove Present:
” Out Cold Vol 7 W/ Sickick”
The 80s ski lodge themed rave you didn’t know you NEEDED is BACK for the 7th year in a row! This year to spice things up we are doing a POP-UP at an actual SKI LODGE!
Location: Basecamp: 5750 Lakeside Dr Lisle IL
Time: 7pm to 2am
Date: Feb 28th, 2025
Age: 18+ to Enter, 21+ to Drink
Stages: 2 – Full Production
Full Line up TBA
** VIP TICKETS INCLUDE A LIFT TICKET FOR SKIING OR SNOWBOARDING PRIOR TO SHOW **
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