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Slaughterhouse 31 & Vintage Vespa Days


REGISTRATION go to https://slaughterhousechicago.com/ for ALL the details!

Thursday, August 28

12-4 pm
Early Arrivals O’Hare Ride or self-directed Poker Run (depart from front of hotel)

4-7 pm
Early Arrivals Meet and Greet at
Shortfuse Brewing Co., 5000 N River Road, Schiller Park, featuring appetizers and DJs Jeffrey Gilman and Michelle “Ivana Riot” Kelly, courtesy of Craig Easly, Realtor. Registration/check-in/merch sales open. Venue is near the hotel, and offers a full menu for dinner. Try Shortfuse “Brew and Oink” Slaughterhouse Wheat Ale! 

7 pm
Ride back to hotel and parking garage party

8 pm
Big surprise in hotel garage!

9-11 pm
Hangouts in garage, hotel bar, and entertainment district adjacent to hotel.

Friday, August 29

All Friday events are brought to you by
Scooterworks Chicago, Genuine Scooter Co., and Scooterworks USA!

8:30 am (Ride briefing at 8:15)
Ride departs to
Starved Rock State Park (Oglesby, IL) hosted by Second City Scooter Society. Departs from hotel scooter parking area . A long country ride to a lovely state park southwest of the city. At the park, have lunch at the lodge or check out the park. (Note that this is an all-day ride that will miss most of the Scooterworks events.)

9 am (Ride briefing at 8:45)
Ride departs hotel scooter parking area to
Scooterworks Chicago  5410 N Damen, Chicago.

9:30-11 am
Breakfast Tacos by
New Rose Catering, with registration/check-in/merch sales at Scooterworks Chicago.
10-10:30 am
Scooter Blessings by Rev. Sean at Scooterworks

11 am (Ride briefing at 10:45.)
Scooterworks/Genuine-led North Shore Ride departs
Scooterworks Chicago

12:30 pm (Ride briefing at 11:45)
Short ride departs hotel to meet up with North Shore Ride for lunch

1 pm
Scooterworks and hotel rides meet at Superdawg (
6363 N. Milwaukee Avenue). Cost of food at Superdawg not included in registration.

2-6 pm
Return to
Scooterworks Chicago  for maintenance workshops, scooter demos, rally check-in, merch sales, and on-site tattoos!

6-7:30 pm
Free time: refresh at the hotel, visit poker run stops, and/or have dinner.

7:30-11:30 pm
Concert at
Martyrs’(3855 N. Lincoln) featuring  The Handsome Devilz and The Crombies.
(No reg/check-in — Registered rallygoers will be on the guest list. Additional tickets ($10) are
available from Martyrs’  while they last.)

11:30 pm (briefing from stage at Martyrs’)
Two ride options: 1) From
Martyrs’ directly to hotel OR 2) Chicago’s famous “Midnight Ride,” taking riders through the streets of Chicago and ending back at the hotel

Saturday, August 30

7:30 am
Coffee ride to
Grind’n’Gears Cafe (8030 Oakton Street, Niles) departs from front of hotel

9 am-11 pm
 Registration/check-in/merch sales open (kiosk in hotel lobby)

10 am-3 pm
Group rides (multiple length/speed options into suburbs and city)

3-6 pm
 Registration/check-in/merch sales open (kiosk in hotel lobby)

3-6 pm Games and Concours (top floor of hotel parking garage)

7-10 pm
Banquet (at hotel) featuring dinner. Open only to those who pre-registered by Aug 14 – no walk-in registrations or guests. After food is served, we’ll open the room to all registered rallygoers for awards (concours, games, poker run) and the
raffle, including the Bluesmobile raffle!

Later:
Parking garage ride-in movies, explore the fabulous Parkway Bank Park nightlife, or perhaps a casino excursion?

Sunday, August 31

(note: 11am is  hotel checkout time, you may check out early and check bags at the front desk)

9:15 am (briefing at 9 am in scooter parking lot)
Oak Trees and Coffees Ride departs, hosted by Mario and Julie. We’ll stop to fuel up, then ride through the north suburbs of Chicago with a coffee/breakfast stop and a bit of natural tranquility. 

9:45-10:45 am
Oak Trees and Coffees Ride stop at
Off the Wall Cafe (104 Main Street, Park Ridge).

11:50 am
Oak Trees and Coffees Ride ends at
Emily Oaks Nature Center (4650 Brummel Street, Skokie).

12:30 pm (briefing at 12:15)
“Chicago World Food Tour” departs
Emily Oaks Nature Center (4650 Brummel Street, Skokie), hosted by Vespa Club of Chicago. We’ll ride through a few of Chicago’s many cultural enclaves, with quick stops for snacks and shopping, or stop for a meal, and catch up with us later.

3 pm
Reggae Dance Party at
DMen Tap (2849 West Belmont, Chicago), featuring Rust Belt Boss Reggae and F.C.S. Soundsystem DJ’ing classic reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, and more. DMen offers fantastic Doner Kebab, Currywurst, Malört Ice Cream, and much more.

7 pm
“Hala Boi” ride departs
DMen Tap (2849 West Belmont, Chicago) for Hala Kahiki (2934 River Road, River Grove). H-K is Chicago’s original tiki bar, dating back to 1964. For years the Slaughterhouse organizers have gathered here to wind down after the rally, this year since it’s so close to the hotel, we’re inviting everyone along!

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