About us
WINDY CITY DADS is a diverse and welcoming community for Chicago-land fathers living in the city and suburbs. We believe in active parenting, shared experiences and building a supportive network. Whether you are a new dad or seasoned pro, join us as we navigate fatherhood together.
Please note: this group is strictly for Dads, we understand sometimes wives will join for their significant others but we encourage all fathers to join our group on their own accord, it takes few minutes to setup their own meetup profile. We want this group to be a comfortable place for all Dads to learn and talk about anything dad related.
Our Windy City Dads Group is FREE to join and attend meetup events. Some meetups will have a cost to participate but everyone can pay their own way is what we found out works the best.
Level Up Your Windy City Dads Gear!
Windy City Dads Group Online Store! > Shop the collection: [Swag.WindyCityDads.com](www.swag.windycitydads.com)
As our community grows, so does our impact. To keep our core membership free and accessible to every dad in Chicago, we are moving toward a "Support the Crew" model. Every shirt, hoodie, or mug you buy directly funds our meetup expenses, operating expenses, and community events.
Why grab a shirt?
• Stand Out: Our sponsors love seeing a sea of Windy City Dads gear at our exclusive screenings. It helps us secure even bigger perks for you.
• The Dad Uniform: It makes finding the group at a crowded park or restaurant a breeze.
• Quality: We didn't just slap a logo on a cheap tee; these are built for the "dad life."
For those who want to go the extra mile without the gear, you can become an Official Group Supporter below.
Our goal is to keep membership dues at $0. By rocking our gear and supporting the store, you’re ensuring we stay one of the largest, most active dad communities in the city that we love. Let’s show Chicago who we are!
For those of you on social media, we also ask that you share your evebt engagement photos on your personal accounts like Facebook taging our "Windy City Dads" so we can engage share, like and comment, which will help broaden our social media reach in an effort to expand our audience and ultimately get more members to join our meetup group. By doing so will help us get more sponsored event opportunities. You can also follow us on Instagram and TicTok @WindyCityDads
FYI ~ When you 1st join and setup your Meetup profile (or if you reinstall Meetup on your device), please note you will be asked by Meetup to pay $9.99/month to upgrade to "Meetup+". You do NOT need to pay for this, because our group is FREE. When this offer from Meetup pops up, just hit the X in the top corner to decline it.
Featured event
11th Annual #FathereEve @ Night Golf (DesPlaines)
Join us to celebrate our 11th Annual #FathersEve Dads Night Out on Saturday June 20, 2026 @ 8:30PM (til 11:30PM).
FATHERS EVE happens on the evening bqefore Father's Day, it's our exclusive time to connect, share stories, uplift each other, and celebrate the fatherhood journey together.
We invite you to come out & join us for our 11th Annual FATHERS EVE with some of your fellow WINDY CITY DADS GROUP members. This specific annual event is for DADS ONLY where we can hang out together, in a kid free zone, have adult conversations, etc.
This year we decided to go back to the same place where we hosted our 1st FathersEve Dads Night Out to play some NIGHT GOLF located at 353 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Here is the plan: 8:30PM, lets meetup in the proshop to get our tee times (everyone pays separately) and then head out to the practice putting green. We will then participate in the FATHERS EVE Nationwide "Toast to Dads" by taking a GROUP PHOTO and sharing it on our Windy City Dads Group social media channels, tagging #FathersEve where we can engage with other cities around the country.
Cost: $14/person (cart & club rental extra)
ONLINE STORE:
Now you can look the part and help support the crew. Make it easy for other Windy City Dads to find you in the crowd and help promote our group. When you purchase a Windy City Dads shirt or hat, you are helping us keep our group free.
Go to swag.windycitydads.com
This year we created a SPECIAL EVENT SHIRT with both FathersEve and Windy City Dads logos and is on SALE for $23.00
https://swag.windycitydads.com/products/windy-city-dads-fatherseve
Please RSVP early, if you're available to join us here... this way, we will know our expected group size.
11th Annual FATHERS EVE!
2026 @ Night Golf
2025 @ Weber Grill BBQ
2024 @ Adventure Park
2023 @ Disc Golf +BBQ
2022 @ Family Picnic
2021 @ Tap House Grill
2020 @ Backyard BBQ
2019 @ Dave & Busters
2018 @ Indoor Paintball
2017 @ WhirlyBall Lombard
2016 @ Night Golf
More info on FATHERS EVE nationwide organization and celebration plans plus swag shop at www.FathersEve.com
Posted 05/03/26
Upcoming events
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FREE! Family Outing @ Movie Screening: TOY STORY 5 (South Loop)
AMC Roosevelt Collection 16, 1011 S Delano Ct E, Chicago, IL, USWINDY CITY DADS have been given a block of reserved seats for this advance movie screening, where some of our members and family can enjoy in exchange to help promote this film.
Before you RSVP, please read through all of the following list of EXPECTATIONS required to participate in this sponsored event...
We invite you and your family (or come alone) to join us for FREE Advance Movie Screening of this film. We have a total of 6 reserved seats for our WINDY CITY DADS group to enjoy this sponsored event together. Everyone including guests must check-in prior to 10:15 AM and participate in our GROUP PHOTO. We also ask that every family before leaving the event, take and upload a minimum of 3+ Engagement Photo's to our meetup site of your family enjoying the event so we can share with our sponsor as a thank you for this opportunity.
ALL our members who attend our sponsored events, must WEAR their **Windy City Dads Group SHIRT** to the meetup, which does a few things; makes it easy for other Windy City Dads at the event to find you in the crowd while promoting our group. It also helps our members be more clearly recognized so our sponsor can tell which group we are with, plus it looks amazing in our group photo and member engagement photos that we know our sponsors really likes seeing too. If you don't have your own Windy City Dads Group SHIRT, you can buy from our Merch Store at Swag.WindyCityDads.com. We feel this is a small ask that builds member engagement and appreciation for our free sponsored events. It’s a good thing to do.
For those of you on social media, we ask that you share your family photos on your personal accounts like Facebook tagging our "Windy City Dads" using hashtag #WINDYCITYDADS so we can share, like and comment, which will help broaden our social media reach in an effort to expand our audience and ultimately get more members to join our meetup group. By doing so will help us get more sponsored opportunities.
Guest check-in table is usually placed near ticket collection; this is where we usually meetup to get a group photo. Parking and concessions are your responsibility.
ONLY!!! RSVP (+Guests) if you are 100% committed to going, checking in on-time and fully participate as noted above, since we don't want any seats to be empty. Once you RSVP, no changes can be made, your crew must attend -- no exceptions! If by chance you're no-show or change your RSVP, than you will loose the privilege to be included with any future advance screenings. Our waitlist is for the organizer to use, only if event sponsor increases our head count, if this happens then Brian Dykes will reach out to members via meetup messenger, so make sure your meetup notifications are turned ON so that you won't miss out. Thanks!
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TOY STORY 5
Release Date: June 19, 2026
Director: Andrew Stanton
Co-Director: McKenna Harris
Producer: Jessica Choi
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” and this time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime. Directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by McKenna Harris and produced by Jessica Choi, “Toy Story 5” opens only in theaters on June 19, 2026.DISNEY AND PIXAR
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pixar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pixar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixar/
X: https://twitter.com/PixarPosted 05/20/26
7 attendees11th Annual #FathereEve @ Night Golf (DesPlaines)
Golf Center Des Plaines, 353 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL, USJoin us to celebrate our 11th Annual #FathersEve Dads Night Out on Saturday June 20, 2026 @ 8:30PM (til 11:30PM).
FATHERS EVE happens on the evening bqefore Father's Day, it's our exclusive time to connect, share stories, uplift each other, and celebrate the fatherhood journey together.
We invite you to come out & join us for our 11th Annual FATHERS EVE with some of your fellow WINDY CITY DADS GROUP members. This specific annual event is for DADS ONLY where we can hang out together, in a kid free zone, have adult conversations, etc.
This year we decided to go back to the same place where we hosted our 1st FathersEve Dads Night Out to play some NIGHT GOLF located at 353 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Here is the plan: 8:30PM, lets meetup in the proshop to get our tee times (everyone pays separately) and then head out to the practice putting green. We will then participate in the FATHERS EVE Nationwide "Toast to Dads" by taking a GROUP PHOTO and sharing it on our Windy City Dads Group social media channels, tagging #FathersEve where we can engage with other cities around the country.
Cost: $14/person (cart & club rental extra)
ONLINE STORE:
Now you can look the part and help support the crew. Make it easy for other Windy City Dads to find you in the crowd and help promote our group. When you purchase a Windy City Dads shirt or hat, you are helping us keep our group free.
Go to swag.windycitydads.comThis year we created a SPECIAL EVENT SHIRT with both FathersEve and Windy City Dads logos and is on SALE for $23.00
https://swag.windycitydads.com/products/windy-city-dads-fathersevePlease RSVP early, if you're available to join us here... this way, we will know our expected group size.
11th Annual FATHERS EVE!
2026 @ Night Golf
2025 @ Weber Grill BBQ
2024 @ Adventure Park
2023 @ Disc Golf +BBQ
2022 @ Family Picnic
2021 @ Tap House Grill
2020 @ Backyard BBQ
2019 @ Dave & Busters
2018 @ Indoor Paintball
2017 @ WhirlyBall Lombard
2016 @ Night GolfMore info on FATHERS EVE nationwide organization and celebration plans plus swag shop at www.FathersEve.com
Posted 05/03/26
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