What we’re about
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.
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.
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.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- FREE! Screening @ Disney and Pixar’s ELIO! (Chicago)AMC River East 21, Chicago, IL
WINDY CITY DADS have been given a block of reserved seats for this advance 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 to participate in this sponsored event...
We invite you and your family (or come alone) to join us for FREE Advance Screening of this film. We have been given a total of 10 guaranteed seats for our WINDY CITY DADS group to enjoy.
Everyone including guests must check-in prior to 6:15PM and participate in our GROUP PHOTO organized by our Event Hosts. We ask every family to upload 3-4 photo's to our meetup site before the event is over, of your family enjoying the event so we can share with our sponsor as a thank you for this opportunity.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.
For those of you on social media, we also ask that you share your family photos on your personal accounts like Facebook taging our "Windy City Dads" and 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 also help us get more fun sponsored event opportunities.
Most importantly, we ask that ALL our members who attend our sponsored advance movie screenings, to WEAR their Windy City Dads shirt to the meetup, which does a few things; helps our members be more clearly recognized and the 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 it online from our Merchandise Store (to be launched soon). We feel this is a small ask that builds member engagement and appreciation for our sponsored opportunities. It’s a good thing to do.
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 (without approval), 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 for your understanding!
*** Volunteers Needed ***
WINDY CITY DADS is always looking for members who would be interested in organizing meetups in your neck of the woods and helping us keep this group an active community... be it a Dads Night Out or Playgroup activity with the kids and/or Family Outing to grab a pizza, see a movie, go to zoo, etc. If interested, please contact Brian Dykes via meetup messenger or Brian@WindyCityDads.com..................................................
Disney and Pixar’s ELIO!
In Theaters: June 20
This summer, moviegoers will meet Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab), an 11-year-old whose biggest wish is to get abducted by aliens, as well as his Aunt Olga (voiced by recent Academy Award® winner Zoe Saldaña) and Glordon (voiced by Remy Edgerly), Elio’s unexpected first friend who happens to be an alien. In this big-screen adventure, Elio will travel millions of miles across the universe encountering a host of out-of-this world creatures who just might help him figure out exactly where he belongs. A new trailer, poster and film images are now available for Disney and Pixar’s “Elio,” which releases only in theaters June 20, 2025.
For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Elio,” the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be. Directed by Madeline Sharafian (“Burrow” Sparkshort), Domee Shi (“Bao” short, “Turning Red”) and Adrian Molina (co-screenwriter/co-director of “Coco”), and produced by Mary Alice Drumm (associate producer of “Coco”), the film also features the voices of Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon, Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa and Shirley Henderson as OOOOO.
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