Event Dates
From: Saturday, December 6, 2025
To: Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Organized Grime Crew is back in Boystown for a night Circuit event
The Organized Grime Crew is back in Boystown for a Saturday night Circuit event…Beefed up Sound, Smoke, Lasers, and Loads. See you in the Underground.
- Stay close to Northalsted try the Hotel Zachary, rated “Superb” by guests with spacious rooms and high-end amenities.
The Party
- Next Edition – Saturday 6th December, 2025 – With Cindel and Ryan Willing.
- Load (Lights off and dance) is one of the Chicago’s most talked-about parties.
- The event is produced by Organised Grime, creators of the legendary CunTea.
- Join the hottest guys from Chicago and beyond from 9 pm ’till 3 am at Cell Block Chicago.
- This is a hardcode party for horny guys looking to dance, hook-up and have fun!
- Live performances throughout the evening.
- *Beefed up Sound 🔊, Smoke 💨, Lasers 🎉, and Loads 💦
The Venue
- Cell Block – Located at 3702 N.Halstead Street, Cell Block is Chicago’s only Leather/Fetish bar in Chicago’s Boystown neighbourhood
- The club has been serving the community for 25 years. The front bar has a dance floor and no dress code, and the back bar open Friday and Saturday nights are for faithful leather men with a strict dress code.
- The back bar is divided into two sections; the Holding Cell, where you’ll find another bar and a shoeshine stand, and the Yard, which is primarily for socialising. The Yard contains a chain web, a wooden cross, and a narrow steel cage for the adventurous.
Other Editions
- LOAD hosts special events:
- May 2026 – Awaiting dates – IML Weekend
- June 2026 – Awaiting dates – Chicago Pride
- August 2026 – Awaiting dates – Market Days
Where to stay?
- Some of the best hotels close to the gay district of Northalsted are in Lakeview. Stay at one of the best-rated hotels in the neighbourhood, The Best Western Plus Hawthorne Terrace with crisp clean rooms and great breakfast options
The following hotels are close to Chicago’s top attractions and a short ride away to the gay bars and parties:
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The Hyatt Regency is close to all the main
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