Uptown Social

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays from the Uptown Social team! Here are a few highlights from our holiday events this year. 🎄🎅🏽🥂♥️

12/12/2024

This Saturday! TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-drag-show-tickets-1020728124297?aff=oddtdtcreator
$15 at the door cash
$16 at the door card

12/09/2024

THANK YOU Michigan City Special Events, THANK YOU 95.1 FM/AM 1420 WIMS Ric! Thank you Michigan City community... you completely blew our minds with HUNDREDS of you visiting our inaugural Festival of Lights Celebration & Kindlmarket

We're so grateful!!

12/06/2024

We’re ready for Santa tomorrow! Join us for the first-ever Kindlmarket at Uptown Social (opens at 3pm) and the Festival of Lights parade at 5pm.
will have hot cocoa, cider, and mocktails on the patio, while we serve drinks inside!

12/06/2024

Tomorrows schedule!

reminder for donations:

Real Housewives of Laporte County : accepting non perishable food item donations at the parade

LaPorte Co Meals on Wheels : $5 donation REQUIRED to participate in the Chili Competition!

TOYS FOR TOTS: requesting a new unwrapped toy donation to meet Santa!

12/05/2024

For the kids this Saturday at Festival of Lights Celebration & Kindlmarket:

DESIGNATED KIDS CORNER!!
With parental supervision
- Decorate ornaments and write letters to Santa
- Decorate bags for Meals on Wheels
- Meet Santa 6:30 - 8:30 and hand deliver your letters! (letters with a return address will receive replies)

12/04/2024

THIS SATURDAY: The Seasonal Sips will be flowing at 907 Franklin 3-9pm
Festival of Lights Celebration & Kindlmarket

12/03/2024

So thrilled for this amazing, saucy, wonderful event! Equally thrilled for the amazing supporters of Welcome to the Other Side and Uptown Social who, inevitably, bring COUNTLESS unwrapped, new toys for our collective Toys for Tots drive!! We're striving for a toy for every child on Christmas morning!! Come on out! Contribute a new, unwrapped toy, and enjoy a truly wonderful show by these professionals!! Win- Win!!

Welcome to the Other Side Holiday Drag Show – an unforgettable evening with fabulous drag queens:
👑 Regina Upright
👑 Monique Moyet
👑 Jayda Pill
👑 Honey Deville
👑 Angelique Munro
🎤 Hosted by the one and only Wilma Fingerdo!

This event is 18+ and supports a great cause! $10 GA + Bring a NEW, unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation to benefit Toys for Tots 🎁💖

🍸 Cash/Credit Bar available.
Let’s make this a night to remember while giving back! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-drag-show-tickets-1020728124297?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/30/2024

Welcome to the Other Side Holiday Drag Show – an unforgettable evening with fabulous drag queens:
👑 Regina Upright
👑 Monique Moyet
👑 Jayda Pill
👑 Honey Deville
👑 Angelique Munro
🎤 Hosted by the one and only Wilma Fingerdo!

This event is 18+ and supports a great cause! $10 GA + Bring a NEW, unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation to benefit Toys for Tots 🎁💖

🍸 Cash/Credit Bar available.
Let’s make this a night to remember while giving back! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-drag-show-tickets-1020728124297?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/27/2024

Festival of Lights Celebration & Kindlmarket is in 10 days!

We can't wait for all the activities on December 7!

3 PM: Uptown Social opens for the Kindlmarket full of vendors for Holiday shopping & holiday themed drinks! Come mingle and sip before the parade!

5 PM: The Festival of Lights Parade starts at 4th street and will run South towards Uptown Social at 9th Street! (opposite from years past)

6:30 PM: MEET SANTA! & The Return of the Annual Chili Competition! ($5 donation to Meals on Wheels to taste)

Entry is completely free! We would appreciate the following donations:
- unwrapped new toy to meet Santa
- nonperishable food item for the parade

11/27/2024

We are only 10 days away from the Michigan City Festival of Lights Celebration! The festivities begin at Uptown Social at 3:00 PM and include the annual Festival of Lights Parade, a Kindlmarket, the Chili Challenge, seasonal sips, and visits with Santa Claus!

You can still register to participate in the parade and participation is FREE! Just follow the link below, fill out the registration, and be a part of the fun at the Michigan City Festival of Lights Celebration!

https://www.emichigancity.com/FormCenter/Special-Events-43/Michigan-City-Festival-of-Lights-Parade--87

11/23/2024

🎄✨ Get ready for the Festival of Lights in Michigan City on Dec. 7! The holiday magic begins at Uptown Social with the Kindlmarket opening at 3pm. Then the annual Christmas Parade down Franklin St. starts at 5 p.m. 🎅🎉

New this year: a festive Kindlmarket at Uptown Social from 3-9 p.m., and the Annual Chili Challenge starting at 6:30 p.m. A $5 donation to Meals on Wheels gets you a taste of every chili and the chance to vote for your fave!

Santa will be there too, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. — just bring a new toy for Toys for Tots and take a photo with the jolly guy himself! 🎅💌 Plus, kids can hand-deliver their letters to Santa and receive a personal reply.

Don’t miss the holiday fun! 🎁

11/19/2024

Celebrating love with a cake as grand as the moment, set against the beautiful organ pipes

11/18/2024

A few vendor spots still open!!

11/16/2024

Dec. 7th!! 3pm- 9pm
We're partnering with Michigan City Special Events by hosting the Inaugural Kindlmarket!
No cost to enter the Market!
There will be something for everyone!
We invite you to visit and enjoy!

We are a few short weeks away from the 2024 Festival of Lights Celebration! Be sure to check out Uptown Social from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM for a Kindlmarket, Seasonal Sips, the return of the Chili Challenge, and visits with Santa Claus! A $5 donation to LaPorte Co Meals on Wheels is required to sample chili's, and a donation of a new unwrapped toy to Toys for Tots is requested but not required for visits with Santa Claus.

The Festival of Lights Parade will kick off at 5:00 PM and participation is FREE!! Just follow the link below to register and you are in!

https://www.emichigancity.com/FormCenter/Special-Events-43/Michigan-City-Festival-of-Lights-Parade--87