$35 gets you a two-hour open bar and complimentary appetizers at Barcito on December 14 (beginning at 9 p.m.) The winner of the evening’s ugliest sweater will receive a $200 Mercadito Hospitality gift card and…wait for it…a fruitcake. There will also be Spanish-style egg nog and a guest DJ. Just be careful with that fruitcake, in some states it’s considered a weapon.

Porkchop is offering up prizes of shot glasses, flasks and shirts emblazoned with their name on it for the winners of the ugliest sweater on December 20. Get buzzed with drink specials of Irish coffee, apple brandy cider and a hot toddy.

Chop Shop is teaming up with Time Out Chicago for a Winter Warm Up Party on December 17. With drinks from Dan De Los Monteros and food from Chop Shop (homemade Minelli Italian sausage, shrimp ceviche, flourless chocolate cake) and TOC’s Jacques Jamz DJ’ing, fun should be had by all.

You like free drinks? Got an ugly sweater lying around the house? Come out to American Junkie on December 18 and enjoy FREE Maker’s Mark cocktails from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Maker’s Mark winter sweater (limited quantities) The party continues after (cash bar) and the king (or queen) of the ugliest sweater will win a $150 gift card to American Junkie.

Get 20% off of your food on December 20 at Rockit Bar & Grill if you’re wearing an ugly holiday sweater. There will also be all day drink specials and music from cover band Rendition.

Tokio Pub is hosting its first ever Ugly Christmas Sweater Party on December 14 from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. coinciding with Taco Time, the restaurant’s $1 taco promotion (ugly taco, the Grinch taco, and the Christmas taco). Five $50 gift certificates will be awarded to those with the ugliest, most original, most swag-covered and sexiest sweaters.

出現Moe的酒吧與聯合國12月21日opened, non-perishable canned or packaged food item and you get in for free ($10 cash donation if you don’t bring something) to help support the Greater Chicago Food Depository. There’s a complimentary appetizer buffet from 8 until 10 p.m., drink specials ($5 candy cane cocktails, anyone?), and gift cards to those with the ugliest sweater.

Get ugly with Old Town Social December 13 and win a $100 gift card and more. $4 Santa Shots and $10 spiked hot cocoa should make things even uglier by the time the night is over.