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Wrestlefest Chicago October 2-4 2026 10/02/2026

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Event Overview

Organizerchicagopiledriver
Date
10/02/2026 12:00 PM
(Friday, in 98 days)
The event's time zone is based on its location.
Duration
3 days
Deadline to apply
10/02/2026
(Friday, in 98 days)
Number of attendees
217 attendees
State
Awaiting applicants
Event location
Chicago USA - Illinois

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Event Description

The 2nd WF Chicago event will take place October 2-4 2026. We are excited to welcome everyone to Chicago for a weekend of wrestling, socializing and having a great time. Below is a general outline for the weekend of events. There is a tab for each day of activities with more details. If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to one of the Steering Committee members:

Chicagopiledriver
BJ Austin
B Sprite
Jeffjcao
WrestlerJay
Wrestlingotter

Friday October 2nd
"Dads & Lads" Open Mats 1-4PM @ Chicagopiledriver's house 1629 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Opening Night Party 6-9pm @ Hydrate Nightclub 3458 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657. No entry fee - wear your singlets or favorite wrestling gear.

Saturday, October 3rd
Open Mats 12N-4pm @ Jackhammer 6406 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626. Erotic wrestling allowed.

Social Event (time TBD)

Sunday, October 4th
Wrap-up Party 4-7PM @ Sidetrack Video Bar 3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657.

HOTELS (see Hotel tab for more information)

Best Western Plus Hawthorne Terrace Hotel
Hotel Versey Chicago Lincoln Park

Fees

Fees will be outlined at a later date. Most events will be free to enter.

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Wrestlefest Chicago October 2-4 2026

Quick Chat

PolarDad: Eager to find out more details. When will we know the venues?
KYboxer: Anyone interested in boxing?
chicagopiledriver: Venues will probably be announced by June or July at the latest
chicagopiledriver: we are adding more detail about the schedule this week
txgrappleguy60: New to wrestling a real rookie looking for a ruthless heel to teach me some holds!
Halfcain46: Eager to see all the open mats!

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GrapplingCub (7)

2/05/2026 7:53 PM

Gonna try to make this my 1st one!💪

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sweatyfuntaps (0 )

2/03/2026 4:14 AM

Excited to attend my first WF event, as I don’t think I’ll be able to pull off the prior ones. Working on conditioning so I can be at least semi-competitive… some of the time ;-) had another MF profile before, but took a break. Time to grow that past opponent list again.

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