10th annual pre-DrupalCon pub-crawl!

Sunday, March 22nd, 5:30pm

Welcome back to another DrupalCon North American, and that means another Drupal-Crawl!

Whether this is your fifteenth DrupalCon or your first, a chance to reconnect or meet people before the conference starts lets you find some conference buddies before everything ramps up is invaluable.

Please Sign up on Eventbrite so we can harvest your precious email addresses let the venues know how many people to expect.

keep up to date

For live updates on where to go and when the group is leaving for a new location please follow @jmickela.bsky.social on BlueSky.

route

The route is relatively far from the convention center, but all the locations are within a few blocks of each other. You can go to as many or as few as you like, there almost always ends up being a fourth (and sometimes fifth) location, so don’t feel like you have to turn into a pumpkin at midnight.

• Lone Wolf Tavern
  5:30pm – 7:30pm
  806 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
• Bandit
  7:45pm – 9:45pm
  841 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
• Good Night John Boy
  10pm – 12pm
  905 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

pro-tips for the crawl

This is my twelfth time organizing a DrupalCrawl, so I’ve learned a thing or two about how to make the most of it. Aside from what’s below the best way to get the most of this crawl, and of DrupalCon as a whole, is to be kind and expect that most of the other attendees are as well. Nearly everyone I’ve met in the Drupal community has been welcoming and friendly, show up with that same energy and you’ll have a great time.

Pay as You Go

I can’t stress that enough, especially for the first stop. I’ve seen first locations get totally packed with people and everyone ends up having to wait 30 minutes to close their tab. Pay as you go!

Don’t be Shy

Lots of people that will be there will already know each other, but they’re all friendly and welcome a new face. If you get to the venue and don’t see us you can ask a bartender, I generally let them know when we arrive, otherwise you can just look for the Drupal shirts.

It’s a Marathon Project, Not a Sprint

Don’t overdue it at the first or second venue, you don’t want to be the person who misses half the first day of DrupalCon because you can’t get out of bed.

Have a Plan to Get Back

The last venue is about 12 or so blocks from the hotel. If that sounds like a lot of walking after already having done a pub-crawl, then you should have a plan for getting back. Maybe Uber/Lyft/Cab, or having a friend carry you, whatever it is, make sure you know in advance.

The DrupalCon Code of Conduct Applies to All Social Events

Here’s a link to the code of conduct. Thankfully, this is something that has never been an issue in the past and I would like to keep it that way.