Private Events
Your gathering. Your people. Your bar.
From intimate dinners to backyard celebrations, Shake & Gather scales the bar experience to your gathering — not the other way around.
Private Celebrations in Chicago
The bar that fits your gathering, whatever its size
Not every celebration needs an oversized event package. Shake & Gather is intentionally suited for smaller private and backyard events — the kind where the people matter more than the production.
We scale the bar experience to the gathering. An intimate dinner party gets the same care and craft as a grand celebration — just sized for the moment. You're never forced into a package that doesn't fit.
Warm, Welcoming, Yours
A bar that feels like hosting friends — with professional hands behind it
Whether it's a milestone birthday in your backyard, an anniversary dinner at home, or a holiday party that fills the house, we bring the same thoughtful hospitality to every gathering.
Fresh ingredients, beautiful presentation and bartenders who make your guests feel cared for — so you can be present at your own party.
Plan Your Private EventPerfect For
Every reason to gather
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Engagement Parties
Graduations
Showers
Dinner Parties
Backyard Celebrations
Holiday Parties
Housewarming Parties
Milestone Celebrations
Intimate doesn't mean less thoughtful.
From a backyard toast to a milestone dinner, your celebration gets the full Shake & Gather experience — just built around the size of your gathering.
From Happy Hosts
What Our Hosts Are Saying
Booked Shake & Gather for my wife's 40th birthday in our backyard and it was the best decision we made. The team was professional, the bar was beautiful, and the drinks were better than any cocktail bar we've been to in Chicago. They brought the full cocktail bar experience right to our home.
Marcus T.
Private Party · Chicago, IL
Planning Tool
How much should you buy?
Estimate wine, beer and spirits for your event with our alcohol calculator.
Your Celebration
LET'S GATHER YOUR PEOPLE.
Tell us what you're celebrating and we'll help build a bar experience that fits the moment perfectly.
Sip, Celebrate, Gather.
