Last Call at a Neighborhood Legend: Holiday Club to Close May 17 as Irving Park Corner Transforms

By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Irving Park · May 3, 2026

Irving Park neighbors, mark your calendars — and maybe grab a tissue. Holiday Club, the beloved bar that has anchored the corner of Sheridan and Irving Park Road for 25 years, will pour its last drink on May 17, 2026. The bar announced its closing date on Instagram after revealing earlier this year that it would be vacating its longtime home to make way for a new seven-story apartment complex on the site.

The news has sparked an outpouring of nostalgia from regulars who have called the club a true neighborhood institution. Fans have already been gathering at the corner to honor the bar — a sign of just how deeply woven into Irving Park's social fabric Holiday Club has become over a quarter century of dance nights, community gatherings, and good company. Owner Sonny Domingo has said the club is exploring the possibility of relocating, so this may not be goodbye forever — just farewell to one very special address.

Whether you're a longtime regular or someone who always meant to stop in, the next two weeks are your chance to raise a glass and celebrate everything Holiday Club has meant to this corner and this community. Have a favorite Holiday Club memory? Share it with your neighbors right here on Socialhood — and let's send this Irving Park legend off in style!

Sources:
1. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/27/holiday-club-is-closing-may-17-after-25-years-in-uptown/