WTNB Events

Friday January 9, 2026

WTNB Leather / Kink Bar Night at

Big Chicks!

5024 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago

for women, trans, & non-binary people

Silent Auction at 8

Demo at 9: Don't Be Salty: Basic Bootcare for Winter by Atlas

Private side room

Street Legal Leather / Fetish

Be Yourself—Release Your Inner Fetish.

No Cover. Food or beverage purchase required.

Bootblack Atlas

Atlas (he/him) is a Dominant, leatherboy, Daddy, and Route 66 Bootblack 2025.

Atlas has been WTNB's most frequent bootblack since May 2023. Atlas has worked to expand the bootblacking stand and welcome The Next Generation of bootblacks to shine.

Sunday January 11

Chicago Leather Dyke Picnic at Eli Tea Bar

5507 N. Clark

12 noon - 3pm

Visit the CLDP Instagram for Details

Friday January 23, 2026

WTNB Leather / Kink POP UP

for women, trans, & non-binary people

8pm-Midnight

Nobody's Darling

1744 W. Balmoral, Chicago

no cover, beverage purchase required

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WTNB is Expanding!!!

WTNB is the Women, Trans, & Nonbinary Leather / Kink Social in Chicago.

50 people completed the alternate venue survey on 8-8-2025.

**In addition to The Chicago Eagle (formerly known as Baton) 

1. Big Chicks 35 yes 2 no (Events have been great, will do again)

2. Dorothy 34 yes 5 no (Event was great, will do again)

3. Jackhammer 28 yes 8 no (Venue was rejected after group site visit because 2 of their 3 levels are not wheelchair accessible)

4. Nobody’s Darling 27 yes 4 no (First pop-up event planned for near future)

5. Whiskey Girl 21 yes 13 no 

6. Touche 19 yes 12 no

7. Cellblock 6 yes 27 no

New suggestions being considered:

Farraguts, Berenice's, Electric Hotel, & Stella's

Non-bar Venues:

LA&M (not wheelchair accessible), Gerber Hart Library (great for weekend daytime events), Chicago Rose (not fully accessible), & LRA (can't be reserved on Fri or Sat evenings)

COVID / Flu / Strep Guidance:

Please bring a mask.