Mezcal bar buyouts and party rooms in River North
Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.
Ghost Donkey hosts birthday parties, corporate events and private parties for 15 to 150 guests at its mezcal and tequila bar in River North, Chicago. A group can take one section of the neon-lit bar, the separate Hacienda Room, or the whole place, and add a guided mezcal tasting.
A full venue buyout holds 150 guests, with 137 seats across 2,559 square feet. The main bar side can be bought out for up to 80, or booked semi-privately as Bar Area 1 (40 seats, up to 50 guests) or Bar Area 2 (30 seats, up to 40). The Hacienda Room is a private event space with its own small bar that holds up to 80, and it splits into four areas for 20 to 30 guests each.
Bar service for groups can run on drink tickets, a cash bar with a set cap, or consumption. Per-person food packages range from chips, salsas, queso and guacamole to nacho and build-your-own taco parties, and a fuller spread adds shrimp ceviche and esquites. Cocktails are agave-led and include zero-proof options. The room has red twinkle lights across the ceiling, a nightly light show, Latin-inspired music and a life-sized donkey at its center.
Each event is planned with the venue around the chosen space, the bar service and the food package, and private mezcal tastings are arranged separately. The space is 21+ at all times, and credit card payments carry a 1.5% surcharge.
Planning an event at Ghost Donkey starts with choosing a space from a semi-private bar area up to a full venue buyout, and pick how bar service and food will work. Drinks can run on tickets, a capped cash bar or consumption, and food comes as per-person packages of nachos, tacos and dips. Groups can also add a private guided mezcal tasting.
5 spaces, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.
Up to 40 · Semi-private
40max
Semi-private
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415 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Up to 50 · Semi-private
50max
Semi-private
Up to 80 · Private
80max
Private
Up to 80 · Private
80max
Private
Up to 150 · Private
150max
Private
Cocktail Lounge
Craft Cocktails
Light Show
Lounge Seating
Mixology
Private Dining Spaces
Zero-proof
Good for: birthday, company party, happy hour, holiday party