Things to Do in Sandwich IL Nov 1-7: Opera House Shows, New November Flavors & Triangle B Ranch Open House

Daylight saving time ends, the Opera House lights up twice, Monday Night Football hits the big screens, and November's new flavors land all week long — this is a packed one in Sandwich, IL. Here's your complete guide to November 1-7 in DeKalb County, with Bull Moose Bar & Grille at 202 S. Main St. as your home base through all of it.

Forgottonia at the Sandwich Opera House — Sunday, Nov 1 at 3 PM

Don't forget to set your clocks back Saturday night — daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 AM, which means an extra hour before Sunday Funday Hour kicks off at noon ($2 domestic 16oz drafts and $3.50 Bloody Marys all day). Then at 3 PM, Chris Vallillo brings "Forgottonia" to the historic Sandwich Opera House: live roots music, storytelling, and award-winning black-and-white photography of rural Illinois, on a stage that's been part of this town since 1878. And because it's a show night, the Phantom of the Opera House burger — fresh jalapeños, chipotle mayo, onions, and cheddar — haunts our menu before and after the performance, just a two-minute walk from the theater. Tickets at sandwichoperahouse.org.

Bears at Seahawks — Monday Night Football, Nov 2 at 7:15 PM

The Bears head to Seattle for Monday Night Football, with a 7:15 PM kickoff on ESPN — catch the action on our screens, including the 98-inch. Make a day of it: $9.99 lunch specials run ALL DAY on Mondays, Monday drink specials are $1 off all drafts and $5 Well Mules, and CLUB members earn double points during lunch (11 AM-2 PM). Bear Down, Sandwich!

New Drink of the Month: Apple Butter Margarita — Launching Tuesday

November's Drink of the Month arrives Tuesday: the Apple Butter Margarita, served in a mason jar with a cinnamon-brown sugar rim. It's fall in a glass, and Tuesday is the perfect day to try it — Double Point Tuesday means CLUB members earn double points on everything, and Tuesday drink specials take $1 off tequila drinks.

Back by Popular Demand: Thanksgiving Mac — Wednesday

The November Mac of the Month returns by popular demand: the Thanksgiving Mac — our house-made skillet mac & cheese with shaved turkey, homestyle stuffing, and a chef-crafted cranberry chutney. A must try that disappeared way too fast last year. Wednesday specials: $1 off wine & whiskey and $3.50 mixed wells.

The New Fall Drink Lineup — Thursday

Thursday, meet the full fall family. Our updated fall drink lineup is built for crisp November evenings: the Autumn Sangria (malbec and cider in a mason jar), the Cran-Orange Margarita (tequila, triple sec, cranberry, and orange juice over ice with an orange slice), the Caramel Apple Mule in its copper mug, and November's Drink of the Month, the Apple Butter Margarita with its cinnamon-brown sugar rim. One lineup, four ways to drink in the season — all at Bull Moose Bar & Grille. And yes — $1 Wings Thursday is still on, with the Burn Your Face Wing Challenge waiting for the brave.

Fish Fry Friday — Cod & Shrimp, Every Friday

Friday night in Sandwich means Fish Fry Friday at Bull Moose Bar & Grille. Choose the beer-battered Cod Fish Fry ($16.99) — golden and crunchy, served with fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, and tartar sauce — or the Shrimp Fry ($15.99), lightly battered jumbo shrimp with fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, and cocktail sauce. Pair it with Friday drink specials: $4 premium drafts, $1 off signature drinks, and $4 bombs (Cherry, Vegas, Jager). Open until 9 on Fridays.

Saturday, Nov 7: Triangle B Ranch Open House + Ocean's Rat Pack at the Opera House

Saturday is a DeKalb County double-feature. In the morning, head to Sheridan for the Triangle B Ranch Open House, 9 AM to 1 PM at 2714 N 4251st Rd — tours, self-guided hikes, bison meat and merchandise shopping, and outside vendors, rain or shine. Entry is $10 for ages 16 and up, and the fee can be applied to ranch purchases that day. Triangle B is the ranch that raises the American bison in our Smokehouse Bison Burger, so after you've met the herd, come taste what local really means — the ranch wraps at 1, and our kitchen is rolling all afternoon. Details at trianglebbison.com.

Then Saturday night, the Sandwich Opera House hosts Ocean's Rat Pack — an evening of classic Vegas-era style on the historic stage. Doors open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8, which makes Bull Moose Bar & Grille the perfect pre-show dinner stop: we're a two-minute walk from the theater, and it's a show night, so the Phantom of the Opera House burger makes its second appearance of the week. Dinner and a show, steps apart in downtown Sandwich. Tickets at sandwichoperahouse.org.

One more thing to watch: the Sandwich Indians play their IHSA Class 3A playoff game at Durand-Pecatonica this Saturday (Halloween) — if they win, quarterfinal football lands next weekend. Follow our Facebook page for watch party news the moment the bracket updates.

Make It a Bull Moose Week

Whether you're coming from Plano, Yorkville, Somonauk, Newark, or right here in Sandwich, Bull Moose Bar & Grille is your home base for the first week of November in DeKalb County. Join The CLUB to earn points on every visit (150 points = $5 off), and order direct at bullmoosebar.com — pickup, delivery, and loyalty points on every order. See you this week!