Things to Do in Sandwich IL Nov 8-14: Grease at the Opera House, Veterans Day & Bears Under the Lights

There's a little bit of everything in Sandwich, IL this week — Sunday Night Football, a free thank-you meal for our veterans, $1 wing night, and a full weekend of live theater at the historic Sandwich Opera House. Here's your guide to the week of November 8-14 in Sandwich and DeKalb County, with Bull Moose Bar & Grille right in the middle of it all at 202 S Main St.

Sunday, Nov 8: Bears vs. Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football

The Bears host Tampa Bay under the lights at 7:20 PM — and here's the new house rule at Bull Moose Bar & Grille: as long as the game is on and you're here watching it, the bar stays open and the drinks keep pouring. The kitchen closes at its regular time, so come early for dinner and settle in for the whole game. Warm up all day with $2 domestic 16-oz drafts and $3.50 Bloody Marys, plus Sunday Funday Hour from 12-2 PM. It's the best seat for Bears football in DeKalb County that isn't inside Soldier Field.

Thank You, Sandwich Indians: A Playoff Run to Remember

The 13-seed Sandwich Indians' postseason ended on Saturday, Nov 7, with a 30-8 loss at Chicago Hope Academy in the second round of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs. It capped a run that included a 57-12 opening-round win over Lisle and a 29-20 road upset of 4-seed Durand-Pecatonica. Thank you to the players, coaches and families for giving Sandwich a November to remember. We loved hosting the watch parties at Bull Moose Bar & Grille, and we'll be ready when next season kicks off.

Monday, Nov 9: Cheeseburger Monday, Built on Local Beef

Every burger at Bull Moose Bar & Grille starts with fresh local beef from Dave's Meat Market and Smokehouse in Yorkville, IL — and Monday is the day to taste why that matters, with $9.99 cheeseburgers and the $9.99 lunch specials menu running all day. CLUB members earn double points during lunch (11 AM-2 PM, Monday through Friday), so a Monday burger quietly works toward your next reward too.

Tuesday, Nov 10: Double Point Tuesday + Family Night

Every dollar spent at Bull Moose Bar & Grille on Tuesday earns DOUBLE CLUB points — 150 points unlocks $5 off, 500 points unlocks $20 off. Earn in-house or by ordering direct at bullmoosebar.com. Tuesday also brings $1 off tequila drinks, $1 off Corona, Corona Light & Modelo, and Family Night in our 1893 train car — the easiest school-night dinner in Sandwich, Plano, Somonauk, or Newark.

Wednesday, Nov 11: Veterans Day — Veterans Eat Free

On Veterans Day, veterans eat FREE at Bull Moose Bar & Grille — any entrée up to $20, on us, with a valid military ID. Our dining room is anchored by an 1893 Pullman Palace rail car from Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign, so history and service are literally built into the place. To every veteran in Sandwich, DeKalb County, and beyond: today, let us serve you. And if you want the seasonal pick, November's Mac of the Month — the Thanksgiving Mac, with house-made skillet mac & cheese, shaved turkey, homestyle stuffing, and a chef-crafted cranberry chutney — is made for a November Wednesday.

Thursday, Nov 12: $1 Maple Bacon BBQ Wings

Wings are $1 each every Thursday at Bull Moose Bar & Grille, and the maple bacon BBQ toss — sweet, smoky, and a little sticky — is the one to order. Round out the night with $2.50 Miller Lite & Coors Light bottles and $1 off rums, gins & bourbons.

Friday-Sunday, Nov 13-15: Grease at the Sandwich Opera House

The historic Sandwich Opera House — on its stage since 1878 — hosts CCT of DeKalb's production of Grease: School Version with four shows across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 13-15. It's a youth cast, a classic show, and the kind of weekend that makes small-town theater special. Showtimes and tickets are at sandwichoperahouse.org.

And because it's a show weekend, the Phantom of the Opera House burger — fresh jalapeños, chipotle mayo, onions, and cheddar — haunts the Bull Moose Bar & Grille menu, just a two-minute walk from the theater. Dinner before the show is the move.

Friday Is for Fall Drinks

Kick off Grease weekend Friday night with the fall drink lineup: the Apple Butter Margarita (November's Drink of the Month, in a mason jar with a cinnamon-brown sugar rim), the Caramel Apple Mule in its copper mug, the Autumn Sangria, and the Cran-Orange Margarita. Friday specials sweeten it further with $4 premium drafts, $1 off signature drinks, and $4 bombs.

Make It a Bull Moose Week

From Sunday Night Football to Grease at the Opera House, it all happens within a few blocks of downtown Sandwich, IL — and Bull Moose Bar & Grille, at 202 S Main St, is the table in the middle of it. Whether you're driving in from Plano, Yorkville, Somonauk, or Newark, there's a seat (and a CLUB reward) waiting. See you this week!