Chicago Axe Throwing
Updated December 25, 2024
Axe throwing is a trendy first date idea, popular for team bonding with coworkers, or a night out with friends. People tend to seek out axe throwing in the winter months, perhaps because it’s a fun indoor activity.
Bad Axe West Loop
Axe throwing bar with leagues
Bad Axe is a chain of axe throwing bars across the country. If you have friends in one of their other cities, you could join axe throwing leages and compare your rankings from afar. In addition to axe throwing tournaments and leagues, Bad Axe hosts birthday parties, work parties, and has specials by day and for events.
Winter Axe Throwing @ Navy Pier
A seasonal Streeterville activity for all ages
Navy Pier is a popular tourist attraction in Chicago, and has added axe throwing to the mix. This seasonal axe throwing arena is part of Naavy Pier’s Light Up the Lake, and is open from 12-8pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Age in the double digits is recommended.
Axeplosion Mobile Axe Range
Axe Anytime. Anywhere.
Axe throwing is a popular activity for group events, so why not bring the axe throwing to you? That’s what the folks at Axeplosion can do. Chicago’s mobile axe throwing range is a mobile trailer that can take any party up a notch. Prices start at $300/hour with a 2 hour minimum.
Kanya Lounge
Axe throwing, rage rooms, and game nights in Bucktown
Kanya Lounge is located off of Elston in Bucktown, and has 14 axe throwing lanes. You can also blow off steam in their rage room, have a drink in the bar and lounge, or book a private game night with friends and play games like darts, ping pong, and pool.
Axe Throwing in the Chicago Suburbs
Black Oak Axe throwing is an axe throwing bar in Oak Lawn, west of Chicago.
Axe Zone is an axe throwing lounge and rage room in Naperville, west of Chicago.
Axeplosion has axe throwing retail locations in Arlington Heights and Lombard, in addition to their mobile axe throwing unit.
Bulls Eye Axe Lounge has locations in Schaumburg, Burr Ridge, South Barrington, and Glenview