We went on a very hot July Saturday early afternoon I know it's me on summer and the attraction seem like they should be done at night or at everything going on in the city I felt safe for coming coming in the afternoon with my daughter We did purchase online which save some time we went with a package that included the Mini golf axe throw and the go kart racing My strategy was to go with the theme that would be a long time we went to those 1st so we did the golf cart racing it's maybe about 15 or 20 minutes around the course but it's a very small course small course and a basically control like the Turbo speed which seemed to be a bad idea 2 young guys were racing each other and they hit the Turbo speed and they were unable to control their vehicles and crash on top of each other were one of the young men substain a substantial abrasion to his cheek. Also make sure that you secure your belongings because my daughter's phone pop out of her pocket then hit the floor of the vehicle and then bounced out onto the ground Next we did the ax throw which we're only supposed to get 2,3 throws but the young lady let us continue until we hit the target because we were the only customers over there so she let us get multiple turns which was really cool Lastly was the Mini golf they don't give you a pencil or a piece of paper or to keep score is really freestyle freestyling and people are walking around the course and kinda in the way so don't think of it as a complete game from start to finish you might have to alter courses But I think my favorite part was the Instagram worthy props and photo ops located all around the property to take some really awesome shots group shots in my daughter and I really got some nice photos together read more

Neon Summer Chicago - Mini Golf Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My friends and I went on a Saturday night because they were new in town and to celebrate a birthday, so we figured this was a fun outing. When buying tickets online, you have to select a time slot, but that feature is completely useless. You can arrive whenever on your ticketed date and stay as long as you'd like. The problem is that on busy nights you face extremely long lines for the attractions and the park is over crowded- especially during COVID! There was no capacity limit set, no one (staff especially) was wearing masks, even though we were outside, social distancing wasn't enforced, and the props (axe, golf clubs and balls, go kart machines) weren't cleaned after each guest. Every attraction we headed to there was a long line, at least a 30 minute wait-- go karts have the longest line. Overall, Neon Summer is a nice concept, but they need better time management and crowd control because it was not enjoyable to wait 30+ minutes in every line, including the bars. If I were to go back it would be on a weekday or in the afternoon. The park is open to kids and adults, and kids can do all of the activities except axe throwing. On the website it states closed toe shoes must be worn, but that wasn't enforced. Staff was friendly and easy to talk to. read more

Neon Summer Chicago - Drink menu - Mini Golf Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Not sure why so many complaints!! Neon Summer is exactly what is as advertised. It is a fun place to take instagramable pictures and hangout with friends! There is mini golf, it's a bit unorganized, however you can go to any hole at any time. The axe throwing is fun, and although you buy your amount of throws, the attendants are pretty relaxed about it and let you do more. I did not do the go carts, but the course looks a little small, no surprise considering the place isn't that huge. They have drinks, a few pre-made cocktails and bottled drinks like beers and seltzer's. There was no food when I went, but they have areas set up for it. The picture opportunities are cute and fun! I can't wait to go back in the fall for the autumn themed events. read more

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Took my little brother here since he's under 21 me and my friends were looking for something to do that we would all enjoy We did the package that comes with go karts, mini golf, and 2 drinks and I feel like I got my $$ worth for sure! They had a lot of cute photo opps and didn't have two many people at a time per time slot. I know it might be small but don't forget this place is a pop up, it's meant to be a tiny version of something vs a festival comparison read more

What a cool event! I am new to Chicago and a friend of mine suggested we get tickets to Neon Summer. I didn't have much expectations but I really enjoyed myself. It makes for a great date spot! You can axe throw, go-kart, mini golf and take amazing selfies! I recommend you get tickets that come with drinks. A nice hard seltzer makes mini golf extra fun. Hahahaha. I also recommend you skip paid parking and try your hand at free street parking. We found a great part and it was only a few minutes away from the location. I hope you guys enjoy yourself! read more

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What a blast!!! I saw someone post about neon summer a week and some change before it opened and I'm so glad I did. I purchased the go kart and admission package for 2 people. Decent price considering the go karts go for 11 laps! I thought that was a lot lol. When we arrived at 4pm they had just opened so we were able to get the go karts all to ourselves!! SCORE. We also added a drink package to our purchase for $20 at the door which gave us 4 drink tickets. And let me tell you, those drinks were strong! Just like I like them. The mini golf was fun as well! All the picture worthy opportunities for the gram allowed for a great time. They also had bags set up as well which was a ton of fun. But then, we saw a food truck pop up!!! WHAT A WIN. It was flash taco and the food was FIRE. We did everything but the axe throwing, but I was ok with that. I had a blast. I hope they bring this back next year, it was an amazing time! P.S. make sure you bring cash to tip the wonderful bartenders. I used my last $20 to get the extra drink tickets and didn't have any cash to tip them, even when they tried to look for an atm for me (which there were none close by). Thats my only regret :( the bartenders were LOVELY and really understanding of the situation. So please tip them!! read more

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Neon summer, an outdoor urban pop-up, hosting activities like mini golf, go-karting, axe throwing and food trucks. The activities and decor created with neon GID (glow-in-the-dark) paints, lights, colors and glow items. Mini golf and few activities come free with the cost of entry. Which also includes free access to creative booth displays for those wanting unique IG/Snap photos and videos. The pop-up offers premium activities like axe throwing and go-karting which carry individual costs and the site states that pre-purchase is recommended. This due to longer lines at the park. (However, surfing reviews online suggests that entry and activity costs can be lower priced depending on what's going on at the park or time of entry. Entry can be discounted for sure, not sure if there's any reality to the discounted activities.) This event spot is situated near the Elston Ave and North avenue area of Goose Island. Decent concept in thought and marketing but with poor follow through. It is said the folks behind this have done other successful pop-ups. With that I gotta ask, what happened here? Online it is suggested that buying tickets in advance of the door is a necessity. It's also stated that the cost of drinks & offerings is more affordable when purchased in advance. For instance if you know your limit is four boozy beverages, it's best to pre-purchase. For the single purchase cost at the bar you can get two drinks if purchased online. The "bar" onsite does not have cash. It is card only. (I can understand wanting to be "cashless" which helps them manage their site easier, not having to think about getting change, etc. But, and that's a big but, now you are canceling/denying entry for those that don't operate their life cashless.) **Change is not available at the pop-up. So if you're wanting to tip anyone you will have to bring enough on your own. On the date of our visit, this past Monday Aug 19th a group of fifteen people attended to celebrate a friend's birthday. With there being all the offerings we thought it best for fun, drinks and food. However, there was an apology posted (at the park) stating that food trucks were unavailable. One of the most important selling points for our group was the ability to stay in one place, drink and enjoy food together. Wouldn't this be an important piece of information that they should/could have mentioned online or emailed to guests? Last thoughts; for the cost of entry and lesser priced drinks purchased online it was alright. I found most of the experience kinda boring. Not having any food sucked. Beyond food trucks and beverages they offer nothing. They should have other vendors offering snacks when food trucks are unavailable. When I think about families or those under 21 possibly attending, what is the point of paying cover and receiving less than the usual which is available anywhere else. It's like you're paying for an IG photo shoot and that's it. If you plan on going bring bug deterrent. M/b Lysol wipes too. Areas available to event attendees are kinda soiled. One would think management could wipe down areas or hose them clean every night. Maybe they do that already.. hard to tell. read more

"Neon Summer is an urban adventure featuring Chicago's first outdoor go-kart track and a custom mini-golf course, with unique surprises throughout the course." I think with all "pop-up's" if you're thinking of going, you should decide quickly and don't go on social media and read to many reviews because SPOILER ALERT. Not many surprises will be left out. Price varies based on the day/time you come. Admission starts at $10(4pm weekdays) but $15-$17 is the price 95% are going to start at, you can mix 1 or 2 drinks, and go kart at different increments Think the only thing you're saving is time (swiping card) and not money once you get pass the admission fee. Friday 6:00 p.m. $17 admission - (access to 9 mini-golf - unlimited plays) @7:30 go kart (11 laps 1x) was $20 add on (due to time/and n) Additional: Ax/Food Ax throwing $5 for two throws/ $10 for five throws separate from the ticket pricing -optional Drinks/pizza/tacos/cotton candy. = $$$ (optional) Basketball Connect 4 (free) Bean Bags (free) Bocce Ball (free) Music was a mix. The three songs I remember the most was MJ -Thriller, M.C. Hammer - U can't touch this and Khalid -Talk Like Wndr museum. It's Instagram friendly if that's your thing. I didn't have to wait for anything except the basketball connect four. If it wasn't for the wait, I'll say my trip would've been 1 hour. but we came kind of early (6pm) Tons of seats around the mini-golf area. Makeshift table stands to hold your drinks. Two "bars" Not Full bar but select drinks maybe about 7 total. With truly being one of the options. (Truly advertisement stamped all over the place as I'm sure they are the ones that sponsored/endorsed this pop-up) Due to selection of food/drinks opted for a local bar instead. (Output) Overall impression was it was a fair experience. Happy to have gone but been there done that. Probably better in a group of four or more. Some spots were way to DIRTY to sit at that were clearly designed to take photos. Basketball Connect four had about basketballs missing. (Each side should have 16 one side 10 other was 14.) Also, because their was no designated line for this game, it resulted in not one, but two groups of people jumping in front of me. No waiting in Line for us for mini-golf & go karts. However, I can see how the wait time for mini-golf can be longer and out of order if you come after 7. It's like a bar. The longer you wait the more people and crowded it's going to be so depends on your style should determine what time you should come. read more

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Very cool event in theory, kind of lukewarm in execution. It's overpriced, but when you get over that 90 degree weather, I guess there's a few cute(?) instagrammable spots. It definitely looked way more fun when I saw ads for it on instagram and on the website. The "timed" tickets are useless (lol). Once you get in, it's kind of a free-for-all. They need to get a better way of organizing the crowd. We didn't do the axe throw so I don't know what to say about that, but the go-kart and mini-golf was underwhelming. The only thing that makes this event even bearable was the fact that there's alcohol, but even that is super overpriced. read more

My friend and I decided to come on a weeknight because we knew it would be crowded on the weekends, especially since this is the last weekend. I'm glad we went when we did because it wasn't super crowded. We got to take our time taking pictures with the backdrops and had time to browse around. The mini golf looked like fun but we knew we would have to wait a bit for each spot. We decided to go with the axe throwing option. It was both of our first time and we had fun. This spot was definitely cool and a fun experience. read more

Dirty, confusing and overpriced. Cool scenery to take IG pics, but overall not something I'd come back. read more

If you like to have a good time ruined by pot smokers then come on bye. The staff don't care as the people are smoking right in front of them. It's a confrontation/situation I don't want put myself I to as I will be outNumbered. Grin and bear it was my only resort. Wait lines too long axe throwing 30 minutes for 5 throws? 45 minutes wait for go kart, to end up spending 3-5 laps on watered down go karts? Mini golf is in rough shape. read more

Not sure why Chicagoans can't appreciate the AWESOME backdrops for pics created here. Sure the lines can be kind of long for minigolf etc and maybe kind of crowed, the photo ops alone are worth it. read more

Was definitely a fun interactive place. Go Karts were good despite the small track. The added laps made up for the small track. Mini golf was fun (9 holes). They have multiple bars around. They also have bags and axe throwing. The taco truck on site (La Maria) was amazing!!!! read more

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This experience was more of a Instagram photo opt level of entertainment. I'll say upon arrival it was easy to get checked in and had no problem with that but me and my bf decided to check in on yelp and in doing that yelp gave you a voucher for a free bottle of water for doing that (mind you they were giving out bottles of water you could easily buy at dollar store. It wasn't Dasani and was charging $3 for it). We took the voucher to the bartenders they didn't really know what to do and or whether they could accept the voucher or not. So, after being referred back to the the check in area - they were like we have to contact a manager and took pictures of it via their phone but finally honored it and we got the bottle of water. The first stop is where you can select the golf clubs and balls (this is included in your admission ticket). You basically follow the signs that are numbered to start the golf course levels (it's 8-9 in total I believe). Mostly all the games are first come first serve and with each course they have these photo opportunities by each area. Some of which the photo opts were cute but idk from the photos and what was displayed on the Instagram account I guess I just was really expecting more from the experience and when I got there it just wasn't all that it was portrayed on social media. We get general admission tickets on purpose as I looked at the package deals and felt it was a bit expensive for not that much. Overall, I will say neon summer Chicago is a social event and probably would be more fun with a group of 4 and up. Me and my bf came for a date night, and we did the golf course & played basketball which was like the connect four game (had the opportunity to play against another couple due to long wait) and that was fun. Drinks were available for purchase, I saw a total of 6 drinks you could select from but didn't see any I really thought I'd enjoy. The go-kart ride was something we were gonna do, but had a change of heart as we noticed as more people started coming the wait was longer and seem like the limit of time for racing the track was shorter. Overall, I feel like the idea of neon summer Chicago was pretty cool but the level of execution just didn't do it for me. Most of the photo opt area were dirty and looked like it had been up longer then it's been in the area...You can tell it was a pop up.. almost like they expect it to be there for the matter of weeks and it'll all be gone so why bother keeping it clean!? Lol idk? I will say that the porter-potties were clean and had they stations to wash your hands which were inside and some around the park. Honestly, the only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is due to the fact that I got some nice pictures, but that's all I can say about the experience. read more

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So, I was super excited to go to this pop up event for weeks; however, once I actually got there it was NOT what I expected. You literally go here for Instagram pictures and mini golf. They want to charge for every other add on which doesn't make the experience pleasant. The only reason I had fun was because of the people I was with. I wouldn't recommend spending a ton of money here, it's not worth the value. read more

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We had an absolutely fantastic time at neon summers. The day we had booked was thundering really bad and I didn't buy the ticket insurance for the weather, but they had no problem with us coming the day after. I was so thankful! The staff were all super friendly! We played mini golf and the go carts, both were a lot of fun. We really liked the drinks and the photo opps were super cute. A little messy, but it's outside so you can't really blame them, a little bit of Facetune goes a long way haha! Also there are porta potties so maybe make sure you go before you come. It was a lot of fun though! read more

This place was so much fun. We got to ride go karts, axe throw and played the best round of mini golf. My son loved all the photo opps while waiting for the next hole. The lines were short and the axe throwing instructor was very helpful. Can't wait to see what this falls pop up will bring. read more

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I went last night and we made the best of it but it DEFINITELY could've been run better. The bartender by the go karts was going super slow. We waited in line for about 15 minutes, there was only one customer before us. The other bartender was kind and ended up taking our order. That neon punch taste like a cup full of sugar, ewww. With the amount of money your paying you should at least get a Good drink. We walked by the mini golf course. No one was wiping or spraying any of the used golf balls and clubs. I had my own Lysol wipes so I was able to clean ours. There is no structure for the mini golf course. It's raggedy and torn down. Carpet was coming off of some of the obstacles. No social distancing was taking place even though they had a sign saying "we take covid seriously" it didn't look that way at all. None of the employees wore mask. Lastly, the go carts were not being cleaned or sprayed down after use. Again, Lysol wipes to the rescue. If you want to take some pics, it's a good place for that. I wouldn't recommend the drinks at all. Be safe and wear a mask if you go! read more

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Way too many people. There is literally not enough time to do everything I was charged for. Each hole in the mini golf had 5-10 minute wait. I've been in line for the go carts for 30 minutes and not even half way through. I won't have time for the ace throwing before it closes. 0/10 would do again read more

An over-priced instagram picture pop up booth. Super disappointed and underwhelmed . Came here with a group of friends on Friday night. $17 admission, $20 drink package $20 for go carts and $20 for axe throwing ... STEEEP. Waited over an hour for the $5 minute go carts - axe throwing was fun but short lived .. and drinks were super water down. The mini golf looked lame and the line was insane . Overall an underwhelming expensive . We spent 2 hours here and left . Wouldn't recommend and wouldn't return .. ever read more

Comeplete disappointment. Waste of money. Super expensive for terrible service. The staff was really rude and shut everything down at 10pm when they claim to close at 11. read more

I will say this is the best place! The 9 hole mini golf is a lot of fun, lots of fun gram opportunities, the axe throwing and go carts all in one! We got the full package and went earlier in the day and it was 50 bucks a person super reasonable! But the most important part is the people! Yesterday when we went I had an accident all on my own and cut myself. The people there could not have been more kind and helpful. The most genuine people. Anyway! This place is an easy sell for me! Date night, with friends, take the kids! You won't be disappointed. read more

My husband and I came here and had a blast. We're really into mini-golf and also grew up in the 90s so it was super nostalgic for us. They did a really nice job organizing the different activity areas and the facility was pretty clean. Hope they're back next year! read more

I had the opportunity of checking this venue and I was very happy to chose this place, I took my cousin from Houston and we had a good time ! The staff was very helpful and attentive, we had a blast riding the go carts and had drinks at the bar, our bartender was a cute blonde girl ( Christy) who was very helpful and funny. I am looking forward to see the best pop up for Halloween. read more

Massive disappointment. Good job to the marketing team for making it look like a fun event on Instagram and other social media platforms. But in reality it was an overcrowded, unorganized event that needed way more management involved. The time slots mean nothing when you purchase tickets it was an absolute free for all once you got admitted. read more

I'd have to disagree with the other reviews. I think the prices are a bit too steep for what you get. I purchased the go kart plus admission and 2 drinks for 2 people and it was almost $130 with fees. The go karts were fun, but only lasted 5 minutes, so not worth the $30+ per person. Admission only includes mini golf and the course was OK, but people including kids all over the place cutting in front of you making the experience a lot less enjoyable. Axe throwing was not included and cost $5 to throw twice which to me seems like a waste. Plus, watching a few people throw and the axe flying back at them made it look dangerous too, so you have a better chance hurting yourself then making the axe stick in the boards. Overall, it's an average experience at best, but definitely overpriced. Yes the staff was friendly, but it wasn't as organized as I was expecting for the price you pay. I think the basketball shooting was free too, but we didn't bother playing as there were kids that took the balls and were dribbling them around the park. read more

Neon Summer was so much fun and it was something that every age can enjoy. The day we went it rained so we could not do Go Karts so they gave us a refund and they asked us what we bought and what tickets we used and whatever we didn't they gave it free to us the next day. We put are name down and what we bought the date we were gonna come back. read more