1 to 7 daySampling and street activations
Short-run sampling tents, brand takeovers, weekend residencies. Fast to stand up, made for foot traffic and quick capture.
Chicago · Pop-Up Activations
A Chicago pop-up, run by a team that knows the city.
We license, lease, build, and fill your Chicago pop-up. One team, any neighborhood.
- Licensed Illinois real estate broker
- BACP and DCASE permitting experience
- Hyper-local crews and creators
- Proven with 78 Brand
The problem
Five city departments before one customer.
A Chicago pop-up touches five city departments before it touches a customer. Business Affairs for the license. Cultural Affairs for the event package. Buildings and Fire if there is entertainment. The Park District if you go outdoors. The liquor commissioner if you pour. Most agencies hand you a creative deck and a good luck. We hand you keys.
What we run
From a one-day sampling tent to a ninety-day residency.
1 to 7 day
30 to 90 dayCPG brand residencies
Full retail-audition storefronts for consumer brands. Curated merch, sampling, and a shelf story that turns into buyer meetings.
ThemedRestaurant and chef pop-ups
Seasonal menus and ticketed dining rooms. Full food licensing, host agreements, front-of-house staffing, and neighborhood press.
ExperienceImmersive brand experiences
Themed installations, ticketed nights, holiday moments. Built for photos, run for footfall, wrapped in local media.
What we handle
One partner. Every step of the launch.
Pop-up user and host licenses. Food establishment tiers I through III. Public Place of Amusement or Indoor Special Event licensing when your activation includes entertainment. DCASE special event packages, Park District permits, liquor coordination, and the insurance certificates every one of them demands.
Need the wider picture? See our full launch services, or the Scope MP media management layer that keeps every activation feeding the next.
Process
Site first. Doors on time.
- Days 1 to 10
Site and zoning
Shortlist private sites, confirm zoning allows the use, open lease talks as your broker.
- Days 10 to 20
License map and filings
Every license and permit your specific activation triggers, filed 60+ days out.
- Parallel
Lease and insurance
Short-term lease executed, every certificate of insurance collected against one checklist.
- Final 3 weeks
Build, crew, media
Build-out, staffing, security, influencer and display bookings, capture plan.
- Opening
Run and measure
Doors open on time. Data flows to the retail follow-through.
FAQ
Chicago pop-ups, answered.
Planning a Chicago pop-up?
Send us the date. We'll send back the license map and a site shortlist within a week.
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