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Where We Dance

Crossfire 2026 Registration and Info

The Great Chicago Crossfire 2026

“The Case of the Missing Diamond”

Oct. 2 - 4, 2026

Featuring Don Moger and Sandie Bryant

Fee Schedule

$80 by Oct. 5, 2025

$90 by July 15, 2026

$100 by Sept. 5, 2026

$115 thereafter and at the door

$40 Non-Dancer Rate

***Special $80 Rate for first-time Crossfire attendees***

session Rate $20 is available (4 Sessions = Friday Night, Saturday Early, Saturday Late, and Sunday)

Dance levels: Social Square Dancing, Plus, Advanced, and Challenge 1 in 2 halls of dancing

Location: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60640, One block west of Ashland

Registration and Payment Instructions

Registration

Print a Registration Form

Paper registrations may be mailed or submitted at Chi-Town Squares events.

registrations may Also be submitted online; the button below goes to an online registration form (After People Submit the Form, They are Automatically directed to a payment-by-PayPal form which they can either use to pay, or skip and pay later BY another METHOD.)

Register Online

Payment

Registrants can pay:

  • at time of online registration above by PayPal,

  • in person at events,

  • below at any time with Zelle (refer to “Fee Schedule” above for payment amounts) or

  • ANYTIME By PayPal BELOW.

Paypal Payment Only
Pay with Zelle
Transportation, Location and Local Dining INFO
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Chi-Town Squares at the Chicago Pride Parade!

Thank you to everyone who came out in the hot, humid weather and made Chi-Town Squares’ participation in this year’s Pride Parade - Sunday June 29, 2025 - a big success!

Stay tuned for pics and videos, and take care!

Parade media from 2005, 2022, 2023 and 2024!

Here is a snippet with us from ABC 7's live stream of the entire (2023 - it’s our best video) parade, which is available here.

New Payment Option: Zelle!

For those who prefer, here you can renew membership, pay the registration fee for Crossfire or other items, or even make a donation to keep the club kickin’ for another year, via Zelle!

If you have a Zelle account/app simply scan the QR code above to connect with Chi-Town Squares Zelle account at treasurer.chitownsquares@gmail.com and send us money! Be sure to put in the memo details of what you are paying for (Crossfire, merchandise, membership renewal, etc.)

Fly-Ins!

Here we are passing along to those interested the current omnibus PDF from Gordon Macaw from the All Join Hands Foundation. These contain flyers for fly-ins, conventions and other national and international square dance organization content. Because we live in a complicated world, please contact the specific poster/organization for each event/posting, for the most up-to-information about registrations, re-schedulings and cancellations:

May 2025

Membership Renewal and Donations

CHI-TOWN SQUARES

Below are links to renew Chi-Town Squares annual club membership (beginning June 1, 2026, membership is $80, $40 for out of state folks) as well as donate to the club’s general and other related funds. Fees and donations can also be paid through Zelle (info at https://www.chitownsquares.org/announcements/zelle, be sure and indicate in the memo what fee you are paying or what fund you are making a donation to.) And if your address, email, or phone number has changed, you can send updates to Membership.ChiTownSquares@gmail.com

Renew Your Membership

You can renew your membership online by using the PayPal form below. If you wish to pay by check, you can print the Membership Renewal Form at the bottom of this page and bring the check and the form to a Chi-Town event.

Your membership runs from June 1 to May 31 each year. 

Membership Type
Your Name
Phone Number & Email

Donate to Chi-Town Squares!

You can use the buttons below to make online donations to Chi-Town Squares.  Chi-Town Squares is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, recognized as such by the IRS, and your donations are tax-deductible.

Chi-Town Squares General Fund

Provides for general operating expenses.

Lin Jarvis Caller Fund

Provides club callers with scholarships to Caller School.

The Larry Burke Scholarship Fund

Provides help with dues & value cards for Chi-Town members who are struggling with finances.

All Join Hands Foundation

All Join Hands Foundation, Ltd, is dedicated to supporting the funding of projects that will preserve and promote LGBTQ+ square dancing and other associated dance forms.

CONTACT US
PAPER MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM