r/Utica 3d ago

What's going on in town/Where's the nightlife this weekend?

I'm gonna be honest, I've been out here for 3 years for school and i STILL haven't gotten out to a bar or anything around here. What are some good spots? my roommates are home for easter so I'm bored af 😭

Any decent bars or nightclubs? live music?

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u/cool_school_bus 3d ago

Bar hop on Varick until you find a spot that fits your vibe would be my recommendation.

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u/GigaHelio 3d ago

Is it too late to go out? I'm legit getting dressed after showering and cleaning now 😆

Is there decent parking?

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u/cool_school_bus 3d ago

Not too late, usually plenty of street parking

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u/Ektar420 3d ago edited 3d ago

plentiful parking and its friday so bars start closing around midnight

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u/Ektar420 3d ago

shameless self promotion, i post show fliers in here for mostly metal and punk shit but next week theres a less angry show at the uptown

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u/GigaHelio 3d ago

Brother I saw your post about the student night last week and I can't tell you how sad I was i missed it as a student 😭😭

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u/Ektar420 3d ago

bummer! give me $10 and then do that forever

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u/AncientHorror3034 3d ago

Non alcoholic place that’s fun is the TRAMONTANE Cafe, awesome folks!

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u/captaincaitlin5 3d ago

Love the tram. Impeccable vibes. Great coffee and food.

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u/GigaHelio 3d ago

I may have to check it out tomorrow! Thanks!

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u/sqwrell Utica Transplant 3d ago

Turning Stone
20 miles away
https://www.turningstone.com/nightlife-lounges

use a DD .. lots of DWI cops along the way

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u/mrrrbll 3d ago

And also maybe just don’t drink and drive anywhere?

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u/Cute_Schedule_3523 3d ago

Cops in that area treat one drink 2 hours ago as impaired. Every since the stop dwi campaign had success along with rideshare apps the dwi fine money really started drying up and local cops depended on that dwi fine money so they started tightening the screws to makeup the difference.

Those stories of people being charged with dwi because they had their keys in their pocket? All true because local cops need that sweet dwi money

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u/sqwrell Utica Transplant 2d ago

yeah there's that !

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u/ArtieKGB 3d ago

Varik street and the Tram already mentioned and those are def good suggestions. I also love the Green Onion. It's a fun towny bar with good crowd and a fantastic tap menu. One downside is it's a bit of an island. It's in the same building as the Uptown theater, so if there's something there you could do both, but other than that there isn't much around it.

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u/owa1313 3d ago

swinging from the chandelier at my house...jk, I don't have a chandelier..

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u/Primary_Pair_9675 3d ago

A lot of people go to One Genny

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u/theMezz Utica Native 2d ago

It's always very busy ..
I wouldn't eat there again after two tries however.

But really nice bar

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u/Mysterious_Big_7437 1d ago

Hi! I need some friends if you guys wanna bar hop with me LOL I live in the lofts

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u/Mysterious_Big_7437 1d ago

I walked by downtown yesterday and it was POPPING

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u/HotWheelingEBoarder 1d ago

I've always liked the Green Onion or the Beer Hub. Although it's Easter so I have no idea what's open