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Union Hall
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Ages Allowed:
- 18+
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for Union Hall
7 reviews in English
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Review from Francesca K.
Edmonton, AB
3/6/2010 2 photos
The Union Hall's slogan is "Rock Harder" and they certainly do!
I have been here too many times to count and it has always been super fun. It seems like it has a country-rock vibe to it. I used to go on ladies night when they had male strippers and very cheap drinks.
The men stay upstairs and the women hang out downstairs to get rowdy.
I always have a good time at Union. Sometimes the line is a little too long for my liking, but if you come early enough you can probably get in without a problem.
They have student nights on Thursdays ($3 hi-balls), Ladies night on Fridays (Free admission and $10 cash before 11) and Celebrity Saturdays (Wet t-shirt competition). -
Review from Matthew L.
Edmonton, AB
1/29/2012
If I were both 18 years old, single and not a music snob, I would probably love this place. But i am 30 years old, married, and can be picky about music. As such, this really isn't the place for me.
The Union Hall plays all sorts of loud, obnoxious popular music from the last 20-or-so-years, and their signature event of the night is the "wet t-shirt contest," which I just found to be kinda embarrassing, for the women who drunkenly stumbled up for the contest, for me as a clubgoer who is tired of the constant objectification of women, and for the emcee who's trying to get people pumped up for it. -
Review from Deniella G.
Edmonton, AB
11/12/2010
Ahhh Union Hall, I have spent many a drunken night here. This place is great if you are 40 years old and love 16 to 18 year old girls who wear miniscule amounts of clothing and pancake makeup to cover up their teenage acne while using their fake id's to get in.
If your a girl and you love awkward teenage boys who are just trying to get some action then this is the place for you!
Last time I was here was for Halloween weekend on the Friday and the costumes were pretty sweet, definitely not as good as ones you may see at the Bear's Halloween Howler but pretty sweet nonetheless.
I also had the pleasure of seeing girls in the wet t-shirt contest who had braces...are you kidding me?
The music they play is AWESOME! It's usually Top 40 but they mix rock, punk, and metal in with it to which makes me happy when I have to come here.
I always meet the most hilarious people in the smoke pit when I come here which makes the visit worthwhile.
But the best thing about going to Union and no other bar in the city can top this...Is the Kubasa guy who sells Kubasa dogs in his food cart right outside the main doors. Never ever will you eat something this delicious. Hot, juicy, fresh right off the grill...OMG it is heaven.
So if your brave enough to come here and get felt up by random strangers DO NOT forget to grab a Kubasa dog on your way home, I promise you wont be disappointed. (You can even get sauerkraut added!!! :D ) -
Review from Jack G.
Edmonton, AB
2/9/2010
Not much I can say that the other reviews didn't. I remember back when this place was called Tonic and it was much of the same. Top 40 music with fights breaking out all the time. The bar itself is 2 floors and pretty big. There is room to move around but the crowd is really up tight and don't seem to care much about having fun as they do to looking the "scariest" or "hottest".
The people working at the club are nice and easy going so I have no idea how that got lost on the crowd that comes here. -
Review from Maria F.
1/8/2010
Ah, The Union! One of the sleaziest night clubs in Edmonton. This place is popular among teenagers and young twenty-something folk. The place itself is rather nice, with enough room to sit down and enjoy drinks, a dance floor that is ok size-wise, and friendly and often funny bartenders. The crowd, on the other hand, is vicious! Young, drunk, pushy and...how do I put it delicately...erotically charged youngsters who know no restrain. Two yelpers before me have already mentioned infamous wet T-shirt and girl-kissing contests during which this nightclub turns into meat market. Also, it is not unusual to witness brawls, people getting sick right in front of the club, and other not so pleasant occurances.
I once attended a stagette here, and I have nothing good to say about that event. We should have gone to a classier place, that's for sure.
And yes, cover charge is still in effect. -
Review from Robin S.
Edmonton, AB
10/21/2008
My friends and I went here one night as somewhat of a joke - I'd never been to a club before and some of the boys amongst us were interested in 'cougars,' so we headed out to the Union.
Yikes. As I walked in, a man walking out grabbed my by the arm, gestured behind him, and whispered in my ear, "That guy's a pedophile." The tone was set for the evening.
We just kind of hung out at the counter surrounding the dance floor, watching dudes dry-humping sluttily-dressed women and groups of friends dancing. Soon, it was time for the wet T-shirt contest, where women vied for the chance to get up on stage in a white T-shirt and pour water all over their chest. Audience applause would determine the winner. Jocks whipped plastic beer cups and hollered degrading comments to the lucky four onstage.
Places like the Union obviously hold some kind of primitive appeal to people in my age group but somehow I can't see why anyone would spend there time here. A disgusting display of the side of humanity you'd rather forget. -
Review from Natalie M.
Edmonton, AB
12/26/2009
If you like happen' music and room to shake your booty on the dance floor then the Union Hall is a good place to go. I think there is a day of the week when it's lady's night; the guys come out to entertain the lady's while the guys can hang out upstairs. The bar tenders are nice and the place is huge; lots of room for wondering around and checking things out. The only thing I'm not a huge fan is how they exploit the ladies with their wet t-shirt contests and they have an upcoming girl on girl kissing contest. I think these kinds of acts are pretty demeaning for women but they always seem to find volunteers to partake in these silly contests so I guess some women like to exploit themselves. So if you are a lady who wants to show off your "headlights" then this is the place for you. Thinks always change so I'm not sure if you need to pay a cover anymore.
