# Events near your area

> This weekend, October 17 and 18. All ages. Within 25 km of your area. Races and other plan-ahead events are left out.

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### [Mack's Fall Bike Swap!](https://wknd.app/r/ttax34/macks-fall-bike-swap)

- When: 2026-10-17 09:00-14:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Mack's Bike & Goods (42.0642, -87.71685)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: market
- Topics: bicycles, swap
- About: Vendor spaces free, first-come first-served.
- Source: https://chicory-octopus-y9ce.squarespace.com/events/save-the-date-bike-marketswap
- Feed: [North Shore Active Adults](https://wknd.app/f/gcwua8/north-shore-active-adults)

### [Spooky Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo](https://wknd.app/r/k4u2qq/spooky-zoo-at-lincoln-park-zoo)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614 (41.9236977, -87.633725)
- Ages: 0 to 12
- Price: free
- Category: kids
- Topics: halloween, animals, outdoor, little-kids, drop-in
- About: One-day Halloween morning at the free zoo: trick-or-treating with sustainably sourced candy, a scavenger hunt, free carousel rides, and kid-friendly entertainment. Ends when the candy runs out.
- Source: https://www.lpzoo.org/event/spooky-zoo/
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

### [Boo-Palooza & BarkPalooza](https://wknd.app/r/k9a2jm/boo-palooza-barkpalooza)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-14:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 1425 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9080368, -87.6767399)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, halloween, kids, family, costume-parade, pumpkin-patch, dogs
- About: Annual family Halloween party in Wicker Park: kids' musicians, a costume parade and contest, pumpkin patch and decorating, games, and a straw maze, plus BarkPalooza's dog costume parade. Suggested donation of $10 per family. Note: the 2026 event page is not yet published; the time shown is carried from the prior year's listing.
- Source: https://wickerpark.org/boo-palooza-and-bark-palooza/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Start With Art](https://wknd.app/r/v4danq/start-with-art)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:30-11:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 (41.9766728, -87.6680614)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: art
- Topics: fall
- About: A morning art program at the Swedish American Museum tied to the first major U.S. exhibition of Swedish art, looking at the works and the stories behind them.
- Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/start-with-art-tickets-1684702951879
- Feed: [Fall events in Andersonville](https://wknd.app/f/kbpr4x/fall-events-in-andersonville)

### [Walking Tour: Double Houses and Prairie School, Ridge Historic District](https://wknd.app/r/xc2u3f/walking-tour-double-houses-and-prairie-school-ridge-historic)

- When: 2026-10-17 11:00-12:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.04593, -87.69127)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $15.00
- Category: class
- Topics: walking-tour, history, architecture
- About: $15.00 - $20.00
- Source: https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/walking-tours/list/
- Feed: [North Shore Active Adults](https://wknd.app/f/gcwua8/north-shore-active-adults)

### [Wicker Park Bucktown Thrift Riot](https://wknd.app/r/pzw9qf/wicker-park-bucktown-thrift-riot)

- When: 2026-10-17 12:00-18:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 1425 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9080368, -87.6767399)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: market
- Topics: fall, thrift, vintage, shopping, sustainability
- About: Neighborhood-wide shopping event spanning more than 20 thrift, vintage and resale boutiques along Damen, Division and Milwaukee. Free to browse on your own; a $45 VIP shopping shuttle runs two sessions (noon to 3 and 3 to 6) with drinks, snacks, discounts and a swag bag. Five stores hide specially marked items worth a $50 gift card each.
- Source: https://business.wickerparkbucktown.com/chamber-events/Details/wicker-park-bucktown-thrift-riot-1868690?sourceTypeId=Website&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Candlelight: Tribute to Metallica](https://wknd.app/r/k54uhs/candlelight-tribute-to-metallica)

- When: 2026-10-17 18:30-19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Wicker Park Lutheran Church, 1500 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9084108, -87.6801983)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $52.00
- Category: concert
- Topics: fall, candlelight, string-quartet, metallica, rock
- About: Metallica's catalog gets the candlelit string treatment in the historic Wicker Park church: Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets, Nothing Else Matters and more, performed by the Metropolis String Quartet. 60 minutes, ages 8 and up.
- Source: https://concerts50.com/show/candlelight-tribute-to-metallica-in-chicago-tickets-oct-17-2026
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Barbara Kingsolver with Chicago Humanities Festival](https://wknd.app/r/dnxsm3/barbara-kingsolver-with-chicago-humanities-festival)

- When: 2026-10-17 19:30-21:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Francis Parker Auditorium, 330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 (41.9225319, -87.6375473)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: reading
- Topics: fall, books
- About: Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver appears in conversation at Francis Parker Auditorium, presented with the Chicago Humanities Festival.
- Source: https://womenandchildrenfirst.com/events
- Feed: [Fall events in Andersonville](https://wknd.app/f/kbpr4x/fall-events-in-andersonville)

### [Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer](https://wknd.app/r/p8pgzs/candlelight-the-best-of-hans-zimmer)

- When: 2026-10-17 20:30-21:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Wicker Park Lutheran Church, 1500 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9084108, -87.6801983)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $61.00
- Category: concert
- Topics: fall, candlelight, string-quartet, film-scores, hans-zimmer
- About: Fever's Candlelight series pairs Hans Zimmer's film scores with the glowing sanctuary of Wicker Park Lutheran Church: Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Dune, Inception and more, played by string quartet. About 60 minutes.
- Source: https://stayhappening.com/e/candlelight-the-best-of-hans-zimmer-EY90H3N7B4I
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Spooky Bog Making Workshop](https://wknd.app/r/rhntdz/spooky-bog-making-workshop)

- When: 2026-10-18 11:00-12:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 5739 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660 (41.98662, -87.66915)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $90.00
- Category: class
- Topics: fall, halloween
- About: A Halloween-season workshop at Gethsemane Garden Center on building a bog garden of carnivorous plants, equal parts spooky and botanical.
- Source: https://www.gethsemanegardens.com/workshops/
- Feed: [Fall events in Andersonville](https://wknd.app/f/kbpr4x/fall-events-in-andersonville)

### [Vintage Horror Movie Posters from the 1950s-1970s](https://wknd.app/r/qv58yy/vintage-horror-movie-posters-from-the-1950s-1970s)

- When: 2026-10-18 15:00-16:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 5304 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 (41.97823, -87.66858)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: class
- Topics: fall, halloween
- About: AlleyCat Comics digs into vintage horror movie posters from the 1950s through the 1970s in this Halloween-season session at the Clark Street comics shop.
- Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vintage-horror-movie-posters-from-the-1950s-1970s-tickets-1701707802679
- Feed: [Fall events in Andersonville](https://wknd.app/f/kbpr4x/fall-events-in-andersonville)

### [Open House Chicago](https://wknd.app/r/zfzavg/open-house-chicago)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: (41.88772, -87.62365)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: architecture, open-house, free, historic-preservation
- About: 16th annual free citywide architecture festival with 200+ sites across 30 Chicago neighborhoods, including 20 sites new to the festival in 2026.
- Source: http://architecture.org/open-house-chicago/about
- Feed: [Chicago Architecture Events](https://wknd.app/f/7a5u4u/chicago-architecture-events)

### [Festival del Arte Popular 2026](https://wknd.app/r/gf6h6h/festival-del-arte-popular-2026)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: 1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 (41.8561139, -87.6729812)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, folk-art, artisans, dia-de-los-muertos, shopping
- About: 19th annual folk art festival bringing artisans from across Mexico to Pilsen: Oaxacan alebrije wood carvers, Puebla ceramic Day of the Dead figures, Guerrero amate painters, Oaxacan foot-pedal-loom weavers, and Chiapas backstrap-loom weavers. Live demonstrations daily 10 am to 4 pm, with extended evening hours until 8 pm on Wednesday Oct 14. Free.
- Source: https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/festival-del-arte-popular-2026
- Feed: [Fall events in Pilsen](https://wknd.app/f/xcdm6v/fall-events-in-pilsen)

### [Chopin in Winter at Chopin Theatre](https://wknd.app/r/64fyhf/chopin-in-winter-at-chopin-theatre)

- When: 2026-10-17 19:00-20:15 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60642 (41.9034484, -87.6655525)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $40.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: fall, theater, chopin, piano, chicago-story
- About: Chopin Theatre Productions stages its own production of MacArthur Fellow Stuart Dybek's celebrated Chicago story, set in a postwar working-class neighborhood. Actor Yasen Peyankov plays all the characters while pianist Jana Pavlovska weaves fifteen Chopin pieces and boogie-woogie through the storytelling. Limited engagement, about 75 minutes.
- Source: https://www.chopintheatre.com/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Boo! at the Zoo](https://wknd.app/r/mhce2u/boo-at-the-zoo)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-18:00 (America/Chicago), and 3 more dates
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: run
- Where: Brookfield Zoo Chicago, 8400 W 31st St, Brookfield, IL 60513 (41.83157, -87.83266)
- Ages: 0 to 12
- Category: kids
- Topics: halloween, animals, outdoor, little-kids, drop-in
- About: Brookfield Zoo's daytime Halloween weekends: trick-or-treating around the grounds, costume parades at noon and 3pm on weekends, and free inflatables for ages 3 to 10. Included with zoo admission.
- Source: https://www.brookfieldzoo.org/events/boo-at-the-zoo
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

### [Hearts and Flowers of Hope Workshop](https://wknd.app/r/6q9cra/hearts-and-flowers-of-hope-workshop)

- When: 2026-10-17 11:00-15:00 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: run
- Where: 1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 (41.8561139, -87.6729812)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $80.00
- Category: class
- Topics: fall, quilting, embroidery, remembrance, workshop
- About: Two-Saturday hands-on workshop with Socorro Carlos, Colectivo Fuentes Rojas, and the museum's Stitches of the Soul quilting group. Participants create a 14x14 inch textile honoring missing persons, learning applique and embroidery techniques tied to remembrance and collective action. $80, materials included.
- Source: https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/hearts-and-flowers-of-hope-workshop
- Feed: [Fall events in Pilsen](https://wknd.app/f/xcdm6v/fall-events-in-pilsen)

### [Slightly Spooky October at Navy Pier](https://wknd.app/r/e6k9nq/slightly-spooky-october-at-navy-pier)

- When: 2026-10-17 13:00 (America/Chicago), and 2 more dates
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: run
- Where: Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 (41.8917999, -87.6041447)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, fall, crafts, science, drop-in, little-kids, indoor
- About: Free Halloween-season Saturdays at the Pier with hands-on science labs, a mobile art studio, toy-making, mask-making, a dance workshop, indoor trick-or-treating, and a costume contest.
- Source: https://navypier.org/pier-events/slightly-spooky-october/
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

### [Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo](https://wknd.app/r/4rctp7/fall-fest-at-lincoln-park-zoo)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-17:00 (America/Chicago), and 6 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2400 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL 60614 (41.93116, -87.637316)
- Ages: 0 to 12
- Price: free
- Category: kids
- Topics: fall, pumpkin-patch, animals, outdoor, little-kids, drop-in
- About: Fall weekends at the free zoo: pumpkin patch, professional pumpkin carvers, s'mores, stilt walkers, live music, and rides (tickets extra). Free admission.
- Source: https://www.lpzoo.org/fallfest/
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

### [Sunday in the Park with George at Chopin Theatre](https://wknd.app/r/4m9r35/sunday-in-the-park-with-george-at-chopin-theatre)

- When: 2026-10-17 19:00-21:40 (America/Chicago), and 24 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: weekly
- Where: Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60642 (41.9034484, -87.6655525)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $40.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: fall, theater, musical, sondheim
- About: Kokandy Productions' revival of Sondheim and Lapine's Pulitzer-winning musical about Georges Seurat, the first Chicago storefront staging in over 15 years. Now extended through Nov 29 after strong reviews from the Tribune, Sun-Times and Reader. Plays the intimate Chopin Studio downstairs, about 2 hours 40 minutes.
- Source: https://www.chopintheatre.com/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Oh Great, They're Gonna Sing.](https://wknd.app/r/3m9yca/oh-great-theyre-gonna-sing)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/Chicago), and 7 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9061186, -87.6705558)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: comedy
- Topics: fall, theater, live-music, indoor
- About: A musical comedy from a visiting company with a run at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park.
- Source: https://thedentheatre.com/performances/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire](https://wknd.app/r/ctgmdx/im-gonna-marry-you-tobey-maguire)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/Chicago), and 14 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9061186, -87.6705558)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: comedy
- Topics: fall, halloween, theater, indoor
- About: A comedy show from a visiting company with a run at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park through Halloween night.
- Source: https://thedentheatre.com/performances/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [4000 Miles](https://wknd.app/r/jm943k/4000-miles)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/Chicago), and 7 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (41.9061186, -87.6705558)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: theater
- Topics: fall, theater, indoor
- About: Amy Herzog's acclaimed play about a grandmother and her grandson, staged by a visiting company at The Den Theatre.
- Source: https://thedentheatre.com/performances/
- Feed: [Fall events in Wicker Park](https://wknd.app/f/3hzkkv/fall-events-in-wicker-park)

### [Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Dia de Muertos](https://wknd.app/r/pwp8az/where-memory-lives-40-years-of-dia-de-muertos)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/Chicago), and 43 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: daily
- Where: National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 (41.8561139, -87.6729812)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: fall, dia-de-los-muertos, ofrendas, mexican-art
- About: The museum's 40th annual Day of the Dead exhibition looks back through its Permanent Collection to trace the evolution of Dia de Muertos and the museum itself, with ofrenda installations by artists from Oaxaca, Mexico City, Chicago, and Washington state. Also features courtyard installations by Yollocalli youth artists and a participatory community ofrenda. Runs Sep 25 through Nov 29. Free.
- Source: https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/where-memory-lives
- Feed: [Fall events in Pilsen](https://wknd.app/f/xcdm6v/fall-events-in-pilsen)