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Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
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Saturday, October 17
9am to 2:30pmFree
Mack's Bike & GoodsVendor spaces free, first-come first-served.From North Shore Active Adults
10am to 2pmFree
ChicagoAnnual 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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
10am to 4pm, through Oct 18Free
Chicago19th 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.From Fall events in Pilsen
11am to 3pm, one of 2 dates$80
ChicagoTwo-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.From Fall events in Pilsen
12 to 6pmFree
ChicagoNeighborhood-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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
6:30 to 7:30pm$52
Wicker Park Lutheran ChurchMetallica'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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
7 to 8:15pm, through Oct 18$40
Chopin TheatreChopin 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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
7 to 9:40pm, through Oct 18$40
Chopin TheatreKokandy 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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
7:30 to 9pm
Francis Parker AuditoriumBestselling author Barbara Kingsolver appears in conversation at Francis Parker Auditorium, presented with the Chicago Humanities Festival.From Fall events in Andersonville
8:30 to 9:30pm$61
Wicker Park Lutheran ChurchFever'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.From Fall events in Wicker Park
All day, through Oct 18Free
16th annual free citywide architecture festival with 200+ sites across 30 Chicago neighborhoods, including 20 sites new to the festival in 2026.From Chicago Architecture Events
All day, through Nov 29Free
National Museum of Mexican ArtThe 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.From Fall events in Pilsen
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