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Friday evening6:30pEvening Shadows: A Candlelight Tour of the Dawes House6:30pFri SatShadows on the Street: Haunted Tours of Historic Prairie Avenue7pHaunted Workshop: Spooky Painting Night7pA Night of Horror with Grady Hendrix & Stephen Graham Jones7pFri SatSanctum Dark Music Festival 20261 more
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday, October 24
9 to 11amFree
Gillson BeachAn offseason beach cleanup with Go Green Wilmette. Supplies provided and all ages welcome.From North Shore Active Adults
10am$25
ChicagoA Halloween-season carving session at Gethsemane Garden Center, with tools and materials provided and a finished pumpkin to take home.From Fall events in Andersonville
10am to 2pm$25
Chicago Danztheatre EnsembleA day-long generative writing and interdisciplinary art-making workshop led by Sherry Antonini and Jenny Magnus at Chicago Danztheatre. Part of the Rhinoceros Theater Festival; uses games and experiments to spark new work. Pay-what-you-can, $25 suggested.From Fall events in Andersonville
10am to 1pm
Linden SquareFall festival at Linden Square, 400 Linden Ave, Wilmette.From North Shore Active Adults
10am to 6pm, through Oct 25
Brookfield Zoo ChicagoBrookfield 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.From Chicago family events
10am to 5pm, through Oct 25Free
Lincoln Park ZooFall weekends at the free zoo: pumpkin patch, professional pumpkin carvers, s'mores, stilt walkers, live music, and rides (tickets extra). Free admission.From Chicago family events
10:30 to 11am
Women & Children FirstDrag performers read Halloween-themed stories for little ones at the Andersonville feminist bookstore, a spooky family-friendly morning.From Fall events in Andersonville
11am to 1pmFree
City VWEvanston's Main-Dempster Mile trick-or-treats the district 11am to 1pm, then hosts a block party with Frozen Ravens SC carolers, a kids costume parade at noon, a pet costume parade at 12:15, and a pumpkin contest. Free.From Chicago family events
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
APO Cultural CenterThe 24th annual self-guided art walk through Pilsen: studios, galleries, and artist spaces along 18th Street open their doors so visitors can meet artists and see work in person.From Fall events in Pilsen
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
ChicagoA free two-day market of local vendors selling handmade Dia de los Muertos goods - Catrinas, papel picado, marigolds, mini altars, candles, jewelry, and pan de muerto - with food vendors, a purchase raffle, and costumes encouraged.From Fall events in Pilsen
1pm, every SaturdayFree
Navy PierFree 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.From Chicago family events
2 to 5pmFree
Gompers ParkFree neighborhood Halloween party on the Northwest Side: kids costume parade with a stilt walker, trunk-or-treating, a decorate-your-own pumpkin patch, spooky story time, games, a fire truck, and the Jesse White Tumblers.From Chicago family events
3 to 8pmFree
Harrison ParkAnnual community Day of the Dead celebration transforming Harrison Park around the museum: community-built ofrendas, live music and performances, art activities, and a large illuminated ofrenda projected onto the museum exterior after dark. Families can reserve ofrenda space or submit photos of departed loved ones by Oct 15. Free, rain or shine.From Fall events in Pilsen
5 to 10pm, through Oct 24$37
St. Boniface CemeteryStorytellers lead a 1.5-mile nighttime walking tour through Andersonville, stopping at haunted spots and local legends and finishing near Fireside Restaurant. Tours meet at the northwest gates of St. Boniface Cemetery at Clark and Ainslie. Ages 13 and up; tickets $37. Guides rotate, so no two nights are alike.From Fall events in Andersonville
7 to 9:40pm, through Oct 25$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
7:30pm$10
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall$10 general public / $5 studentsFrom North Shore Active Adults
8pm$39.96
Thalia HallThe Grammy-nominated New Orleans genre-blending band brings its high-energy Last Balloon Tour to Pilsen's historic Thalia Hall for Halloween weekend, with openers Ariel J. and Zeus.From Fall events in Pilsen
All day, through Oct 25$25
Bramble Arts LoftPoint Theatre Project's annual interactive horror show: eight horror icons battle to the death in bracket-style stage combat while the audience votes who lives and who dies, so every performance ends differently. The Saturday matinee adds an Emperor, a lucky audience member who gets the final say on the winners. Gory and not for the faint of heart. Runs Oct 22-25.From Fall events in Andersonville
All day, through Oct 24
The Den TheatreA musical comedy from a visiting company with a run at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park.From Fall events in Wicker Park
All day, through Oct 24
The Den TheatreAmy Herzog's acclaimed play about a grandmother and her grandson, staged by a visiting company at The Den Theatre.From Fall events in Wicker Park
All day, through Oct 31
The Den TheatreA comedy show from a visiting company with a run at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park through Halloween night.From Fall events in Wicker Park
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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