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Sunday, October 25

10am to 4pmFree
Chicago
The final car-free Sunday of the season: Milwaukee Avenue closes to traffic from North and Damen to Ashland for a day of walking, biking, sidewalk sales, live music, fitness classes, and pop-up vendors. Presented by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce. Free.FallOutdoorDrop-inFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
10am to 6pm, through Oct 25
Brookfield Zoo Chicago
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.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Chicago family events
10am to 5pm, through Oct 25Free
Lincoln Park Zoo
Fall weekends at the free zoo: pumpkin patch, professional pumpkin carvers, s'mores, stilt walkers, live music, and rides (tickets extra). Free admission.FallOutdoorLittle kidsFrom Chicago family events
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
APO Cultural Center
The 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.FallDrop-inFrom Fall events in Pilsen
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
Chicago
A 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.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Fall events in Pilsen
4 to 5:30pm$15
Swedish American Museum
The Chicago Swedish Mixed Chorus performs its fall concert at the Swedish American Museum. The program mixes Swedish and Swedish-American choral songs, continuing a singing tradition in Andersonville that dates back to the 1930s. Tickets available at the door.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Andersonville
5 to 7:40pm, through Oct 25$40
Chopin Theatre
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.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
9pm$20
Empty Bottle
Halloween special of the live-audience comedy-variety show hosted by Dracula, with sets from Redder Moon and Corpse Dust plus DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Doors 8pm, show 9pm at the Empty Bottle in Wicker Park. 21 and over.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
All day, through Oct 25$25
Bramble Arts Loft
Point 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.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Andersonville
All day, through Oct 31
The Den Theatre
A comedy show from a visiting company with a run at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park through Halloween night.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
All day, through Nov 29Free
National Museum of Mexican Art
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.FallDrop-inFrom Fall events in Pilsen
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