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Saturday, October 31

10am to 1pm$10
Chicago
A Saturday morning starter session at the Swedish American Museum's genealogy center, aimed at people beginning to trace Swedish family roots. Free for museum members, $10 for others.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Andersonville
10am to 5pm, through Oct 31Free
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
11am to 3pm, one of 2 dates$80
Chicago
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.FallIndoorRain or shineFrom Fall events in Pilsen
12 to 6pm$36
Pizza Cantina
Costumed Halloween bar crawl across Pilsen's 18th Street corridor. Check in at Pizza Cantina, then hit neighborhood bars including La Vaca Margarita Bar, Simone's and The Tonk. 21 and over.FallHalloweenFrom Fall events in Pilsen
12 to 3pmFree
Chicago
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce hosts Halloween trick-or-treating on Catalpa Avenue: local businesses hand out treats like candy apples, gourds, and pie pumpkins from noon to 3pm on Halloween. Free and family friendly; the Chamber posts a map of participating businesses.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Fall events in Andersonville
1pm, every SaturdayFree
Navy Pier
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.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Chicago family events
1 to 2:30pm$5
Centennial Ice Rinks
Halloween ice skating at Centennial Ice Rinks: $5 in-costume entry (free for 5 & under), $8 student / $9 adult regular entry. In-costume $5; regular $8 student/$9 adult; free 5 & under In-costume $5; regular $8 student/$9 adult; free 5 & underFallHalloweenFrom North Shore Active Adults
3 to 6pmFree
Chicago
Neighborhood trick-or-treating along Wicker Park Bucktown business corridors, organized by the chamber with a digital treat map of participating stops. Costumes encouraged. Check the event page for the map. Free.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
6 to 7pm$27
The Den Theatre
Halloween edition of the 1920s speakeasy-style jazz, soul, and blues show at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park. Shows run about one hour; doors open 30 minutes early. Tickets from $26.80.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
6:30pm, through Oct 31
Glessner House
An after-dark guided walking tour of the Prairie Avenue Historic District pairing ghost stories with the history of its Gilded Age mansions. Advance tickets required.FallHalloweenOutdoorFrom Chicago Architecture Events
7pm, through Oct 31
Thalia Hall
Two-day dark music festival taking over Thalia Hall and the Tack Room for Halloween weekend. Costume theme is Blasphemy; the weekend includes a VHS dungeon, photobooth and live analog visuals. 17 and over.FallHalloweenRain or shineFrom Fall events in Pilsen
7 to 9:40pm, through Nov 1$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
9 to 11pm$21
Subterranean
French house and disco Halloween party at Subterranean in Wicker Park, presented by ORLOVE. Costumes encouraged. 21 and over. Tickets from $20.98.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Wicker Park
9 to 11:59pm, through Nov 1$7
Simone's Bar
Kombi's Halloween-night reggaeton and perreo dance party at Simone's Bar, with two rooms of DJs and a $500 costume contest. 21 and over, runs 9pm to 3am.FallHalloweenIndoorFrom Fall events in Pilsen
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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