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Halloween Fun: 0-4 year-olds

Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights

Put on your costume and join us for some Halloween fun! Activities will include crafts, stories, games and more. Specifically designed for kids up to 4 years old. Drop-in.

Free

International Artists Day

WNDR Museum 1130 W Monroe Street, Chicago

WNDR Museum, Chicago’s original immersive art and technology experience, will celebrate International Artists Day on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with free admission all day. Celebrating the artist in each of us,...

Zombie Escape Room

Franklin Park Public Library 10311 Grand Avenue, Franklin Park

This program is for Grades 3 & Up only  — Registration is Required. World-renowned zombie scientist, Dr. Pepper, was bitten by one of her specimens! With the help of her lab...

Free

Cupcake Wars Halloween Challenge

La Grange Public Library 10 W. Cossitt Avenue, La Grange

Show off your cupcake decorating skills! Compete against others to create the best Halloween inspired cupcake. Bragging right of course will be awarded to the winner! Registration is open to...

Free

Monster Mash Masks

Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex 200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook

Get ready for Halloween with some monster sized fun! We'll provide the supplies and instruction to make simple monster mask, puppets, and other crafts - and all the craft cleanup....

$4

Day of the Dead Nesting Dolls

North Riverside Public Library 2400 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside

Paint wooden dolls that keep getting smaller!

Free

Jack-o’-Lantern Jubilee

Memorial Park (La Grange Park) 132 West Oak Avenue, La Grange Park

Can’t make it to the Botanic Garden? We’re hosting our own Jack-o’-Lantern Jubilee! Bring your already carved pumpkin to Memorial Park at sunset and we will light them up for...

Camping 101

Camp Bullfrog Lake 9600 Wolf Road, Willow Springs

Join us for a workshop covering basic camping skills. All ages.

Free
Event Series Baby Halloween Party

Baby Halloween Party

Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn

Bring baby in their Halloween Costume for trick or treating and not-so-scary fun! Grownups are welcome to wear family-friendly costumes too! Twenty name tags (children only) will be available at...

Free

Halloween Storytime

Brookfield Public Library 3609 Grand Boulevard, Brookfield

Let’s get into the Halloween spirit with this storytime. Costumes are encouraged. Weather permitting, we will be outside for this event. Ages 2-5 with caregiver.

Free

Hallo-weenie Family

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood

Halloween for families. Please wear your costumes and prepare for some not-so-spooky family fun! Space is limited, so please register online or call the Children's Department at 331-808-3568 to register...

Event Series Glow Dance Party

Glow Dance Party

Various Locations IL

Wear a white or neon outfit and get ready to move and groove to popular children's music! Families can bust a move together, groove freely, and enjoy learning a simple...

Free

Family Reading Night: Slightly Scary Stories

Barrington Area Library 505 N Northwest Highway, Barrington

Enjoy (light) frights as we share our favorite scary stories for kids and their grownups. Costumes welcome! Drop in. Story Room. Part of our Halloween Happenings!

Movie Screening: Back to the Future

Hanover Park Branch 1266 Irving Park Road, Hanover Park

When teenager Marty McFly is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown, he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that...

Free

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