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Event Series Schaumburg Farmers Market

Schaumburg Farmers Market

Trickster Cultural Center 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg

At the Schaumburg Farmers Market, you’ll find locally grown fruits and vegetables, certified organic produce, microgreens, meats, flowers, plants, gourmet cheeses, and dog treats sold by the vendors that produce...

Free
Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville

Celebrate all things creepy during the month of October Drop in anytime during our open hours: Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Friday, 9 am - 1 pm & 1:30...

Free

Drop-By Fall Crafts

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago

Drop by our craft table to take part in a fun fall craft! Create your own fall-themed clothespin out of felt! No registration required. This activity is included with admission.

Included in general admission
Event Series Bilingual Story Times

Bilingual Story Times

DuPage Children's Museum 301 N. Washington St., Naperville

Join us for a Bilingual Story Times with The Language Labs. Explore a new language with songs, dances, games, activities, riddles, and rhymes! Friday, October 18 | 10:30 - Polish...

Included in general admission
Event Series Friday Fun Day

Friday Fun Day

Wood Dale Public Library 520 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale

Explore, discover, and imagine with our new educational play stations. We rotate our toys every week to ensure our future veterinarians, doctors, chefs, and store clerks never get bored! Drop...

Free

Buzzing Bees Dance Party

St. Charles Public Library 1 S. 6th Street, St. Charles

All buzzy bee dancers will have a chance to show off their moves through a variety of music!

Free
Event Series Spooky Movie Series

Spooky Movie Series

North Riverside Public Library 2400 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside

October 4: Corpse Bride (2005) October 18: Goosebumps (2015) October 25: Haunted Mansion (2003) Children of all ages with an adult. No registration required.

Free

Boonanza

Community Recreation Center (Wheeling) 100 Community Boulevard, Wheeling

Children are welcome to spend a bewitching afternoon at the CRC (Creepy Reeky Castle) filled with spook-tacular fun! Enjoy a magic show, carnival games, a balloonist, inflatables, and crafts. It’s...

Free
Event Series Pajama Party

Pajama Party

Jo's Footwork Studio 1500 Walker Street, Western Springs

Jo's Footwork Studio is delighted to offer our popular Pajama Parties! You must register online at www.josfootworkstudio.com to save your spot. RegistrationsWILL NOT be taken in the office. You may...

$25

Boo Bash Family Dance Party

Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Dr, Woodridge

Join us for a spooktacular time as we dance the night away at the Boo Bash! Feel free to dress up! Please register everyone in your family.

Free

Trick or Treat Trail

Buffalo Grove Community Arts Center 225 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove

You never know who you will see at our Trick-or-Treat Trail! Walk through the trail, where friendly characters will hand out candy to all children. There will be games, entertainment,...

Free

Halloween Happenings

Iowa Community Center (Villa Park) 338 N Iowa Avenue, Villa Park

Come in costume to Trick-or-Treat outdoors at “Spooktacular!” Halloween scenes created by local merchants and organizations starting at 5:00 P.M. Then, join us inside at 6:00 P.M. for family entertainment!...

$5 – $8

Halloween Kids Crafts Night

Chick-fil-A® Lombard 717 E Butterfield Road, Lombard

You are invited to a Spooky Night! Halloween Kids Crafts Night: October 18th at 5pm-7pm! Attire: Halloween costume We will have our Face painter Tia with drawing spooky designs while...

Free
Event Series Schaumburg Halloween Carnival

Schaumburg Halloween Carnival

Wintrust Field 1999 S Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg

The 3rd-Annual Schaumburg Halloween Carnival invites Chicagoland to experience two full weekends of boo-tastic family fun, featuring thrilling rides, spooky House of Creeps haunted house, tasty treats, trick-or-treating, costume contests,...

Free

Cosley Zoo Spooktacular

Cosley Zoo 1356 North Gary Avenue, Wheaton

Take an evening stroll through the zoo and enjoy family-friendly seasonal decorations and activities. Finish your visit by decorating a pumpkin, or take one to go and decorate it at...

$12.95

Freaky Fun Friday

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

Wear your costume to visit our trunk-or-treat stations and vote for your favorite decorations! Be sure to grab a friend for Halloween themed games before you enter our all ages...

Free

Trunk or Treat

Darien Park District Community Center 7301 Fairview Avenue, Darien

Put on your costumes, grab some treats, decorate your trunk, and join us for our Special 50th Anniversary First Ever TRUNK or TREAT! We will be blocking off our back...

Free

Haunt on Hirsch Street

Bulger Park 1601 Hirsch Street, Melrose Park

A free family block party on Hirsch Street brought to you by Veterans Park District and the Melrose Park Youth Commission. Inflatables, DJ, Games, Hot dogs. Visit our gallery of...

Free

Night at the Museum: Halloween Party

DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton

There’s more to explore after dark at the DuPage County Historical Museum. Join us for Night at the Museum, a family-friendly Halloween celebration hosted by the DuPage County Historical Museum...

$18
Event Series House of Creeps

House of Creeps

Wintrust Field 1999 S Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg

The 3rd-Annual Schaumburg Halloween Carnival invites Chicagoland to experience two full weekends of boo-tastic family fun, featuring thrilling rides, spooky House of Creeps haunted house, tasty treats, trick-or-treating, costume contests,...

$17.50 – $25
Event Series The Reckoning Haunted House

The Reckoning Haunted House

Lincoln Center (Downers Grove) 935 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove

Enter the haunting story of a forgotten seaside town, long lost to the pages of history. Each live-action "exhibit" reveals a new terror from this grim saga—a tale of madness,...

$10 – $15

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