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Fraidycat 5k, 8k and Meow Mile

Prairie Point Elementary School 3650 Grove Road, Oswego

Endeavor Health and the Oswego Chamber of Commerce invite you to run with us in the 14th Annual FraidyCat 5k, 8k and Meow Mile in Oswego. This scenic USATF-IL-certified course...

$22 – $40

Halloween Hop

Downtown Naperville 55 South Main Street, Naperville

Calling all costumed characters, ghouls, goblins, witches, and superheroes. Come to Downtown Naperville on 10/27 to enjoy a great morning filled with fun and surprises (both candy and non-candy goodies)!...

Free
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago

Watch out as you explore the Conservatory – you may run into a Budding Botanists! on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids...

Free

Spooky Skate

Triphahn Community Center 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates

Spooky Skate is a spooktacular-filled time on the ice. Wear your best costume and glide on the ice with HEParks. Don’t miss the fun on Oct 27 from 11:30am –...

$7 – $10

Trick or Treat at Naper Settlement

Naper Settlement 523 S. Weber Street, Naperville

Join us for Trick or Treat at Naper Settlement, while candy supplies last. Put on your best costumes and enjoy trick or treating at our historical homes for your Halloween...

Free – $5

Trunk or Treat

Eggers Grove Forest Preserve E 112th St & S Ave E, Chicago

Sponsored by the Forest Preserves and East Side Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy a family-friendly Halloween event, complete with plenty of candy. For information on more events like this, check out...

Free

Trunk or Treat

Wesley United Methodist Church (Aurora) 14 N May St, Aurora

Come out for a family-friendly Trunk-or-Treat! Wear your costume and enjoy food, music, games, and candy. All ages are welcome!   For information on more events like this, check out...

Free

Downtown Downers Grove Trick-or-Treating

Downtown Downers Grove 933A Curtiss Street, Downers Grove

Join participating downtown Downers Grove businesses for trick-or-treating.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Halloween Events.

Event Series Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride

Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride

Danada Equestrian Center 3S507 Naperville Rd, Wheaton

Enjoy a 30-minute ride while learning about the forest preserve’s heritage and natural areas. Rides begin at 1, 1:45, and 2:30 p.m. All ages; under 13 with an adult. $5...

$5

Halloween Happening

Riverwalk Grand Pavilion in Centennial Park 500 W. Jackson Avenue, Naperville

Come and enjoy lots of fun activities, games and goodies at Naperville's best FREE Halloween Happening fest for kids 10 and under!   For information on more events like this,...

Free
Event Series Corn Harvest

Corn Harvest

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago

Help with our annual heirloom corn harvest, which will feed the farm’s livestock throughout the year, and learn the importance of corn to an 1890s farm family. Suggested admission donation...

Free

Wild for Robots

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood

We're reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown at all our tween programs in September. Join us to watch the new movie and discuss it, and how it compares to the book....

Free

Fall Fest Trunk or Treat

The Lutheran Church of Saint Luke 410 S. Rush Street, Itasca

Drop by for a free, spooktacular afternoon of Fall Fest Trunk or Treat in our safe, family-friendly environment. Wear your costumes and meander our decorated, candy-filled vehicle trunks. Stay after...

Free

Kid-Friendly Haunted House

Nichols Library 200 W. Jefferson Ave, Naperville

Join us for an all-ages haunted house, just in time for Halloween! Our Teen Advisory Group (TAG) volunteers are putting together a haunted library, sure to fright and delight all...

Free

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