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Event Series Saturday Stay and Play

Saturday Stay and Play

Geneva Public Library 227 S 7th Street, Geneva

Bring your family-building skills to Kids Landing during our Saturday Stay and Play! Your family will enjoy an endless variety of play patterns like construction, pretend play, role-playing, and inventing...

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
Event Series Wondereen Weekend

Wondereen and Boo Celebration

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park

Our Wondereen and Boo Celebration will take place from Thursday, October 24 through Thursday, October 31. The museum will be decorated for Halloween fun and will have a special themed...

Included in general admission

Downtown Trick or Treat

Downtown Oswego IL

No Registration required.  Maps will come out with participating stores October 21st.  Kids can visit the participating stores and trick or treat.     For information on more events like this,...

Free
Event Series Park Play Dates

Park Play Dates

Various Locations IL

Get ready to play! An early childhood staff member will meet you at the park listed below. Families welcome! No registration needed. Just show up for some fun. Playdates will...

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 11:00am to 3:00pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids...

Free

Mall-O-Ween

Woodfield Mall 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Join us for interactive games and mall-wide trick-or-treating on Saturday, October 26th from 12-2PM. Activities will be held in Grand Court and children can enjoy trick-or-treating at participating retailers throughout...

Free

Day of the Dead Fashion Show

Fox Valley Mall 195 Fox Valley Center, Aurora

See Macy’s Fox Valley’s latest formal fashions at this runway show where models show the latest looks as Day of the Dead Catrinas. Plus, enjoy free giveaways, beauty samples, and...

Free

Dan Ryan Music Jam

Dan Ryan Woods 83rd and Western Ave, Chicago

Make music with the community and listen to local talent.

Free

Ar-BOO-Retum: Trick-or-Treat at the Arb

The Arboretum of South Barrington 100 W Higgins Rd., South Barrington

Ghouls, Ghost, Gremlins, and Goblins are all welcome at our annual Halloween event! So, grab those costumes and join us for a day of treats and tricks around The Arb!...

Free

Family Day: Monochrome Portraits

Elmhurst Art Museum 150 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst

Inspired by the technicolor stylings of Rafael Blanco, enjoy an afternoon exploring color and portraiture. Using different shades of your favorite hue, create a picture of yourself or someone you...

Included in general admission
Event Series Halloween Event

Halloween Event

Bass Pro Shops 709 Janes Avenue, Bolingbrook

Have Fun with Us for the Halloween Weekend! It’s time to celebrate Halloween! Stop by for trick-or-treating. Participate in a Costume Parade. Get a Digital Photo Download. October 25: 4pm-8pm...

Free
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

The Haunted District

Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad 1100 W. Wood St., Bensenville

Get ready for a spooky good time at the NEW Haunted Water Park! This October, brave the eerie darkness and confront the unexpected terrors that lurk within the haunted aquatic...

$3

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