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The Haunted District

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

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 center. For just $3, gain entrance to a world of fear and fright, where expert scare-masters will be waiting to unleash their best terror tactics....

$3
Event Series Wondereen Weekend

Wondereen and Boo Celebration

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

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 scavenger hunt. We will have lots of costume parades, spooky story times, and Halloween activities in the art room. You can come dressed up with...

Included in general admission
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

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 of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration is required. You can stop by and interact with...

Free
Event Series Halloween Event

Halloween Event

Bass Pro Shops 709 Janes Avenue, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

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 October 26: 2pm-6pm October 27: 12pm-4pm October 30: 4pm-8pm October 31: 4pm-8pm See you there! And mark your calendar now for Santa’s Wonderland, starting November...

Free
Event Series Halloween at the Farm

Halloween at the Farm

Kendall County Historical Society 7935 State Route 71, Yorkville, United States

Young and old are invited to dress up in their favorite Halloween costume and venture out to the Lyon Farm to play some old fashioned children’s games, trick or treat at our village buildings, take a hayride through our spookhouse and enter the children’s costume parade at 3:00 pm. Food stand will be open.  Admission....

Wild for Robots

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood, IL, United States

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. Please register children only, not adults.

Free

Stars, Spooky Stories, and S’mores

Thatcher Woods Pavilion 8030 W. Chicago Avenue, River Forest, IL, United States

Families can trick-or-treat through Halloween-themed activity stations. Pumpkin painting, make s’mores & listen to spooky children’s stories. Costumes encouraged!   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Halloween Events.

Free
Event Series House of Creeps

House of Creeps

Wintrust Field 1999 S Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States

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, seasonally themed arts and crafts, a VIP: Very Insane Person bar/lounge, and more. Entrance to the carnival is free for all attendees, and parking is...

$17.50 – $25

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