October 20, 2023
Friday

Headliners

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Fall Fest The Lincoln Park Zoo. The harvest-themed event will feature: a Pumpkin Walk, pumpkin patch, Patches' Pumpkin Bar & Grill, animal viewing...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place.

Festivals

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Fall Fest The Lincoln Park Zoo. The harvest-themed event will feature: a Pumpkin Walk, pumpkin patch, Patches' Pumpkin Bar & Grill, animal viewing...
6:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. More than 1,000 hand-carved pumpkins will light up the night. Featured images of superheroes, celebrities...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place.

The Arts

7:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
7:00 pmDerek Hough Rosemont Theatre. Dance theater event.
7:00 pmGlenn Miller Orchestra Des Plaines Theatre. Classical concert.
7:00 pmMudhoney Avondale Music Hall. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmMichael Rapaport City Winery. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmHyperplane The Cubby Bear. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmThe Lehman Trilogy Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmA Wonderful World Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmYoung Frankenstein Mercury Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe National Parks Metro. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmHamilton James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmErnest - Artist Joe's Live, Rosemont. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmBallet 5:8: BareFace Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJoffrey Ballet: Frankenstein Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance.
8:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
8:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
8:00 pmStephen Sanchez Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmPretty Lights The Salt Shed. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmGrupo Frontera & Luis R. Conriquez Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmSemyon Slepakov North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmWhat the Constitution Means to Me Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmSweetest Day Comedy Jam Arie Crown Theatre. Comedic performance live featuring: Nephew Tommy, Bill Bellamy, Tony Roberts & Gary Owen.
8:00 pmMen I Trust Aragon Ballroom. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmPeter McPoland House of Blues Chicago. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmJoji & Kenny Beats United Center. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmSpies Of The World - Grateful Dead Tribute Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmTre Burt S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmBachman-Turner Overdrive Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmSammy Hagar and the Circle The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmThe Main Squeeze Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmBell Witch Sleeping Village. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
10:00 pmHOL! Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmCarl Cox Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.

For Children

8:00 am-
6:00 pm
Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121
10:00 amStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
10:30 amLittle Red Riding Hood Apollo Theater Chicago. Little Red Riding Hood, a one-hour musical adaptation! Don't stray from the path. 773-205-9600
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000

Community

6:00 am-
7:30 am
Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468
7:00 pmThe Reunion Tour Credit Union 1 Arena. Religious concert performance featuring: Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters, David and Tamela Mann &...
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100
River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100
Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100
Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100
Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100
The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100
Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100