October 27, 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...
6:00 pmSanctum Dark Music Festival - Friday Thalia Hall. Festival tour performance.
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 pmAaron Lewis Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHairball Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Live concert 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 pmHamilton James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmMr. Speed Des Plaines Theatre. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmRussell Dickerson Riviera Theatre. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmEmo Orchestra & Hawthorne Heights Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmHaarper The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Techno / electronic concert 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 pmChelsea Handler Chicago Theatre. Performing Live.
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 pmFirehouse The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmIDK Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmSiddhartha Copernicus Center. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBrigadoon North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmWhat the Constitution Means to Me Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmCockTales City Winery. TV / radio taped program.
8:00 pmBlu Eyes & Avery Lynch Subterranean. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmRoosevelt The Vic Theater. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmDonna the Buffalo S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmLarry Fleet Joe's Live, Rosemont. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmElectric Six & The Surfrajettes Chop Shop. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmPanic At The Costco The Cubby Bear. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmA. Savage Empty Bottle. 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 pmDeadmau5 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 amPinocchio Beverly Art Center. Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become a real boy? Come meet Geppetto the Toymaker, the Blue Fairy, and...
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 My Jesus Tour: Anne Wilson & Josh Baldwin The Compass Church - Naperville. Religious concert performance.
7:30 pmJoe Diamond Woodstock Opera House. Lecture event.
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

Nightlife

It's Finally Friday Weather Mark Tavern. TGIF-Thank Goodness It's Friday!! After a long day at the office come relax and enjoy a couple of drinks... 312-296-6447