October 27, 2018
Saturday

Headliners

10:00 am-
1:00 pm
Spooky Zoo Spectacular The Lincoln Park Zoo. The Spooky Zoo Spectacular gives children the opportunity to celebrate Halloween in a free, safe, and family-friendly...
6:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Basement of the Dead Basement of the Dead, Aurora. After a boiler explosion in 1964 a scalded and maimed Al and Imus haunt the basement of Walker Laundry Company...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Statesville Haunted Prison Statesville Haunted Prison, Crest Hill. The Warden, the Demon of Darkness and his Zombies will quickly take control of you... 877-SCA-RED2
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place. Be sure to visit The Possession and Dead End...
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
House of Torment Haunted House House of Torment, Morton Grove. Make your way through this epic haunted house, don't be surprised if the sets and characters begin to seem...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Midnight Terror Haunted House Midnight Terror Haunted House, Oak Lawn. Featuring two attractions in one place. Visit the Factory of Malum and Black Oak Grove: The Mark...
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
Dungeon of Doom Dungeon of Doom Haunted House, Zion. The Dungeon of Doom is where nightmares loom. This is the only 60 minutes of horror haunted house single...

Festivals

10:00 am-
8:00 pm
Fall Fest The Lincoln Park Zoo. The harvest-themed event will feature: Corn maze and hay mountain, Pumpkin patch, Hay ride, Ferris wheel, Pumpkin...
10:00 am-
1:00 pm
Spooky Zoo Spectacular The Lincoln Park Zoo. The Spooky Zoo Spectacular gives children the opportunity to celebrate Halloween in a free, safe, and family-friendly...
6:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Basement of the Dead Basement of the Dead, Aurora. After a boiler explosion in 1964 a scalded and maimed Al and Imus haunt the basement of Walker Laundry Company...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Statesville Haunted Prison Statesville Haunted Prison, Crest Hill. The Warden, the Demon of Darkness and his Zombies will quickly take control of you... 877-SCA-RED2
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place. Be sure to visit The Possession and Dead End...
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
House of Torment Haunted House House of Torment, Morton Grove. Make your way through this epic haunted house, don't be surprised if the sets and characters begin to seem...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Midnight Terror Haunted House Midnight Terror Haunted House, Oak Lawn. Featuring two attractions in one place. Visit the Factory of Malum and Black Oak Grove: The Mark...
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
Dungeon of Doom Dungeon of Doom Haunted House, Zion. The Dungeon of Doom is where nightmares loom. This is the only 60 minutes of horror haunted house single...

The Arts

2:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
2:00 pmComedysportz4kidz ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under!
2:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
3:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
3:00 pmNeil Tobin, Necromancer: Near Death Experience Rosehill Cemetery. Chicago-area writer/producer/ performer Neil Tobin performs nine interactive, magical, site-specific solo shows...
3:00 pmSweet Charity Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically...
4:00 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
4:00 pmThe Adventures of Robin Hood Adventure Stage Chicago at the Vittum Theater. A corrupt sheriff plagues the commoners of Nottingham. His skyrocketing taxes are preventing...
4:00 pmPorchlight Music Theatre Presents Gypsy Ruth Page Center for the Arts. A thrilling and heart-wrenching story of a woman who raises her daughters to assume the heights in the world...
4:00 pmLifeline Theatre Presents A World Premiere Adaptation of "Frankenstein" Lifeline Theatre. After an unexpected death shatters her family, Victoria retreats into the darkest recesses of her psyche. To find meaning...
5:00 pmLate Night Catechism Royal George Theatre. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played by Donovan... 773-348-4000
5:00 pmLittle Shop of Horrors Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace. A down-on-his-luck resident of Skid Row is offered the girl of his dreams...
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
7:30 pmEclipsed Chicago Dramatists. Taking place in a bullet-ridden rebel army camp during the Liberian civil war in 2003, the five "wives" of a commanding...
8:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
8:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
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 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmPorchlight Music Theatre Presents Gypsy Ruth Page Center for the Arts. A thrilling and heart-wrenching story of a woman who raises her daughters to assume the heights in the world...
8:00 pmLifeline Theatre Presents A World Premiere Adaptation of "Frankenstein" Lifeline Theatre. After an unexpected death shatters her family, Victoria retreats into the darkest recesses of her psyche. To find meaning...
8:00 pmSweet Charity Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically...
8:00 pmElton John United Center. Performing live in concert.
8:00 pmAll New Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour, Featuring John Fugelsang with Special Guest Star Margaret Cho Athenaeum Theatre. Inspired by Stephanie Miller's popular progressive talk radio show, Sexy Liberal has brought sharp and inspiring political...
8:00 pmThe Darkness After Dawn The Factory Theater. An early morning home invasion becomes a murder, and that's just the start of a very bad day for Rosemary Ward. As the list...
8:00 pmRefuge Theater Project Announces "The Last Session" Atlas Arts. Written as musical therapy, in real time, to songwriter Schalchlin's own AIDS diagnosis and subsequent battle on the deathbed...
8:30 pmLittle Shop of Horrors Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace. A down-on-his-luck resident of Skid Row is offered the girl of his dreams...
10:00 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
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...

For Children

9:00 am-
12:00 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
10:00 amShrek Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to...
11:00 amKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
11:00 am-
12:00 pm
Storytime at Azizi for Kids! Azizi Books, Matteson. Join us for Storytime Hour featuring selections from our diverse Children's Books category. Children... 708-283-9850
11:00 amLifeline Theatre KidSeries Presents Bunnicula Lifeline Theatre. At a showing of Dracula one dark and stormy night, the Monroe family discovers an abandoned rabbit. When they bring him home...
1:00 pmKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
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
1:00 pmLifeline Theatre KidSeries Presents Bunnicula Lifeline Theatre. At a showing of Dracula one dark and stormy night, the Monroe family discovers an abandoned rabbit. When they bring him home...

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
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

Health & Fitness

1:00 pmCheer Fitness: A Cheerleading/Dance Fusion Aerobics Class Studio L'amour. Burn fat, melt inches, and tone your body while learning exciting cheer and dance choreography. 5-week progressive... 773-875-8478