October 19, 2023
Thursday

Headliners

7:00 pm-
9:00 pm
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place.
7:00 pmNba Preseason: Chicago Bulls Vs. Minnesota Timberwolves United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

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-
9:00 pm
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Melrose Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place.

The Arts

1:00 pmBrigadoon North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
5:30 pmStatic X & Sevendust Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmWhat the Constitution Means to Me Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmBoys Like Girls Aragon Ballroom. 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 pmHamilton James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe Harry Chapin Band The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:30 pmRumours of Fleetwood Mac Copernicus Center. Pop / rock 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 pmCarlos Vives Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmCarbon Leaf City Winery. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThis Is The Kit Lincoln Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmPolyphia Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmPretty Lights The Salt Shed. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmDivino Nino Metro. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBrandy Clark Thalia Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmJenny Owen Youngs S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmReggae Gold Subterranean. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.

Sports

7:00 pmNba Preseason: Chicago Bulls Vs. Minnesota Timberwolves United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

For Children

10:00 amStorytime Barnes & Noble Booksellers Clybourn. This event is the perfect chance for moms and/or dads to bond with their little one. Every... 773-871-3610
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 amCrystal Lake Storytime Borders, Crystal Lake. This fun and entertaining weekly children's event will consist of stories, age appropriate crafts... 815-455-0302
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
11:00 amStorytime Thursday Borders. Every Thursday, Borders will host a children's storytime. Bring the kids and see how their minds and imaginations soar... 773-752-8663
1:00 pm-
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
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
5:00 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
Flicks and Picks Borders, Crystal Lake. This monthly discussion brings to Borders, Jeffrey Westoff of the Northwest Herald, to talk about Hollywood's... 815-455-0302
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