October 3, 2025
Friday

Headliners

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Fall Fest The Lincoln Park Zoo. From picking the perfect pumpkin and toasting s'mores over a fire pit to rides and entertainers, this festival offers...
5:00 pm-
10:00 pm
Lincoln Park Wine Fest At Jonquil Park, enjoy wine tastings from various producers, delicious food pairings, live music, and multiple sessions throughout the weekend...
6:45 pmWhiskey & Fire Morgan Manufacturing. This unique series blends world-class whiskey with local culinary talent, featuring top chefs, pitmasters, and distillers...
7:00 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... 630-896-2466
7:00 pm-
10:00 pm
The Massacre Haunted House The Massacre Haunted House, Montgomery. Focusing on fear & fright, this haunted labyrinth dishes up over 60 rooms of pure terror where over...
7:00 pmNHL Preseason: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Disturbia Haunted House Disturbia Haunted House, Downers Grove. The haunted house attraction is the perfect destination for those seeking a heart-pumping, spine-tingling...
9:00 pmHyperglow America's Largest Glow Party The Forge, Joliet. A blacklight-fueled dance party with world-class DJs, performers, body painting, interactive art, and immersive production...
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Schiller Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place. This year the featured attractions are Shattered...

Festivals

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Fall Fest The Lincoln Park Zoo. From picking the perfect pumpkin and toasting s'mores over a fire pit to rides and entertainers, this festival offers...
3:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Lincoln Square Apple Fest Held each fall in Chicago's Lincoln Square, this harvest-themed festival celebrates the season with apples, local vendors, food and drinks...
5:00 pm-
10:00 pm
Lincoln Park Wine Fest At Jonquil Park, enjoy wine tastings from various producers, delicious food pairings, live music, and multiple sessions throughout the weekend...
6:45 pmWhiskey & Fire Morgan Manufacturing. This unique series blends world-class whiskey with local culinary talent, featuring top chefs, pitmasters, and distillers...
7:00 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... 630-896-2466
7:00 pm-
10:00 pm
The Massacre Haunted House The Massacre Haunted House, Montgomery. Focusing on fear & fright, this haunted labyrinth dishes up over 60 rooms of pure terror where over...
7:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Disturbia Haunted House Disturbia Haunted House, Downers Grove. The haunted house attraction is the perfect destination for those seeking a heart-pumping, spine-tingling...
7:30 pmGertrude Berg - The First Lady of Television North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Film oriented event.
13th Floor Haunted House 13th Floor Haunted House, Schiller Park. 13th Floor combines two haunted houses in one place. This year the featured attractions are Shattered...

The Arts

6:00 am-
11:00 pm
Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities Millennium Park. Featuring the innovative works of four internationally acclaimed Chicago-based artists, Claire Ashley, Faheem Majeed...
6:00 am-
11:00 pm
Franz West: Millennium Park Millennium Park. Set in Millennium Park, this exhibition features two major works by Austrian artist Franz West - Stonehenge (2011) and Dorit...
1:00 pmThe Lion King Cadillac Palace Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
1:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Piccolo Play & Adagio for Strings Symphony Center. Classical concert.
6:30 pmWhite Reaper All Rise Brewing Company. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmComedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the...
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCraig Conant Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmClued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLuis J. Gomez Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmFly By Midnight Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmAloe Blacc Garcia's. R&B / soul music performance.
7:00 pmFumi Abe Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmThe Second City e.t.c. 49th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLenny Schmidt Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmAva: The Secret Conversations - The Play Studebaker Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110
7:30 pmCatch Me If You Can Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmCeltic Thunder Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Celtic world music performance.
7:30 pmGrease - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAshland Avenue Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe Witcher in Concert Auditorium Theatre. Classical concert.
7:30 pmSoojin Copernicus Center. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmLadies & Tangents Podcast: Girls Gone Mild Park West. TV / radio taped program.
7:30 pmThe Rapture Riviera Theatre. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmPool Kids, Truth Club & Pony Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Best of The Second City UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmVeronica Swift S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmJoey Villagomez CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmThe Murder Capital Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmMaris & Caroline Kingsbury Chop Shop. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmYoung The Giant Athenaeum Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmRuston Kelly House of Blues Chicago. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmDax Joe's Sports Bar. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmXavier Wulf Ramova Theatre. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmWinter Schubas Harmony Grill. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmAFI The Salt Shed. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmPretty Vee The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmTiffany Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmJessie y Joy Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmIl Divo The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. Classical concert.
8:00 pmBlue Heaven Black Ensemble Theater. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmEilen Jewell Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmFear - Band Reggies Chicago. Live rock / metal music.
8:45 pmCandlelight: Tribute to The Beatles The Arts Center of Oak Park. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmAfrobeats to the World Metro. Rap / hip hop music performance.
9:00 pmMr. Gnome Sleeping Village. Alternative music performance.
10:00 pmBrutalismus 3000 Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

7:00 pmNHL Preseason: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.

For Children

10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Istock Family Look-In Lab Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the Nature Museum's live collections of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates... 773-755-5100
11:00 amBest of Shedd Tour Shedd Aquarium. Discover the aquarium like never before with a 75 minute guided tour that includes behind-the-scenes access, front-row seats...
7:30 pmBeetlejuice Jr. - The Musical Woodstock Opera House. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance.

Community

9:30 am-
3:45 pm
Home and Studio: Inside and Out Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park. Pair a guided tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio with a self-guided... 312-994-4000
9:30 am-
4:00 pm
Robie House: Inside and Out Frederick C. Robie House. A guided interior tour and a self-guided outdoor audio tour along 58th Street, exploring its architectural story...
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Discover over 40 exotic butterfly species and colorful birds in a tropical 2,700 sq. ft. greenhouse... 773-755-5100
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
RiverWorks Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they... 773-755-5100
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Wilderness Walk Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie... 773-755-5100

Miscellaneous

8:00 pmThe Band Feel Carol's Pub. Live concert performance.

Dining Specials

4:00 pm-
5:00 pm
Gilt Bar Happy Hour Gilt Bar Chicago. Enjoy a variety of crave-worthy bites and drinks, starting with sliders like the American cheeseburger & hot fried chicken...
4:00 pm-
6:00 pm
Grazing Hour Cabra. Dig into bold bites like Spicy Sticky Wings, Pork Belly Sliders, and mix-and-match Empanadas, paired with drink specials including...

Nightlife

4:00 pmDelilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Features Juke Box Friday spins starting at 9pm with $3 Labatt Blue, $3 Maker's Mark Bourbon.
5:00 pm-
2:00 am
Fridays at Cerise Cerise Rooftop. Sip, sway, and take in the skyline views. Sunset Set White Owl, 5pm-9pm and Night Shift with Local Chicago DJs from 9pm-2am...
6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Y Bar. Captivating audiences with standout choreography and timeless burlesque in this adult-theme perfromance.
6:00 pmRed Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. A live show blending burlesque, cabaret, and variety acts for an evening of dazzling, high-energy entertainment...
6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Red Velvet Burlesque Show. Adult themed event.
7:00 pmTrivia Night at The Pink Squirrel The Pink Squirrel. Hosted by Whaddayaknow Trivia.
7:30 pmPink'd The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmTrapped in a Musical Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. A fully improvised Broadway-style show where you decide the story, characters, and chaos. With no script...
9:00 pmHyperglow America's Largest Glow Party The Forge, Joliet. A blacklight-fueled dance party with world-class DJs, performers, body painting, interactive art, and immersive production...