October 4, 2025
Saturday

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...
11:00 am-
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...
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
6:00 pmNHL Preseason: Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
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-
11:00 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 pmChicago Fire FC vs. Toronto FC Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game.
8:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
8:00 pmFleatwood Mac - A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac & Meet Loaf - Meat Loaf Tribute Des Plaines Theatre. Live concert performance.
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

9:00 am-
6:00 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...
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...
11:00 am-
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...
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-
11:00 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...
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
2:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110
2:00 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...
2:00 pmGrease - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmAshland Avenue Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmAva: The Secret Conversations - The Play Studebaker Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110
3:00 pmDial M For Murder Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmBlue Heaven Black Ensemble Theater. Pop / rock performance.
3:30 pmFleeced Beat Kitchen. A comedy puppet show.
4:00 pmCatch Me If You Can Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
4:00 pmCozy Conversations With The Sister Project Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
5:30 pmIke Reilly Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Performing country music live.
6:00 pmComedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the...
6:00 pmJoe Russo's Almost Dead The Salt Shed. Pop / rock performance.
6:30 pmCandlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac on Strings Wicker Park Lutheran Church. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmSam Morril Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCraig Conant Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLuis J. Gomez Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
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 pmBallet 5:8: La Llorona James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, Grayslake. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:00 pmWorld Ballet Company: The Great Gatsby Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:00 pmCrypta The Forge, Joliet. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmThe National Parks Metro. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmThe Stews Park West. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmBlackbraid Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pm.38 Special Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Piccolo Play & Adagio for Strings Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmNeo Soul Love City Winery. Live concert performance - Tribute to Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
7:30 pmParker McCollum, Ashley Cooke & Hudson Westbrook Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
8:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110
8:00 pmComedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the...
8:00 pmBanda MS Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmBad Suns House of Blues Chicago. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmFirehouse The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Best of The Second City UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmEbi Copernicus Center. World music performance.
8:00 pmLow Cut Connie S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmJoey Villagomez CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmFleatwood Mac - A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac & Meet Loaf - Meat Loaf Tribute Des Plaines Theatre. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmStrict Scrutiny Athenaeum Theatre. TV / radio taped program.
8:00 pmThe Psychedelic Furs Auditorium Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmDabin Navy Pier Grand Ballroom. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmFelly Lincoln Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmBob Mould Old Town School of Folk Music. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmJasmine.4.t Schubas Harmony Grill. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmJohnny Stimson Subterranean. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Last Dance - Tom Petty Tribute The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmBob Mould Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:30 pmBaby Wants Candy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
9:00 pmStone Cold Killers The Cubby Bear. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmChasen Wayne & Rachel Swain Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
9:30 pmBinge the Fringe iO Theater. Comedic performance live.
10:00 pmBrutalismus 3000 Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmJoe Kay Concord Music Hall. R&B / soul music performance.
10:00 pmArty - Artem Stolyarov Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Retail Events

9:00 am-
1:00 pm
Horner Park Farmers Market Horner Park. Shop items from local farmers and makers of food related products, bakers, specialty food producers, live plant, flower and herb...

Sports

1:00 pmRoosevelt Lakers vs. Ferris State Bulldogs Roosevelt University. College football (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
1:00 pmDePaul Blue Demons Women's Volleyball vs. Creighton Bluejays DePaul University. College (Div I-A and Div I-AA) volleyball match.
6:00 pmNHL Preseason: Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:30 pmChicago Fire FC vs. Toronto FC Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game.

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...
2:00 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

Dining Specials

10:00 am-
2:00 pm
Weekend Brunch at Cindy's Cindy's Rooftop. Menu items features Cindy's Breakfast Platter, Stuffed French Toast, Quiche, Braised Pork Croque Madame, Salmon Carpaccio...
10:00 am-
3:00 pm
Brunch at Aba's Aba. Enjoy Acai Bowl, Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit, Chocolate Babka French Toast, Avocado & Spinach Frittata, Shawarma-Spiced Skirt Steak...
11:00 am-
1:00 pm
Hangover Happy Hour Bub City. Features $6 Bloody Mary's and Espresso Martinis.
11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Bub's Brunch Bub City. Brunch favorites include sweet Cinnamon Sticky Buns, the hearty Day Breaker Burrito, Egg White Tacos, a Bacon, Egg and Cheeseburger...
11:00 am-
2:00 pm
Lunch Prix Fixe Menu Specials Alla Vita. Enjoy a three-course meal with your choice of a starter like stracciatella soup, spring green salad; a main course featuring roasted...
11:00 am-
18:00 am
Weekend Brunch at Ema Ema. Weekend brunch features fresh favorites like Soft Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms and parmesan cream, a vibrant Acai Bowl with fruit and...
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...

Nightlife

4:00 pmDelilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Saturdays features $3 Genesee Cream Ale, $3 Evan Williams Bourbon.
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.
7:30 pmGimme Skynyrd The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmSub Culture - The New Order Experience The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmBitchin Bajas Empty Bottle. Live concert performance.