October 10, 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...
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...
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...
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-
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 pmEvil Dead In Concert - A Live To Film Experience Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. 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...
6:30 pmCautious Clay The Outset. R&B / soul music performance.
6:30 pmCandlelight: Tribute to Queen Stan Mansion. Live concert 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 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...
7:00 pmChico Bean Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJosh Wolf Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSophie Buddle Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmClued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmParanormal Activity - Play The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Second City e.t.c. 49th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJordan Davis Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Performing country music live.
7:00 pmNick Griffin Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDionne Warwick Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. R&B / soul music performance.
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 pmThe Rocket Man Show Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmCatch Me If You Can Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChicago a cappella presents Cantaré Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. Pack your (musical) bags! We're heading to Mexico with songs commissioned through our ˇCantaré! program...
7:30 pmGrease - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmXana Park West. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmNile Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmAly & AJ The Salt Shed. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmLaufey & Suki Waterhouse United Center. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmNella James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, Grayslake. World music performance.
7:30 pmOrleans & Firefall North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmTerror The Forge, Joliet. Alternative music performance.
7:45 pmThe Spazmatics The Vixen, McHenry. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmIliza Shlesinger Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmThe Best of The Second City UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmSasha Colby Thalia Hall. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmStereolab Metro. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmOrianthi The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmFeels Like the First Time - Tribute to Foreigner The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmNoah Floersch Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmAgnieszka Chylinska Copernicus Center. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Third Mind Garcia's. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmMolly Grace Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmAddison Rae Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmFinger Eleven & Alien Ant Farm Des Plaines Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmPatton Oswalt The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmBlue Heaven Black Ensemble Theater. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmTom E. Thompson CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmBaauer Bookclub Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmBlood Club Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmChristian McBride & Brad Mehldau Symphony Center. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmChance The Rapper Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmDMVU X Toadface The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:30 pmJesse Roper Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pmThe Kilans Gingerman Tavern. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmHi Infidelity Joe's Live, Rosemont. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmThe Disasters The Cubby Bear. Alternative music performance.
9:30 pmDon Was S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Jazz / blues concert performance.
9:30 pmFlosstradamus Ramova Theatre. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmVastive Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.
11:00 pmDMTRI TAO Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance.

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...

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
8:00 pm-
12:00 am
Cocktails and Clay Hyde Park Art Center. Imagine happy hour... with clay! Join us at the Hyde Park Art Center for a night of mud-mashing, dance partying... 773-324-5520

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.
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...