Holiday Events & Things to Do
Near Chicago

In this fun and informative 4-hour workshop, attendees will learn tips and tricks to create a variety of Halloween-themed imaginative face painting designs using Kryolan’s full range of Aquacolor products.

Sleeping Village, 312unes & React Presents: YehMe2’s Mom & Dad’s Residency with Special Guests every month Come kick it at Mom & Dad’s for basement party vibes with your favorite digital parents!

Learn to create gruesome and gory looks in this fun and festive 4-hour workshop. Attendees will work with Kryolan’s FX products to create a series of wounds, scars, and burns that can be used to create a variety of popular Halloween looks.

Oktoberfest lasts longer than a weekend this fall at Beacon Tavern (405 N. Wabash Ave.) Patrons can enjoy food and drink specials from September 24-October 27, 2019 both in the bar area and dining room.

Oktoberfest lasts longer than a weekend this fall at The Gage (24 S. Michigan) Patrons can enjoy food and drink specials from September 24-October 27, 2019 both in the bar area and dining room.

Topics covered in this course include: stretch and stipple with liquid latex, infected wounds, shading techniques, and more.

Gordon Lightfoot

Attendees will learn techniques to create sultry eyes, dramatic “haunted” highlight and contour, long-lasting glittery looks, and more.

Sunday, September 29 - Tuesday, October 1

This 21-and-older event, sponsored by Women's Healthcare of Illinois, Chicago Sky and Honest will feature a variety of vendors with health tips and screenings, fashion and beauty, food, home décor, shopping and more.

The Gibbons Family has been serving the Chicagoland area for three generations, since 1935. We are here 24/7 to help when you need it most.

Come on down for some family-fun and help a great cause! Lots of games and activities for the kiddos and Mom and Dad too!

Photo taken by AC Photography during the 9th Annual Chicago Fashion Show. Designer Leandro Mulet.

Take part in this special fall event: Pumpkin Carving at Hopsmith!

Experience an extraordinary harvest feast at The Patio at Café Brauer featuring the best locally sourced ingredients, seasonal vegetables, fruits, whole roasts and wine all while you dine under the great harvest moon.

Join us for a Halloween bingo event to support Renewal! Tickets include 10 rounds of bingo, pizza, salad, soda, beer or wine.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Septemeber 15- October 15 with a $44 Prix Fixe Tasting Menu

For more info: head to our website! Ticket info: barcrawllive.com/halloween To purchase tickets: barcrawllive.com/halloween-chi

Mindful Baking's Halloween Market with food, gifts, tarot and a costume contest! About this Event ?Join us for our 2nd Mindful Market!?

Shop the strange and spiritual with the weirdest Chicago has to offer. 50 vendors, giveaways, live-sideshows, tarot, cocktails & more!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Ghosts and Ghouls, the creators of the STYLE.RIVALS fashion show competition are dreadfully delighted to host a twisted take on the traditional runway show extravaganza.

Chicago may be the Second City, but our booze cruises are first class! Cruising aboard a three story, 140 foot, luxury yacht, you'll enjoy breathtaking views of Chicago's iconic landmarks from Lake Michigan.

VIP Nightlife & CHI Nightlife Presents… Pier Pressure™ Titanic Masquerade & Costume Party!

Want to celebrate your birthday on the boat? If you have 10 or more people in your party, your ticket is on us, and all your friends get a discount! Fill out the form HERE for more info!

Friday, Oct. 25th, find yourself aboard The Odyssey Yacht for the hottest Midnight Chicago monster mash in town. We’re throwing a pre-Halloween yacht party on #TheLake, and invited all the vampires, ghost, and goblins.

This Halloween themed race runs through historic downtown Palatine. Immediately following the race, runners and spectators alike are invited to partake in a special after party at the Tap House Grill.

Happy Halloween!

The ghouls and goblins wait until nighttime to come out, but the smart ones among us know that the real fun begins much earlier in the day! Don't miss out! Grab your costume and join us!

Enter the forest on Halloween Eve to hear the stories only the trees can tell, with some help from the moonlight and TesserAct’s Spinning Tales Collective. Wear a costume, bring your favorite blanket and pillow and get ready for a storytelling treat.

Get ready to put on your coolest, scariest or sexiest costume and join us for the event everyone will be talking about. Halloween is back and we're creeping it real with the OFFICIAL crawl! No tricks here, just treats! So come get your BOOze on with us!

The Annual Purge returns this time we will have Anarchy!! Join us for the Annual Purge in River North, Chicago's only Premium Halloween bar crawl! Imagine over hundreds event thousands of purgers walking down the streets of Chicago!

You're invited to West Loop's most beloved family-friendly Halloween celebration: WEST LOOP FAMILIES' 10th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARADE

So we at PubCrawls.com have narrowed down the bars in the windy city for Halloween 2019 to showcase why Chicago is considered the best place to party in the Midwest!

Zombies, Vampires, Aliens, Creatures with Fangs, whatever thing you are, we want you to be part of the Wicker Park Halloween Bar Crawl! Join hundreds of crawlers as we hit Chicago's hottest and for one day scariest neighborhood!

Zombies, Vampires, Aliens, Creatures with Fangs, whatever thing you are, we want you to be part of the River North Halloween Bar Crawl! Join hundreds of crawlers as we hit Chicago's hottest and for one day scariest neighborhood!

These events are PRIVATE EVENTS hosted by ChicagoCruiseEvents.com. Please do NOT call the Anita Dee for any questions as they will NOT have any of our event information. ***Customer Service Info & Important Reminders***

On October 26th, the historic and newly renovated Wrigleyville neighborhood will be full of party-seekers creeping and crawling from bar to bar. Throw on your best costume and join in on all of the frightening fun for this haunted holiday!

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Tickets to this premier night out will be vanish before you know it. Don’t hesitate; secure your spot today!

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

Experience a night of thrills party-goers at Chicago’s biggest Halloween costume party, Haunted Halloween Ball, on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Congress Plaza Hotel, classified as one of the most haunted hotels in the world by USA Today!

Celebrate Halloween On the Water! Amazing Skyline Views | Live DJs | Cocktails Available For Purchase ***Customer Service Info & Important Reminders***

Gather round ghouls and goblins, because Saturday, Oct 26th, we’re throwing a pre-Halloween midnight yacht party aboard one of ChiTown’s best-kept secrets, The Spirit of Chicago Yacht.

Want to celebrate your birthday on the boat? If you have 10 or more people in your party, your ticket is on us, and all your friends get a discount! Fill out the form HERE for more info!

Join us for our annual God's Closet Halloweenie Roast!

Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig into the zoo’s cemetery roots and locations from throughout its allegedly haunted history.

Thursday October 31 Spice up your Halloween Trick or Treat routine and come enjoy our spooky Cocktails for Happy Hour and our $39 special 3 Course Dinner Menu featur ing the Bistronomic Kit Kat Bars.

Called “simply amazing” by WGN-TV, the Big Balloon Show is a theatrical style balloon stage show featuring magic, slapstick comedy and Smarty’s award-winning giant balloon props.

This Halloween, Chicago has a ghost ship heading to #TheLake. We’re coming back for the 5th time around aboard the haunted Spirit of Chicago Yacht for a night of costume shenanigans, drinks, great music, and unmatched views of this glorious city.

“This is Halloween, this is Halloween!” Celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead with this very special screening of the beloved movie, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.