Elmhurst Halloween 2025

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Elmhurst welcomes Halloween 2025 with spooky adventures around local neighborhoods and Elmhurst City Centre, featuring haunted happenings. Entertainment options span frightening mazes, autumn celebrations, ghost story nights, family festivals, and community costume parades.

Find the best Elmhurst Halloween happenings this year!

Last updated: 11/11/2025 by HalloweenLocal.com editorial team

Elmhurst Halloween

Elmhurst Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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Bensenville Harvest Fest (Bensenville, IL)

Saturday, October 4, 2025

📍 Fischer Farm

16W680 Old Grand Ave, Bensenville, IL 60106

(2.3 mi from Elmhurst)

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⚡ Energy: Moderate

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Celebrate the autumn season at the Bensenville Harvest Fest! This family-friendly event at Fischer Farm offers a delightful day of free admission, live music, and engaging activities. Enjoy classic carnival games, wagon rides, and hands-on crafts. Savor delicious fall-themed treats and explore unique finds in Artisan Alley. It's the perfect way to experience the spirit of fall with loved ones.

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⭐ Best For: Families and individuals looking for a festive fall celebration.

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Family Fall Fest

Saturday, October 4, 2025

📍 The Depot at Wild Meadows Trace

511 S York St, Elmhurst, IL 60126

(1.0 mi from Elmhurst)

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⚡ Energy: Low to medium

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Celebrate the autumn season at the Family Fall Fest, a vibrant community gathering. Kids can enjoy trick-or-treating at Safety Town, bounce through an inflatable corn maze and obstacle course, and play carnival games. Delicious food truck options will be available, making it a perfect outing for the whole family.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children

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Elmhurst Other Halloween Activities

School of Rock Performs at All Hallows Eve in Elmhurst

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School of Rock Performs at All Hallows Eve

Friday, October 17, 2025

📍 School of Rock Elmhurst

105 N Maple Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126

(0.2 mi from Elmhurst)

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Get ready for a spooktacular musical performance as the House Bands from School of Rock Elmhurst, Hinsdale, and Naperville take the stage for 'All Hallows Eve.' These talented students will be performing live Halloween-themed sets, all while dressed in their best costumes. It's a fantastic opportunity to enjoy live music and celebrate the season with energetic performances.

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⭐ Best For: Families, music lovers, halloween enthusiasts

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Halloween Near Elmhurst

Downers Grove Halloween

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The Morton Arboretum Fall Color Festival (Lisle)

📍 The Morton Arboretum

Sep 15, 2025

(8.7 mi from Elmhurst)

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Three women are gathered around a table outdoors, painting colorful pumpkins. The woman in the foreground on the right wears glasses and a grey sweater over a dark apron, holding a paintbrush. To her left, a woman with auburn hair and a black apron is also painting a pumpkin. In the background, another woman with blonde hair is visible, also engaged in the activity. The scene is set with a backdrop of trees and other pumpkins, suggesting an autumn or Halloween-themed event.

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Glass Pumpkin Patch at The Morton Arboretum (Lisle)

📍 The Morton Arboretum

Oct 10, 2025

(8.7 mi from Elmhurst)

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Wheaton Halloween

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HOPtober Fest (Wheaton)

📍 Memorial Park

Sep 27, 2025

(8.9 mi from Elmhurst)

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151 Winfield Rd

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Cantigny Fall Festival (151 Winfield Rd)

📍 Cantigny Park

Oct 11, 2025

(11.6 mi from Elmhurst)

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Glenview Halloween

Three stylized figures are carving pumpkins for Halloween. The figure on the left is a young girl with dark hair in a bun, wearing overalls. The middle figure has long black hair and is dressed in a striped shirt, with face paint resembling a skull. The figure on the right wears a wide-brimmed hat adorned with flowers and a red plaid shirt, also with skull face paint. They are all gathered around several carved and uncarved pumpkins, with a festive, autumnal background filled with more pumpkins and fall decorations.

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Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns (Glencoe)

📍 Chicago Botanic Garden

Oct 8, 2025

(18.9 mi from Elmhurst)

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Halloween Skelebration in Glenview

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Halloween Skelebration (Glenview)

📍 Park Center

Oct 24, 2025

(14.5 mi from Elmhurst)

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Lincoln Park Halloween

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Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade (Chicago)

📍 Northalsted Neighborhood

Oct 31, 2025

(15.2 mi from Elmhurst)

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Lincoln Square Apple Fest in Chicago

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Lincoln Square Apple Fest (Chicago)

📍 Lincoln Avenue

Oct 3, 2025

(14.3 mi from Elmhurst)

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Bolingbrook Halloween

Halloween Hangout in Bolingbrook

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Halloween Hangout (Bolingbrook)

📍 Annerino Community Center

Oct 31, 2025

(15.3 mi from Elmhurst)

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Lemont

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Jack O Lantern World (Lemont)

📍 Jack O Lantern World

(15.9 mi from Elmhurst)

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Oak Lawn Halloween

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Haunted Trails Burbank (Burbank)

📍 Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center

Oct 31, 2025

(12.6 mi from Elmhurst)

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Merrionette Park

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2025 Kids Halloween Party at 115 Bourbon Street (Merrionette Park)

📍 115 Bourbon Street

Oct 30, 2025

(19.2 mi from Elmhurst)

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Chicago Halloween

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Ghosts of Chicago Tour (Chicago)

📍 Cloud Gate (The Bean)

(16.4 mi from Elmhurst)

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Two children, one Black boy and one white girl, dressed for Halloween, walk down a suburban street carrying pumpkins. The boy carries a large pumpkin, and the girl has a small pumpkin on her head and is dressed as a bat. The scene is set at dusk with a full moon, decorated houses, and jack-o'-lanterns, creating a festive Halloween atmosphere.

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Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat Event (Chicago)

📍 Lincoln Park Neighborhood

Oct 25, 2025

(16.3 mi from Elmhurst)

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Evanston Halloween

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Downtown Evanston Trick or Treat Stroll (Evanston)

📍 Fountain Square

Oct 25, 2025

(16.6 mi from Elmhurst)

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Linden Square Pumpkin Walk in Wilmette

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Linden Square Pumpkin Walk (Wilmette)

📍 Linden Square

Oct 25, 2025

(17.5 mi from Elmhurst)

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Elgin Halloween

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Dark Hollows Haunted Hayride ()

📍 Camp Big Timber

Oct 11, 2025

(24.3 mi from Elmhurst)

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Elgin Police Department's Halloween Extravaganza (Elgin)

📍 Elgin Police Department

Oct 28, 2025

(20.1 mi from Elmhurst)

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Aurora Halloween

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Massacre Haunted House (Montgomery)

📍 Massacre Haunted House

(22.9 mi from Elmhurst)

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Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora

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Basement of the Dead Haunted House (Aurora)

📍 Basement of the Dead Haunted House

Sep 19, 2025

(21.6 mi from Elmhurst)

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