Evanston Halloween & Things to Do 2026

Your complete guide to the best halloween in Evanston and surrounding areas

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Evanston's Halloween 2025 animates downtown and Northwestern's neighborhood with ghostly tours and frightful events across local landmarks. Attractions range from ghost story nights and seasonal markets to immersive haunted experiences for all ages.

Find the best Evanston Halloween happenings this year!

Evanston Halloween - spooky scene with haunted house, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, and trick-or-treaters

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Family-Friendly Fall Activities

1 of 56 Lincoln Square Apple Fest Chicago

38th Annual street festival celebrating autumn with vendors and food.

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Food, Drink, and Parties

1 of 13 Wrigleyville Halloween Crawl Chicago

Chicago's largest Halloween bar crawl

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Haunted Experiences

1 of 8 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago Schiller Park

Two distinct haunted attractions: Shattered Skyline and World's Fair.

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Movies, Theater, and Entertainment

1 of 6 Disney in Concert: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Live Chicago

Live orchestra accompanies The Nightmare Before Christmas film

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Unique & Unusual

1 of 17 Ghosts of Chicago Tour Chicago

Chicago's top-rated family-friendly ghost tour

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Editor's Picks

  1. 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago (Schiller Park)
    Two distinct haunted attractions: Shattered Skyline and World's Fair.
  2. Wrigleyville Halloween Crawl (Chicago)
    Chicago's largest Halloween bar crawl
  3. Ghosts of Chicago Tour (Chicago)
    Chicago's top-rated family-friendly ghost tour
  4. Disney in Concert: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Live (Chicago)
    Live orchestra accompanies The Nightmare Before Christmas film
  5. Lincoln Square Apple Fest (Chicago)
    38th Annual street festival celebrating autumn with vendors and food.
  6. Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade (Chicago)
    Ranked top 10 US Halloween parade with $4,000 costume contest prizes

Evanston Halloween Events Map

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Also Near Evanston

Rogers Park (2.3 mi) → Wilmette (2.6 mi) → Skokie (2.9 mi) → West Ridge (3.3 mi) → Edgewater (4.5 mi) → Morton Grove (4.9 mi) →

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