Gurnee Halloween 2025

What to Expect This Halloween in Gurnee!

Gurnee halloween happenings span Gurnee Mills and downtown Gurnee with haunted attractions and family fall festivals near the parkway. Enjoy scare zones, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and themed nights at local venues for all ages.

Find the best Halloween events in Gurnee this year!

Gurnee Halloween Events

Gurnee Haunted Experiences (1)

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📍 Gurnee, IL, US

(1.5 mi from Gurnee)

Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America

Park-wide Halloween transformation with mazes and scare zones.

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

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💰 Budget: $$

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: High

Event Description

Prepare for a terrifying Halloween transformation at Fright Fest presented by SNICKERS® at Six Flags Great America. They offer a park-wide fright experience with haunted mazes, sinister scare zones, and spine-chilling live shows. Brave the darkness and experience your favorite rides after dark, including the record-breaking dive coaster, Wrath of Rakshasa.

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⭐ Best For: Thrill-seekers, horror fans

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Near Gurnee

Waukegan Halloween Events

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Waukegan

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GO Waukegan Zombie Walk

Community zombie walk promoting daily exercise

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 1.6 miles from Gurnee

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A cartoon illustration of a woman with dark hair, wearing a purple polka-dot dress, smiling and gesturing with her hand while sitting in a theater audience during a Halloween event. The audience behind her is also dressed in Halloween attire, and pumpkins are visible as decorations.

Waukegan

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Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert

Halloween-themed orchestral and choral performance

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 2.1 miles from Gurnee

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Round Lake Beach Halloween Events

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Round Lake Beach

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Realm of Terror Haunted House

Illinois' longest-running and scariest haunted house tradition.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 9.8 miles from Gurnee

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Ingleside

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Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience

Interactive spellcasting and magical creatures in a woodland trail.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 13.3 miles from Gurnee

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Pleasant Prairie Halloween Events

Two cartoon children, one boy and one girl, walk along a path lined with glowing lanterns and autumn leaves. The boy holds a walking stick and a lantern, while the girl holds a lantern and wears a hooded cloak. The scene is set in a forest at dusk, creating a warm and magical atmosphere.

Kenosha

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Candlelight Halloween Hike

Candlelit hike through Bristol Woods

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 12.4 miles from Gurnee

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Three friends in Halloween costumes are sitting in the open trunk of a car, surrounded by pumpkins. The person on the left wears a pumpkin costume and a straw hat, the person in the middle wears a white bunny costume, and the person on the right wears a witch hat and a plaid shirt.

Kenosha

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Kenosha YMCA Trunk or Treat

Community Trunk or Treat with games and activities.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 15.0 miles from Gurnee

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Highland Park Halloween Events

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Lake Forest

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Haunted Trail Walk at Lake Forest

Spooky trail walk with creatures and sounds

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 11.4 miles from Gurnee

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A young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing an orange plaid shirt and grey overalls, sits in a pumpkin patch on a sunny autumn day, smiling and pointing at a pumpkin. In the background, a wooden shed with jack-o-lanterns, a horse-drawn cart filled with pumpkins, and other people are visible.

Highwood

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The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival

15th annual festival with a full carnival and live music.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 12.3 miles from Gurnee

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Buffalo Grove Halloween Events

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Lincolnshire

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Happy Times Pumpkin Fest at Didier Farms

Chicagoland's fall tradition at Didier Farms

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 13.3 miles from Gurnee

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Buffalo Grove

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Trick or Treat Trail

Friendly characters handing out candy on a no-scare trail.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 15.0 miles from Gurnee

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Kenosha Halloween Events

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Kenosha

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Fall at the Farm at Jerry Smith Farm

50 years of family farm traditions

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 17.6 miles from Gurnee

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Kenosha

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Jerry Smith Farm Fall Fest

50th anniversary celebration of family farm traditions.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 17.6 miles from Gurnee

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Northbrook Halloween Events

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Northbrook

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Halloween 3K Fun Run

Halloween 3K Fun Run with costume contest

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 18.0 miles from Gurnee

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Mchenry Halloween Events

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Spring Grove

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Richardson Adventure Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

World's largest corn maze with 28 acres.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 17.8 miles from Gurnee

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McHenry

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Stade's Farm & Market Fall Festival

Nine weekends of family fun with over 40 attractions

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 18.8 miles from Gurnee

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Palatine Halloween Events

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Palatine

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Halloween Hustle 5K and Kid's Dash

20th Anniversary Halloween-themed 5K and Kid's Dash

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 19.1 miles from Gurnee

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Arlington Heights Halloween Events

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Arlington Heights

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Teen Night: Spooky Movie at Arlington Ridge Center

Exclusive teen night with movie, swim, and gym

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 19.9 miles from Gurnee

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All Hallows Eve in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights

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All Hallows Eve

Family-friendly Halloween fun at a historical museum

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 20.0 miles from Gurnee

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Last updated: 10/9/2025