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Mount Prospect Halloween 2025

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Mount Prospect delivers Halloween 2025 across key attractions and downtown with terrifying experiences and autumn celebrations for local families. Events feature eerie walking tours, Halloween parties, and autumn festivals at parks, squares, and community halls.

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Two children, a girl and a boy, are dressed up for Halloween on a suburban street decorated with pumpkins and string lights. The girl is kneeling on the sidewalk with her hands on her cheeks, smiling excitedly, while the boy stands beside her in a cape and glasses. A full moon hangs in the night sky above the houses.
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Spooktacular Halloween Decorating Contest (Mount Prospect, IL)

Thursday, October 23, 2025
📍 Mount Prospect, IL
50 S Emerson St, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(0.1 mi from Mount Prospect)

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💰 Budget: FREE
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⚡ Energy: Low

Event Description

Mount Prospect residents and businesses are invited to transform their properties into spooky spectacles for the annual Spooktacular Halloween Decorating Contest. Participants can register their homes, condos, apartments, or businesses to be featured on a community-wide map. Residents can then explore the map and vote for their favorites online, with winners announced and celebrated for their creative and frightful displays.

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