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Uptown Halloween 2025

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Uptown hosts Halloween 2025 across iconic landmarks and entertainment venues with haunted tours and spine-chilling activities. The lineup includes ghost hunting tours, Halloween markets, and costume balls at theaters, parks, and streets.

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Uptown Halloween

Uptown Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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Haunted Halsted Family Trick or Treat (Chicago, IL)

Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 Northalsted
3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613
(1.3 mi from Uptown)

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💰 Budget: FREE
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⚡ Energy: Moderate

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Join the Haunted Halsted Family Trick or Treat for a delightful afternoon of Halloween fun. Over 25 businesses in the Northalsted neighborhood, stretching from Halsted & Belmont to Irving Park & Broadway, will be handing out treats. This free event is perfect for families looking to enjoy the festive spirit of the season.

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⭐ Best For: Families
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Hamilton Boo Bash in Chicago
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Hamilton Boo Bash (Chicago, IL)

Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 Hamilton Fine & Performing Arts School
1650 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(1.6 mi from Uptown)

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💰 Budget: $$
🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
⚡ Energy: Moderate

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Get ready for Hamilton's Annual Boo Bash, a spooktacular fall festival packed with family fun! Kids and adults are encouraged to wear costumes for a vibrant parade and a Thriller Flash Mob dance lesson. Discover interactive reptile and insect encounters, enjoy carnival games, and get creative with arts and crafts. The event features live magic shows and two haunted houses: a kid-friendly version and a scarier one hosted by local middle schoolers. Food and treats are available for purchase.

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⭐ Best For: Families, kids, halloween enthusiasts
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Uptown Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

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Wrigleyville Halloween Crawl (Chicago, IL)

Friday, October 31, 2025
📍 Wrigleyville's Best Bars
3554 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613
(1.3 mi from Uptown)

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👻 Scare Factor: 👻👻👻👻👻
💰 Budget: $$
🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
⚡ Energy: High

Event Description

Get ready for Chicago's biggest Halloween party at the Wrigleyville Halloween Crawl! This epic event transforms the historic neighborhood into a massive, multi-bar celebration. Attendees can enjoy free dinner buffets, gift cards for drinks, and compete in a thrilling costume contest. It's the ultimate chance to showcase your costume and experience a night of festive fun.

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⭐ Best For: Adults seeking a lively halloween party experience
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Halloween Near Uptown

Lincoln Park Halloween

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Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade (Chicago)

📍 Northalsted Neighborhood
Oct 31, 2025
(1.8 mi from Uptown)
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Lincoln Square Apple Fest in Chicago
Chicago
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Lincoln Square Apple Fest (Chicago)

📍 Lincoln Avenue
Oct 3, 2025
(2.0 mi from Uptown)
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Evanston Halloween

Children in Halloween costumes are selecting pumpkins from a street vendor display, with carved jack-o'-lanterns hanging from trees overhead.
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Downtown Evanston Trick or Treat Stroll (Evanston)

📍 Fountain Square
Oct 25, 2025
(5.8 mi from Uptown)
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Linden Square Pumpkin Walk in Wilmette
Wilmette
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Linden Square Pumpkin Walk (Wilmette)

📍 Linden Square
Oct 25, 2025
(7.7 mi from Uptown)
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Chicago Halloween

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Chicago
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Ghosts of Chicago Tour (Chicago)

📍 Cloud Gate (The Bean)
(5.9 mi from Uptown)
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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
(6.4 mi from Uptown)
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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
(14.4 mi from Uptown)
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Halloween Skelebration in Glenview
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Halloween Skelebration (Glenview)

📍 Park Center
Oct 24, 2025
(11.9 mi from Uptown)
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Oak Lawn Halloween

Haunted Trails Burbank in Burbank
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Haunted Trails Burbank (Burbank)

📍 Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center
Oct 31, 2025
(16.6 mi from Uptown)
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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
(19.7 mi from Uptown)
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Lombard Halloween

2025 Spooktacular in Lombard
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2025 Spooktacular (Lombard)

📍 Downtown Lombard
Oct 19, 2025
(19.7 mi from Uptown)
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Lombard Fall Fest in Lombard
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Lombard Fall Fest (Lombard)

📍 Lombard Common
Oct 4, 2025
(18.9 mi from Uptown)
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Downers Grove Halloween

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The Morton Arboretum Fall Color Festival (Lisle)

📍 The Morton Arboretum
Sep 15, 2025
(23.5 mi from Uptown)
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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
(23.5 mi from Uptown)
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Wheaton Halloween

Two cartoon children in red hats and warm clothing sit on a park bench in autumn, toasting with glasses of amber liquid. A small wooden table between them holds two small bottles and a small cup. A pumpkin sits to the left of the girl, and fallen leaves are scattered around them.
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HOPtober Fest (Wheaton)

📍 Memorial Park
Sep 27, 2025
(24.3 mi from Uptown)
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Three smiling people, two women and one man, sit in a wooden wagon filled with pumpkins and hay. They are in a park with autumn foliage and trees in the background.
151 Winfield Rd
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Cantigny Fall Festival (151 Winfield Rd)

📍 Cantigny Park
Oct 11, 2025
(27.0 mi from Uptown)
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Bolingbrook Halloween

Halloween Hangout in Bolingbrook
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Halloween Hangout (Bolingbrook)

📍 Annerino Community Center
Oct 31, 2025
(27.9 mi from Uptown)
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Lemont
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Jack O Lantern World (Lemont)

📍 Jack O Lantern World
(26.9 mi from Uptown)
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Gary Halloween

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Merrillville
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Haunted Hills Haunted Attractions (Merrillville)

📍 Haunted Hills Haunted Attractions
Oct 1, 2025
(40.2 mi from Uptown)
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Westville
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Westville Pumpkin Festival (Westville)

📍 Westville
Oct 4, 2025
(48.6 mi from Uptown)
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