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Urbana Halloween 2025

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Urbana prepares for Halloween 2025 around the city center and campus with ghostly tours and frightful events that welcome students and families. Plan to see frightful attractions, costume contests and seasonal celebrations like pumpkin festivals, haunted walks and themed nightlife events.

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Urbana Halloween

Urbana Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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Christie Clinic & United Way Costume Parade at Lincoln Square

Sunday, October 19, 2025
📍 Lincoln Square Mall
201 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL 61801
(0.0 mi from Urbana)

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💰 Budget: FREE
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⚡ Energy: Low

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Join Christie Clinic and United Way for a festive Halloween costume parade at Lincoln Square Mall. Families are invited to this free indoor event, where costumed attendees can visit partners for candy and activities. Food trucks will also be available outside for purchasing snacks.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children
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Library Trick or Treat in Urbana
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Library Trick or Treat

Friday, October 31, 2025
📍 The Urbana Free Library
210 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
(0.1 mi from Urbana)

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💰 Budget: FREE
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⚡ Energy: Low to moderate

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Join the Urbana Free Library for a frightfully fun afternoon of early trick-or-treating! Explore five treat stations located both inside and outside the library, weather permitting. Families can also enjoy indoor crafts, a glow-in-the-dark dance party, and outdoor games and sensory play. It's a perfect way to kick off Halloween celebrations.

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Paxton's Fall Gathering (Paxton, IL)

Saturday, October 11, 2025
📍 Veterans Square
237 S Market Street, Paxton, IL 60957
(24.8 mi from Urbana)

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💰 Budget: FREE
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⚡ Energy: Moderate

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Celebrate the season at Paxton's Fall Gathering! This vibrant event offers fun for everyone with over 20 vendors and artists, a pop-up pumpkin patch for seasonal decor, and delicious food options. Enjoy live music, kids' games, and family photo opportunities.

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⭐ Best For: Families and community members
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Urbana Haunted Experiences

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Necrosis Haunted House (Rantoul, IL)

Saturday, September 27, 2025
📍 Necrosis Haunted House
1315 Enterprise Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
(12.6 mi from Urbana)

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💰 Budget: $$
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⚡ Energy: High

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Step into a nightmare realm at Necrosis Haunted House, a top-rated attraction for seven seasons. This terrifying experience pushes the boundaries between the living and the dead, offering an unforgettable night of fear. Recognized by HauntedIllinois.com, Necrosis promises a chilling journey through darkness, especially during their 'Lights Out Night' where only a glow stick guides you.

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⭐ Best For: Thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts
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Halloween Near Urbana

Champaign Halloween

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Champaign Halloween Bar Crawl (Champaign)

📍 Champaign
Oct 31, 2025
(1.9 mi from Urbana)
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Curtis Orchard Trunk-or-Treat (Champaign)

📍 Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch
Oct 1, 2025
(5.4 mi from Urbana)
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Decatur Halloween

Haunted Decatur Tours in Decatur
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Haunted Decatur Tours (Decatur)

📍 Decatur Civic Center
Oct 1, 2025
(43.5 mi from Urbana)
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Boo at the Zoo (Decatur)

📍 Scovill Zoo
Oct 16, 2025
(41.8 mi from Urbana)
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Bloomington Halloween

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Howlabaloo at the Zoo! (Bloomington)

📍 Miller Park Zoo
Oct 25, 2025
(48.8 mi from Urbana)
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Normal Halloween

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Halloween Hoopla (Normal)

📍 Children's Discovery Museum
Oct 24, 2025
(49.3 mi from Urbana)
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Sign + Fun Trick or Treat (Bloomington/Normal) (Normal)

📍 Underwood Park
Oct 25, 2025
(48.9 mi from Urbana)
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Terre Haute Halloween

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Parke County Covered Bridge Festival (Rockville)

📍 Parke County
Oct 10, 2025
(57.4 mi from Urbana)
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