West Chicago Halloween 2025

What to Expect This Halloween in West Chicago!

In West Chicago, halloween fun fills Main Street and nearby Reed-Keppler Park with community parades, costume contests and kids' spooky crafts. Explore haunted trail events, fall farmers markets and family-friendly haunted houses near downtown and the Fox River corridor.

Find the best Halloween events in West Chicago this year!

West Chicago Halloween Events

West Chicago Haunted Experiences (1)

A happy family, including two Black children and a White child, and a Black father, sit in a wagon filled with pumpkins during autumn. The children are holding small pumpkins, and the father is holding a white, round object. The background features a rustic barn, autumn foliage, and more pumpkins, creating a festive harvest atmosphere.

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📍 West Chicago, IL 60185

(2.1 mi from West Chicago)

Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival and Haunted Hayride

Haunted Hayride and Haunted Barn with live actors

When

Saturday, September 20, 2025

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👻 Scare Factor: 👻👻👻👻👻

💰 Budget: $$

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: Moderate to high

Event Description

Sonny Acres Farm transforms into a fall wonderland with its annual festival. Dare to ride the Haunted Hayride or brave the Haunted Barn, featuring live actors and special effects. During the day, enjoy classic farm fun with rides, a petting zoo, and a giant pumpkin patch. Browse unique fall decor and savor delicious seasonal treats.

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⭐ Best For: Families and thrill-seekers

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West Chicago Family-Friendly Fall Activities (1)

A group of five children and two dogs are at a pumpkin patch on a sunny autumn day. The children are dressed in fall clothing, and some are holding notebooks or phones. Pumpkins are scattered around them, and colorful autumn leaves are falling from the trees.

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📍 Warrenville, IL, US

(4.4 mi from West Chicago)

Warrenville Park District Fall Fest

All activities included with a $5 wristband

When

Friday, October 24, 2025

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👻 Scare Factor: 👻👻👻👻👻

💰 Budget: $

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: Moderate

Event Description

Join the Warrenville Park District for their annual Fall Fest, a lively evening of family fun. Enjoy inflatables, face painting, balloon twisting, and games with candy prizes. Catch a special performance by The Headspin Guy Party Entertainer and groove to live music from the Ed Wagner Brass Band. A petting zoo adds to the festive atmosphere, with food and drinks available for purchase.

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⭐ Best For: Families and children

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Near West Chicago

Carol Stream Halloween Events

A group of people in Halloween costumes, including witches and a person dressed in red, are walking in a park with autumn foliage. A woman in the foreground is smiling and holding a small decorative pumpkin.

Carol Stream

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Trick-or-Treat Trail

Trick-or-treat trail with games and candy

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 3.4 miles from West Chicago

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An elderly person and a young child are sitting on the ground surrounded by pumpkins and autumn leaves, appearing to be decorating or carving pumpkins.

Carol Stream

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Carol Stream Fall Fest

Community Fall Fest with car show and live music

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 5.6 miles from West Chicago

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Wheaton Halloween Events

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

Weekend-long fall festival with live music and craft vendors

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 3.2 miles from West Chicago

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A man in a black hat and jacket smiles at two women wearing witch hats and sunglasses, while a person in a skeleton costume holds a beer. They are at an outdoor festival with colorful tents and flags in the background.

Wheaton

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Wheaton Illinois Haunted Halloween Flea Market

Haunted Halloween flea market with antique treasures

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 3.8 miles from West Chicago

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Geneva Halloween Events

A group of people walk down a street lined with shops on a spooky, overcast Halloween evening, with bats flying and a smiling moon in the sky.

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Ghost Walks

Ghostly tales of downtown Geneva's haunted spots

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 5.4 miles from West Chicago

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Two young women sit in a dimly lit, ornate room, each holding a book or tablet and appearing to be studying or reading intently.

Geneva

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Escape the Mansion: Gustav's Game Room

Escape room challenge in a haunted mansion's game room

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 6.0 miles from West Chicago

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Glen Ellyn Halloween Events

A young child dressed as a bunny and another person in a skeleton costume stand in a park filled with pumpkins, both holding carved jack-o'-lanterns.

Glen Ellyn

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Glen Ellyn Park District Boo Bash

Trick-or-treat trail with favorite characters and pumpkin patch.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 7.6 miles from West Chicago

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Two women run in fear through a greenhouse bathed in red light, pursued by a large, menacing skeleton creature.

Glen Ellyn

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Ackerman Haunted Trail

Haunted trail with creatures and chilling scenes

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 7.6 miles from West Chicago

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Bloomingdale Halloween Events

Four smiling children in Halloween costumes sit in the open trunk of a car decorated with orange and black bunting and a pumpkin. The children are dressed as a wizard, a pumpkin, a gnome, and a plaid-clad character, and they are holding candy and a pumpkin.

Bloomingdale

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Trunk or Treat at Mission Church

Community trunk-or-treat with candy and prizes

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 6.4 miles from West Chicago

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Lisle Halloween Events

Three children ride horses next to a covered wagon in a park-like setting with autumn trees.

Wheaton

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Fall Festival at Danada

Equestrian performances and demonstrations

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 6.7 miles from West Chicago

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Three friends are toasting with glasses of beer at an outdoor festival, with autumn leaves decorating the scene.

Lisle

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Cider and Ale Festival

Sample ciders and seasonal beers amidst fall colors.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.7 miles from West Chicago

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South Elgin Halloween Events

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Bartlett

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Bartlett Fall Fest

Collect the final 2025 commemorative sticker

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 7.0 miles from West Chicago

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Two children sit around a campfire in a dark forest, one telling a story from a book while a friendly ghost floats above them.

South Elgin

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Ghost Story Train

Spooky trolley ride with campfire stories

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.7 miles from West Chicago

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Naperville Halloween Events

Three young boys are sitting at a table with pumpkins and playing with slime and a guitar. The boy on the left is wearing a green shirt and playing with a small blue object. The boy in the middle is wearing a yellow shirt and stretching green slime. The boy on the right is wearing a blue shirt and playing a guitar. The scene appears to be a classroom or playroom decorated for Halloween.

Naperville

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DuPage Children's Museum Pumpkin Palooza

Creative S.T.E.A.M. activities with a pumpkin theme.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 7.9 miles from West Chicago

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A haunted house at night with a full moon, several ghosts floating around the yard, and jack-o'-lanterns glowing on the ground.

Naperville

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The Official Naperville Ghost Tour

Award-winning tour with 30+ years of paranormal evidence.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.1 miles from West Chicago

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Aurora Halloween Events

Three cartoon children dressed for Halloween sit in the open trunk of a car, holding jack-o'-lanterns and surrounded by pumpkins and Halloween decorations.

North Aurora

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Trunk or Treat

Community trunk or treat event

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.6 miles from West Chicago

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Last updated: 10/9/2025