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Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Interactive Live Bug Exhibit
This Halloween season, join us for the third year of Incredible Insects at The Butterfly House at Navy Pier: an interactive exhibit featuring wacky and…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Nature Night Out
Join us on Thursday, October 29, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM for an adults-only evening at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Enjoy refreshments while exploring…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago’s favorite free and family-friendly festival is back at Lincoln Park Zoo for another season of harvest-time fun! From September through October, stop by the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Interactive Live Bug Exhibit
This Halloween season, join us for the third year of Incredible Insects at The Butterfly House at Navy Pier: an interactive exhibit featuring wacky and…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Haunted Halloween Cruises
ChicagoCruiseEvents.com is hosting a roster of various cruises for the upcoming Halloween season- 4 different options starting at $20/ticket. Dance and drink the night away…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DETROIT ’67
Detroit ’67 A Play by Dominique Morisseau Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman Running through November 1, 2026 ★★★★ “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE CAST IS FIRE!” –Bonnie…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Haunted Halloween Cruises
ChicagoCruiseEvents.com is hosting a roster of various cruises for the upcoming Halloween season- 4 different options starting at $20/ticket. Dance and drink the night away…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago’s favorite free and family-friendly festival is back at Lincoln Park Zoo for another season of harvest-time fun! From September through October, stop by the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Interactive Live Bug Exhibit
This Halloween season, join us for the third year of Incredible Insects at The Butterfly House at Navy Pier: an interactive exhibit featuring wacky and…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Before Midnight – A Cinderella Tea Experience at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago invites families and fairytale lovers to step into a modern Cinderella story with “Before Midnight: A Cinderella Tea Experience,” an enchanting afternoon…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fright on Farragut
On Saturday, October 31, Farragut transforms into the most haunted street in Andersonville! Join us from 11AM–4PM at Clark & Farragut to show off your…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest
Plan your costumes, pack up your pets, and join us at Harry Caray’s Navy Pier for our annual Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest benefiting PAWS Chicago!…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Slightly Spooky October at Navy Pier
Join us for free movies at Navy Pier in Crystal Gardens on Saturdays, October 17 and 24, plus trick-or-treating throughout the Pier on Halloween, October…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DETROIT ’67
Detroit ’67 A Play by Dominique Morisseau Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman Running through November 1, 2026 ★★★★ “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE CAST IS FIRE!” –Bonnie…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Haunted Halloween Cruises
ChicagoCruiseEvents.com is hosting a roster of various cruises for the upcoming Halloween season- 4 different options starting at $20/ticket. Dance and drink the night away…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DETROIT ’67
Detroit ’67 A Play by Dominique Morisseau Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman Running through November 1, 2026 ★★★★ “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE CAST IS FIRE!” –Bonnie…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Haunted Halloween Cruises
ChicagoCruiseEvents.com is hosting a roster of various cruises for the upcoming Halloween season- 4 different options starting at $20/ticket. Dance and drink the night away…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Terror in the Tropics: Midnight in Mexico
This Halloween, Three Dots and a Dash is taking over Salon 61 for Terror in the Tropics: Midnight in Mexico, a one-night-only celebration of Mexico’s…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago’s favorite free and family-friendly festival is back at Lincoln Park Zoo for another season of harvest-time fun! From September through October, stop by the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Harvest Fest
Join Aville Grows for our first-ever Harvest Fest! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors for a morning of fall fun, festive treats, and community connection.…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Museum of Becoming: First-Look Beta
Museum of Becoming is inviting a small group of Chicagoans to experience the first beta of a new immersive group arts experience at Wirtz Center…
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