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House of the Fearless – Halloween inspired circus
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

House of the Fearless – Halloween inspired circus

We’re thrilled to bring back MSA & Circus Arts’ production House of the Fearless! Talented MSA students will share the center ring with Chicago’s very…

Friday, October 31st
5:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
MSA & Circus Arts
1934 N Campbell Ave
Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk

The “First Fridays Art Walk,” organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, welcomes art enthusiasts to explore the neighborhoods’ vibrant arts scene. All…

Friday, October 31st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave
Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live On Stage
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live On Stage

“★ ★ ★ ★! Enough connection to the movies to be beloved by fans, while being completely accessible to the unfamiliar.” –Chicago Sun-Times “The one…

Friday, October 31st
6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
800 East Grand Avenue
Haunted House Party at Shedd Aquarium
Oct31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy

Haunted House Party at Shedd Aquarium

Join us for a frightfully fun night at the first-ever Haunted House Party, where house music and Halloween collide. Come dressed in your creepiest, kookiest costumes…

Friday, October 31st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 S. Lake Shore Dr.
House of Boos: Halloween Spectacular Featuring Chicago’s Own Necromancer Neil Tobin
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

House of Boos: Halloween Spectacular Featuring Chicago’s Own Necromancer Neil Tobin

One night only, immerse yourself in spooky psychic surprises and interactive magical fun with host Neil Tobin, Necromancer (Supernatural Chicago, Ghost Adventures, Dead Famous). Ages…

Friday, October 31st
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
House of Blues | Chicago
329 N Dearborn St
Mystery at the Museum: Masquerade Heist
Oct31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Mystery at the Museum: Masquerade Heist

This Halloween season, WNDR Museum transforms into a world of secrets & stolen wonders. The Masquerade Heist will run from Oct 4 to Nov 1…

Friday, October 31st
6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
wndr museum
1130 W Monroe St.
The Infinite Wrench
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Mothman Cometh
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Mothman Cometh

After anaward-winning summer tour through Green Bay, Edinburgh, Berlin, and Philadelphia, Whisper Theatre’s  The Mothman Cometh returns to the Newport Theater for 3 nights only,…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue
The House That Will Not Stand
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House That Will Not Stand

In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
GRiZ presents Re:Connect
Oct31
Music & Comedy

GRiZ presents Re:Connect

GRiZ hits the Windy City with two nights. October 31 will feature Sippy, Austeria, and Zosa — all known for bringing the heat and setting…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”

The Conspirators present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers’ movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed…

Friday, October 31st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Revolution(s)
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Single Living Finds A Boo! A Comedy Variety Show
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Single Living Finds A Boo! A Comedy Variety Show

Get ready for a night of comedy so good, it’s scary! Headlining the show is Single Living, a Chicago-based, all-Black women improv team that’s been…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 North Milwaukee Avenue
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars

Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
821 N. Michigan Ave.
DeathToll: The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game Show
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

DeathToll: The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game Show

Our longest-running sketch show is back again to scare you into drinking! DEATH TOLL is a sketch show with one simple rule: drink when someone…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Ugly Lies The Bone
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ugly Lies The Bone

Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Mr. Wolf
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Neighborhood of the Loners
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Neighborhood of the Loners

The Neighborhood of the Loners is a place where residents live without social interactions or contact with the world around them. This sanctuary of solitude…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Mop & Bucket Blues
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mop & Bucket Blues

“Mop and Bucket Blues” examines the importance of sports and creative arts programming by bringing awareness to Chicago’s inner city gun violence, poverty, food insecurity,…

Friday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S South Chicago Ave
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