Fun Events (Halloween Edition) 🎃

Monday - Oct 21th

Late Night Mic With Vik Pandya - Vik Pandya is a nationally touring stand up comic based in Chicago. Vik has opened for Trevor Wallace, Roy Wood Jr., & Michelle Wolf. 

• Price: $22+

• Address: 162 E Superior St (The Comedy Bar, Streeterville)

• Note: Doors open 60 minutes prior to show-time (seats are first come, first serve). 2-Item Minimum (food and/or drink). 

Aromatherapy Candle Making Workshop - The workshop teaches you how to make your own candles in a fun, non-formal environment. 

• Price: $35+ / $50+ (includes 2 candles made by you!)

• Address: 1142 West 18th Street (Lower West Side)

Tuesday - Oct 22th

The Front Bottoms - American rock band from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, formed in 2006. 

• Price: $50+

• Address: House of Blues (329 N Dearborn St, River North)

• Note: Performance begins at 8PM. This show is for ages 17 and older.

Trivia Tuesdays at The River - Multiple chances to win prizes, free shots, and more! $12 Burger & beer special. Bucket specials!

• Price: Free!

• Address: The River Kitchen and Bar (2909 North Sheffield Avenue)

Lincoln Park Haunted History Tours (Tuesday & Wednesday) - Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig into the zoo’s cemetery roots and locations from throughout its allegedly haunted history.

• Price: $35

• Address: Lincoln Park Zoo

• Note: There will be no zoo food or beverage locations open for this event.

Wednesday - Oct 23th

 Wine-Not Wednesdays: Spirits & Spice Chicago Wine Tasting - This event will pop the cork on a beautiful wine and help you get to know it, love it and learn the best pairings.

• Price: $10

• Address: Spirits & Spice Chicago (835 North Michigan Avenue #Suite 800, Magnificent Mile)

Thursday - Oct 24th

9th Annual Haunted Howl-o-wee n Party for Dogs - Get ready for a howlin’ good time as you and your pup explore the haunted hotel, filled with spooky surprises and tail-wagging treats around every corner! Costume contest with prizes, spooktacular silent auction, dog & family-friendly activities, wag swag, goodie bags, and more!

• Price: $12

• Address: Wag Hotels - West Loop (1214 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60607)

• Note: 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Frosted Faces Foundation & help them provide shelter to at-risk senior dogs.

Friday - Oct 25th

Hubbard Inn’s Halloween Party - Throw on your best costume (or don't!) and join in on all of the frightening fun for this haunted holiday! Enter the custom costume by tagging them on Instagram (@Chi20Something) to win bar crawls, tasting festivals, cocktail cruises on Lake Michigan and more!

• Price: $16+

• Address: 110 West Hubbard Street Chicago (River West)

• Note: Guests will receive two drink tickets valid for house cocktails, house shots or domestic beers. 

Lil Jon - Coming to Tao Nightclub with James Kennedy as the first headliner. Lil Jon has become one of the top Rap/Hip Hop artists in the 2024 music scene with a unique Rap/Hip Hop sound.

• Price: $30

• Address: 632 North Dearborn Street (River North)

Lotties on the Lake Halloween Hoe Down - A spooktacular evening of fun and dancing at Theater on the Lake. Put on your best costume and get ready to boogie the night away. WHISKEY FRIENDS, "The Morgan Wallen Experience", performs LIVE!

• Price: $85+

• Address: Theater on the Lake (2401 North DuSable Lake Shore Drive) 

• Note: Event proceeds benefit The Equestrian Connection and The Ross K. MacNeill Foundation for pediatric brain cancer research.

Saturday - Oct 26th

Wrigleyville Halloween Crawl - The historic Wrigleyville neighborhood will be full of party-seekers creeping and crawling from bar to bar on the only night where you can act like a kid and drink like an adult!

• Price: $35+

• Address: 3506 North Clark Street (Wrigleyville’s Best bars)

• Note: Tickets include admission, free dinner buffets, gift cards to use on the crawl, costume contest, giveaways and more!

Halloween DAY Crawl - The ghouls and goblins wait until dusk to come out, but the smart ones know that day-drinking is the way to go! Enjoy the included breakfast and proceed to creep and crawl through River North while the sun is shining!

• Price: $20+

• Address: 155 West Kinzie Street (River North’s Best bars)

• Note: Tickets include admission to all bars & a free breakfast buffet, gift cards to use on the crawl, drink specials, a costume contest, giveaways and more!

Haunted Hotel Halloween Ball - Experience a night of thrills with party-goers at Chicago’s biggest Halloween costume party at the Congress Plaza Hotel, classified as one of the most haunted hotels in the world by USA Today!

• Price: $40+

• Address: 520 S. Michigan Ave  (Congress Plaza Hotel Chicago, The Loop)

Sunday - Oct 27th

Windy City Market Halloween Vintage & Artisan Market - Discover unique treasures, meet fellow vintage & artisan good enthusiasts and enjoy delicious food & beverages. You can expect to find handmade jewelry, vintage homegoods, clothing, art & more!

• Price: $0 (for entrance)

• Address: 2539 North Kedzie Boulevard (Logan Square Auditorium)

• Note: 12pm - 6pm, free street parking available

Free Museum Days for Illinois Residents:

Field Museum: Wednesday, October 23.

Shedd Aquarium:  Tuesday, October 22, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Adler Planetarium: Wednesday, October 23, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Museum of Contemporary Art: Tuesday, October 22.

Museum of Science and Industry: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22–23.

Happy Hours:

Somerset - Receive 50% off specialty cocktails and beer from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Stick around for live music on Wednesdays starting at 6:00 PM.

• Address: 1112 N State St (Gold Coast)

• Days: Monday - Thursday

Sushi - San - Enjoy $5 Asahi, $6 Sake, $6 Wine, $10 Cocktails & $6 Sushi-san Snacks from 3pm - 6pm!

• Address: 63 W Grand Ave Chicago (Near North Side)

• Days: Monday - Friday

Central Park Bar  - Half-off all drinks 4pm - 7pm! Give their spicy mango margarita a try!

• Address: 2924 N Central Park Ave (Avondale) 

• Days: Monday - Friday

All Month:

Never Trust The Living Pop-up - This free to attend pop-up event, now in its second year, will feature a focus on cocktails within a Halloween-themed setting, with Halloween décor throughout the interior and the outdoor patio.

• Price: Varies

• Location: The Dandy Crown (River West)

• Note: Through November 2nd, open daily

Hershey Super Sweet Adventure - Enjoy story-based, family friendly activities like navigating a TWIZZLERS maze, testing your sense of smell with JOLLY RANCHER candy scents, “stuffing” giant REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups, and bringing your custom HERSHEY’S KISSES foil wrappers to life. 

• Price: $24+

• Location: 835 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. 60611 (Water Tower Place)

• Note: Children 2 and under visit free when accompanied by a ticketed parent or guardian. Closed Monday/Tuesday. Now through Dec 31.

Frankenstein's Mad Scientist Cocktail Lab - Frankenstein's might look like an ordinary bar from the outside, but step through the doors and you’ll find a laboratory of concoctions and curiosities — and your drink is the next experiment

• Price: $9+

• Location: 110 W Hubbard St (River North)

• Note: 90 minute reservation includes an interactive cocktail/mocktail &  Spooky Photo Ops. Now through November 2nd.

Harry Potter and the Child Broadway Show - Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Child has arrived in Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like never before at this record-breaking, Tony Award-winning hit, hailed as “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” (Forbes). 

• Price: $45+

• Location: James M. Nederlander Theatre (Loop)

• Note: Show is 2 hours and 50 minutes

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See you next Sunday.

Sofia