HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN

Help get Summer House Santa Monica ready for the spookiest night of the year! Paint your own mini pumpkin at home and bring it to Summer House in exchange for a free cookie! The pumpkins will be put on display through the restaurant and you leave with a sweet treat!

Thursday, October 27 - Monday, October 31
Summer House Santa Monica
1954 N. Halsted

Head to NEWCITY to pick up your own FREE PUMPKIN! Must be pre-registered. One per person, while supplies last. Rain or Shine.

Friday, October 28 - Saturday, October 30
NEWCITY Plaza
1457 N. Halsted

Known as "The Haunt of the Neighborhood,” Howler at Bauler is held each year during Halloween weekend in Bauler Park.

Howler at Bauler includes a costume parade, games, candy, a DJ to dance to and more to local neighborhood children and families.

Saturday, October 29
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Bauler Park
501 W. Wisconsin

Enjoy a family-friendly afternoon at NEWCITY’s Halloween Family Festival featuring outdoor trick-or-treating, train rides in the plaza, face painting, a balloon twister, photo-opps, and fun games. Perfect for ghosts and goblins of all ages with costumes encouraged and a chance to win spooky prizes.

Skyline Pitch will also be hosting a spooky soccer scrimmage for FREE.

Saturday, October 29
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEWCITY Plaza
1457 N. Halsted

Looking for some family-friendly activities to do for Halloween?

Go check out Chicago History Museum for a day of fall-time fun! Enjoy face painting, doll-making activities, and of course CANDY!

Saturday, October 29
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark

Trick or Treat! Join Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum for an afternoon of animal encounters, crafts, and Halloween fun. Meet an owl, discover the animals that go bump in the night, and become friends with the Museum’s spooktacular snakes! Costumes are encouraged!

Saturday, October 29
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon

Get the family ready for the final Halloween movie night at Dom's Kitchen and Market. This week enjoy the Halloween Disney classic, Hocus Pocus.

Friday, October 28
7:00 p.m.
Dom's Kitchen and Market
2730 N. Halsted

Join Park Community Church for pizza, games and a Trunk or Treat parade.
This event is partnered with Caris, which runs a Baby Boutique for the moms they serve. They are in need of new pacifiers, baby wipes and diapers for the Boutique. 

Sunday, October 30
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Parking Lot of Park Community Church
2233 N. Clark

Drop your costumed kids off for a pARTy just for them! Halloween-themed ART, Halloween cookie decorating and more! Grab a friend, grab your spots, and have a SPOOKY fun time!

Sunday, October 30
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Paintbrush Art Studio
2446 N. Clark
CHICAGO COSTUME COMPANY

Chicago Costume has been outfitting residents of Chicago in simple to elaborate costumes since 1976. Find costumes for adults and children as well as a variety of accessories such as wigs, facial hair, accessories and more!

Chicago Costume
1120 W. Fullerton
HALLOWEEN ADULTS NIGHT OUT

It’s adults only (18+) at the zoo’s spookiest after-hours event of the year. Enjoy unique animal chats, a live DJ, and multiple bars throughout the zoo all evening.

Thursday, October 27
6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park Zoo
2400 N. Cannon

Come carve or paint a pumpkin and hang out with your favorite pre-roll bands. Enjoy music, refreshments, games, and a flower bar pop-up while supplies last! Costume Contest prized awarded for best pet costume and best strain costume (Must be 21 or over).

Saturday, October 29
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Curaleaf
923 W. Weed

Tickets include one beer for pup mom or dad, one N/A Dog-Friendly beer for your pup, one treat for your pup, and a costume contest with a Red Carpet. (prizes for best costumes!)

Saturday, October 29
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ranalli's Pizza and Bar
1925 N. Lincoln

Are you ready to paint Chicago red this Halloween? Take your friends and spooky creatures alike on the Halloween Bar Crawl of the year in Chicago. From dance parties, DJs, live bands, to costume contests. This will be an epic way to spend Halloween in Chicago so don’t miss out!

Saturday, October 29
8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Beaumont Bar and Grill
2020 N. Halsted

Celebrate the spooky season at 80 Proof's Haunted Mansion Party featuring a drink package, limited buffet and costume contest.

Saturday, October 29
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
80 Proof
1500 N. Wells

The purr-fect way to celebrate Halloween is at Benchmark's Feral Halloween featuring drink tickets, passed appetizers and costume contest.

Saturday, October 29
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Benchmark
1510 N. Wells

Unlimited well cocktails, domestic drafts, and seltzers! Costume Contest & prizes for best couples costume, funniest costume, scariest costume, & overall best costume!

Saturday, October 29
10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Tin Lizzie
2483 N. Clark

Bring your best costume and join Kincade’s Halloween!

Monday, October 31
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Kincade's Bar & Grill
950 W. Armitage

Summer House is summoning you to a Wicked Affair. Teaming up with CB2 to transform the courtyard into a haunted hideaway that’s perfect for a little hocus pocus.

Monday, October 31
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Summer House Santa Monica
1954 N. Halsted
HALLOWEEN MUSIC & THEATER

Golden Dagger presents Halloween 2022 where CALICOLOCO becomes MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PINKSQUEEZE becomes SPICE GIRLS and OK COOL becomes JACK BLACK's SCHOOL OF ROCK.

Friday, October 28
Show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Golden Dagger
2447 N. Halsted

Who is the patron saint of werewolves? Which saint died and went to hell, then came back to life? Which two saints practiced black magic before switching to Catholicism? You’ll learn the answers to these and more in the hit comedy, Holy Ghost Bingo: God, Goblins, & Games!

Friday, October 28 - Sunday, October 30
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N. Lincoln

Everyone is invited to the GUS Halloween Show! This FREE Halloween Dance Show is fun for all ages and an annual event that families look forward to every year.

Saturday, October 29
3:00 p.m.
Helen C. Peirce Elementary Field
1463 W. Gregory

Blue Man Group is hosting family-friendly Halloween shows this weekend! Come in costume for special treats, face painting and Halloween show surprises!

Saturday, October 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30 at 1:00 p.m.
Briar Street Theatre
3133 N. Halsted
LINCOLN PARK CALENDAR & BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Looking for more great things to do? Check out our Events Calendar to stay on top of the latest neighborhood happenings.

Browse the Lincoln Park Business Directory to find information on all Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce members – area shops, restaurants, theater, music and more!