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Sat, Oct 10 · 6:30 PM
Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe
Sun, Oct 11 · 3:00 PM
Chicago City Opera presents: Heinrich Marschner's Der Vampyr
Skokie · Skokie
Sat, Oct 10 · 6:30 PM
Night of 1,000 Jack-O'Lanterns
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Topdog / Underdog
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
TRIO NEXUS
The Green Mill · Uptown
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Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Topdog / Underdog
The Den Theatre · West Town
Sun, Oct 11 · 3:00 PM
Heinrich Marschner's Der Vampyr
Skokie Theatre - Performing Arts Center · Skokie
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Topdog / Underdog
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Alliance of Film Festival
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Dead Girl _The name of the event is
Goodman Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Topdog / Underdog
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
I'm Not a Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce
Skokie · Skokie
Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Chicago Oktoberfest Nation
West Fulton Market · West Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Getting out the Vote - Election Ephemera from Evanston to the White House
Evanston History Center · Evanston
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
Pokémon Fossil Museum
Field Museum · Near South Side
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Theater of the Mind
Theater of the Mind Chicago · River North
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue
EXP · Rosemont
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
FITZGERALDS Creepy Car Route '26
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Mini Zoom Room
Chicago Children's Museum · Streeterville
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 AM
The Lincoln Park Farmers Market
The Lincoln Park Farmers Market · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
61st St. Farmers Market
61st Street Farmers Market · Woodlawn
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 AM
Daley Plaza Farmers Market
Daley Plaza · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Lemont Scarecrow Trail
Lemont Township Heritage Woodland Sanctuary · Lemont
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Lincoln Square Farmers Market
Lincoln Square Farmers Market · Lincoln Square
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Brick-or-Treat Monster Party!
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago · Schaumburg
Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
Field Museum of Natural History Chicago Tour with Tickets
Field Museum Store · Near South Side
Sat, Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
Getting Out the Vote
Evanston History Center · Evanston
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition Exploration Tours
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Amanda Christine Harth: The Sacred Place of the Most High
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Boo! at the Zoo
Brookfield Zoo Chicago · Brookfield
Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
The Performance Bar
Chicago Magic Lounge · Ravenswood
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
Pioneer Court Market Days
Pioneer Court · Streeterville
Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 AM
Fall Fest
Lincoln Park · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
Lincoln Park Secrets: Private Enchanted Pedicab History Tour
William Shakespeare Monument · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 1:00 AM
El Salvador 2026 Service Immersion Payments
DePaul University · Sheffield & DePaul
Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof
Jazz Showcase · Chicago Loop
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Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
I'm Not a Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce
Skokie Theatre - Performing Arts Center · Skokie
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Vivir la Tierra : Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026
National Museum of Mexican Art · Lower West Side
Sun, Oct 11 · 11:00 AM
Happy Hour & Daily Specials
Tin Roof · Lake View East
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Sat, Oct 10 · 9:30 AM
Dinos!
Brookfield Zoo Chicago · Brookfield
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Hamptons Farmers Market
Uptown Farmers Market · Sheridan Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Greenhouse Theater Center · Lincoln Park
Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 AM
Pullman Farmers Market
Pullman National Historical Park Visitor Center · Pullman
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
Pokémon Fossil Museum
Field Museum · Near South Side
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Dittmar Exhibition: The Names We Give to Home
Norris University Center · Evanston
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Creative Rebellion
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PM
Ravenswood Community Farmers Market
4900 N Damen Ave · Lincoln Square
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Welcome Center
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Gather: Consciously Curated - Fair Trade Rug Event
Gather formerly Ten Thousand Villages Evanston · Evanston
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos
National Museum of Mexican Art · Lower West Side
Sat, Oct 10 · 6:00 PM
Press & Pull: A Legacy of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
UIC Gallery 400 · West Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEAÑERA
Goodman Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Explore the Evolution of Late Night TV
Museum of Broadcast Communications · West Loop
Sat, Oct 10 · 6:00 AM
Private Photography Session with Local Photographer in Chicago
Chicago · Chicago
Sat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
Logan Square Farmers Market
Logan Square Farmers Market · Logan Square
Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Black Lagoon
The Parlour at The Albion · Lincoln Park
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