Weekend Happenings: October 19 - October 22

Oct 16 - Oct 22: Chicago Ideas Week

Oct 19 - Oct 26: Chicago International Film Festival

Oct 19 - Oct 29: Singing Stones at DuSable Museum of African American History

Oct 19 - Oct 29: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

Oct 19 - Oct 31: Halloween in the Parks

Oct 19 - Nov 19: Latino Music Festival

Oct 19 - Dec 31: 2nd Chicago Architecture Biennial 

Oct 19 - Jan 7: Chicago Architecture Biennial

Oct 20: Daley Plaza Octoberfest House Music Fashion Preview Lunch Jam

Oct 20: Festiv-Ale

Oct 20: Logan's Annual Costume Party

Oct 20: 18th Street Pilsen Open Studios

Oct 20: Cocktail Festival: Wine and Beer Too

Oct 20: Cheese and Drink Fest

Oct 20: Stammtisch Open Haus Oktoberfest (free at German American Cultural Center)

Oct 20: Campfire Horrors at Northerly Island (Fridays)

Oct 20 - Oct 29: Joffrey Ballet Performs Russian ballet Giselle

Oct 21: Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade from 6-8pm in Grant Park

Oct 21: Spooky Pooch Parade

Oct 21: Halloween at Navy Pier

Oct 21: Fright Flicks: Free Halloween Movies in the Park

Oct 21: MCA Hearts Chicago

Oct 21: Halloween Cosplay Picnic at The Bean

Oct 21: Wicker Park Kidical Mass: The Halloween Fire Ride

Oct 21: The Chicago Fall Food and Wine Crawl- Private Tour , Multiple Tastings

Oct 21 (4 p.m.) - Zombies vs. Vampires Pub Crawl

Oct 21: Too Drunk To Funk Soul Party

Oct 21 - Oct 22: Chicago Food Truck Fest: Fall Social

Oct 21 - Oct 22: Boo at the Zoo

Oct 22: Roscoe Village Neighbors Halloween Parade

Oct 22: Mr. Dave's Halloween Party in the Park (For Kids)

Oct 22: Front Porch Concerts Block Party

In the Burbs:

Oct 20 - Oct 22: Chinese Latern Festival at Chicago Botanic Gardens

Oct 21: Brew Moon Beer and Band Festival (McCooK)

Oct 21: Wheaton Haunted Halloween Flea Market

Oct 21: Nightmare on Chicago Street (Elgin)

Oct 21: Cider and Ale Festival (Lisle)

Oct 21 - Oct 22: Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo (Rosemont)

Upcoming:

Oct 25 - Nov 5: Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema

Halloween Activities:

Oct 19 - Oct 31: Halloween in the Parks

Oct 20 & Oct 27: Campfire Horrors at Northerly Island (Fridays)

Oct 21: Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade

Oct 21: Spooky Pooch Parade

Oct 21: Wheaton Haunted Halloween Flea Market

Oct 21: Nightmare on Chicago Street (Elgin)

Oct 21 (4 p.m.) - Zombies vs. Vampires Pub Crawl

Oct 21 - Oct 22; Oct 28 - Oct 29: Boo at the Zoo

Oct 26 - Oct 28: Freaky Deaky Halloween 

Oct 26 - Oct 29: Night of 1,000 Jack-O-Laterns at Chicago Botanic Garden

Oct 27: Illumination, a Halloween party for charity

Oct 27: Nocturna All Hallow's Eve Ball

Oct 27: Halloween Boonanza (Schumburg)

Oct 27: Trunk or Treat (Crystal Lake)

Oct 27: Halloween Masquerade by Civic Opera House

Oct 27 (8 p.m.) - Halloween Bar Crawl

Oct 28 (11 a.m.) - Halloween Day Crawl - River North

Oct 28 (noon) - A Nightmare on Hubbard Street

Oct 28 (8 p.m.) - Halloween Bar Crawl

Oct 28 (8 p.m.) - Halloween Trolley Bar Crawl

Oct 28: BatFest (Batavia)

Oct 28: Spooky Zoo Spectacular (Lincoln Park Zoo)

Oct 28: The Haunted Halloween Ball at Navy Pier

Oct 28: The Haunted Halloween Ball at Congress Plaza

Oct 28: Party Like a Rockstar at Hard Rock Cafe

Oct 28: Haunted Hotel Bash at Hard Rock Hotel

Oct 28: Curse of the Voodoo Doll at the Metro

Oct 29: Clark Street Spooktacular

Oct 29: Halloween Happening (Naperville)

Oct 31: Northalsted Halloween Parade

Halloween Activities Listings:

Pumpkin Patches

Corn Mazes

Haunted House Chicago Website

MetroMix Chicagoland Haunted House Guide

TimeOut Chicago Listing

Chicago Tribune Listing

MetroMix October Guide

In the Parks: 

Now - Oct 31: Halloween in the Parks

Now - Oct 31: Movies in the Parks (Chicago Park District)

Music Box Theatre Movies in the Park at Wrigley 

Night Out In The Parks

Farmer's Markets:

Logan Square Outdoor Farmer's Market
Green City Market Kick-Off

City of Chicago: General Info about Farmer's Markets

City of Chicago: Day By Day Schedule of Markets

TimeOut Farmers Market Schedule

Helpful Links:

Calendar of Chicago Events

MetroMIx Festival Guide

Tribune Chicago Events Page 

Searchable Chicago Festival Listing

Music Concerts and such with Do312

Chicago RedEye Events Page

Chicago On The Cheap