Weekend Happenings: October 26 - October 29

Oct 26: Chicago International Film Festival

Oct 26 - Oct 29: Singing Stones at DuSable Museum of African American History

Oct 26 - Oct 29: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

Oct 26 - Oct 29: Joffrey Ballet Performs Russian ballet Giselle

Oct 26 - Oct 28: Freaky Deaky Halloween 

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

Oct 26 - Oct 31: Halloween in the Parks

Oct 26 - Oct 31: Movies in the Parks (Chicago Park District)

Oct 26 - Nov 05: Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema

Oct 26 - Nov 19: Latino Music Festival

Oct 26 - Dec 31: 2nd Chicago Architecture Biennial 

Oct 27: Critical Mass October

Oct 27: Intonation's 9th Annual Exquisite Corpse Ball 

Oct 27: Campfire Horrors at Northerly Island (Fridays)

Oct 27: A Rick-Tacular Halloween Party

Oct 27: Illumination, a Halloween party for charity

Oct 27: Nocturna All Hallow's Eve Ball

Oct 27: Halloween Masquerade by Civic Opera House

Oct 27 (8 p.m.) - Halloween Bar Crawl

Oct 27 - Oct 28: Taste Chicago

Oct 27 - Nov 5: Chicago International Children's Film Festival

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: 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 28 - Nov 12: Chicago Humanities Festival

Oct 28 - Oct 29: Boo at the Zoo

Oct 28 - Oct 29: Randolph Street Market

Oct 29: 14 Annual Logan Square Halloween Parade

Oct 29: Clark Street Spooktacular

Oct 29: Andersonville Dessert Crawl

Oct 29: Hot Chocolate 15K/5K

Oct 29: Day of the Dead and Halloween Celebration at Maxwell Street Market

Oct 31: Northalsted Halloween Parade

In the Burbs:

Oct 27: Halloween Boonanza (Schumburg)

Oct 27: Trunk or Treat (Crystal Lake)

Oct 28: BatFest (Batavia)

Oct 29: Halloween Happening (Naperville)

Halloween Activities:

Oct 26 - Oct 28: Freaky Deaky Halloween 

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

Oct 26 - Oct 31: Halloween in the Parks

Oct 27: Campfire Horrors at Northerly Island (Fridays)

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 28 - Oct 29: Boo at the Zoo

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 Indoor Venue November 4 through April

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