Top Free Halloween Events In Chicago: Trick-or-Treating, Outdoor Movies, and More
Fun, FREE Halloween events in Chicago for kids help our wallets recover after all the money spent on costumes, candy, and decorations. We've put together a list of our favorite free Halloween events in Chicago, including trick-or-treating or trunk-or-treating from Lincoln Square to Lemont, parades downtown, in Lakeview, and in the suburbs, and outdoor movies in Chicago and suburban parks. Find all kinds of festivals around Chicago and its suburbs, too, like circus acts and mad scientist demos at Navy Pier, or a tiny pumpkin scavenger hunt in South Holland.
If you haven't picked your pumpkin yet, now is a great time to check out one of our favorite pumpkin patches. Or have some seasonal fun, with just enough thrill, by getting lost in a corn maze. And check out our Fall Activities Guide for even more things to do in Chicago.
Here are our favorite free Halloween activities in Chicago for kids!
Places featured in this article:
Ray Franzen Bird Sanctuary
Shabbona Park
Lincoln Avenue between Wrightwood and Webster
Downtown Wheaton
Ravenswood and Lincoln Square
Proesel Park
Downers Grove Museum
Everts Park
Evanston Pour
Naperville Riverwalk
Trailside Museum of Natural History
Riverwalk Grand Pavilion
Bloomingdale Village Hall
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve
Downtown Batavia
Thatcher Woods
Sheridan Park
Scottsdale Park
Oakbrook Center
Downtown LaGrange
Edgebrook Library
Downtown Glen Ellyn
Bartlett Town Center
North Halsted Street
Trebes Park
Chinatown Library
Gage Park Library
Berens Park