Chicago Weekend Fun!

Everyone is getting into the Halloween spirit now that the holiday is only about 2 weeks away! This includes lots of office Halloween candy, Pumpkins everywhere, costume shopping and the annual trek to your local Haunted House. If you live in the city of Chicago or are going downtown to the loop, you can visit the Daley Plaza and see the local events happening there leading up to and celebrating all things ghoulish and spooky this Halloween.

The ChicagoWeen Haunted Village in Daley Plaza opened October 12th and will be there until the 31st and the Halloween Madness has ended. The events there are a FREE gift from the City of Chicago and the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. (they really like holidays there)  Haunted Village continues through Halloween open diring the hours of Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.   

Daley Plaza (at Washington and Dearborn) hosts the Haunted Village and is transformed into Pumpkin Plaza, with cute pumpkin decorating, spooky storytellers and more to thrill and chill. Each day there are performances from the high flying aerial entertainers, Midnight Circus: 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm Thursday through Sunday includes evening shows scheduled at 5:30 pm and 7 pm Free pumpkin decorating is offered on Saturdays and Sundays (except for the parade day, Saturday, October 20) from 11 am to 2 pm (or while supplies last).

And there is even a new Halloween Parade in Chicago this year. The Go Green Halloween Parade is on State Street Saturday October 20th from State and Randolph at 12 Noon. It features lots of candy and costumes (come in costume with the kids) The parade route begins at State and Randolph, going south on State Street, West on Madison, North at Dearborn, ending at Daley Plaza at Dearborn and Washington. Join Mayor Spookenburger from the Midnight Circus as they spread the news of the importance of Chicago’s environmental movement. After the parade, kids can enjoy trick-or-treating, a performance by Midnight Circus, hayrides, a costume contest and special sneak performances by the WICKED cast members. Remember, WICKED loves Halloween.

If you live out in the Chicago suburbs and want to find some fun haunted houses here is a quick reference list of all the haunted houses in Chicago (courtesy of the haunted house chicago site) :

Sweet Dreams/Fun Time Square Alsip, IL
The Haunting at 332 Arlington Heights, IL
Ashmore Estates – Undertakers Laboratories Ashmore, IL
The Graveyard Shift Ashmore, IL
The Haunting at Elsinore Ashmore, IL
Auburn Haunted House Auburn, IL
Nightmares: Basement Of The Dead Aurora, IL
The Grudge Garage Aurora/Batavia, IL
Morton West High School Haunted House Berwyn, IL
Carnival of Terror Berwyn, IL
Creatures Crypt Bloomington, IL
Evil Intentions Bolingbrook, IL
Legende of Sleepy Hollow Boubonnais, IL
Nightmare on Maple CT. Bridgeview, IL
Bridgeview Haunted Hollow Bridgeview, IL
The Haunted Barn Brocton, IL
Brookfield Jaycees Haunted House Brookfield, IL
Frightmare 2007 at Haunted Trails Amusement Park Burbank, IL
Melvina Manor Burbank, IL
The Houdini Seance Chicago, IL
Music Box Massacre 2 Chicago, IL
St. Pascal’s Haunted House Chicago, IL
Chicagoween 2007 Chicago, IL
Haunted Scenes Chicago, IL
Supernatural Chicago Chicago, IL
I Scream for Eye Scream Chicago, IL
Trails of Terror 2007 Chicago, IL
Nightmare City Halloween Chicago, IL
The Annual Halloween Art Exhibit Chicago, IL
Murder Mysteries Gangster Style Chicago, IL
Seven Deadly Sins at Cabaret Chicago, IL
Anna in the Darkness Chicago, IL
The House on Tripp Chicago, IL
Richard Crowe Ghost Tours Chicago, IL
Chicago Ghost Investigations Chicago, IL
Twisted House of Horrors Chicago, IL
Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours Chicago, IL
Disturbed II Chicago, IL
Little Flower Shop of Horrors Chicago, IL
20th District Haunted House Chicago, IL
The Horror Chicago, IL
Excursions Into The Unknown Chicago Ridge, IL
Spider Hill Chillicothe, IL
Statesville Haunted Prison and City of the Dead Crest Hill, IL
Robertson Family Cemetery Creve Coeur, IL
Custer Park FD Spooktaccular Custer Park, IL
Kishwaukee Kiwanis Haunted House DeKalb, IL
Amenti DeKalb, IL
Downs Haunted House Downs, IL
Elburn Lions House Of Terror Elburn ,IL
Elgin Turners Haunted Hall Elgin, IL
Three Fires Council Haunted Hike Elgin, IL
Halloween Expo Elgin, IL
Eleventh Hour Elk Grove Village, IL
Hall of Horrors (Farmer City, IL) Farmer City, IL
Fright Night the Sequel Forest City, IL
X-treme Haunting’s Haunted House Fox Lake, IL
Mack Manor Haunted House Fox River Grove, IL
Dragon’s Dome Haunted House Frankfort, IL
Killer Clown Funhouse Frankfort, IL
Frankfort Area Jaycees and Jayteens Frankfort, IL
Gilson Haunted School Gilson, IL
Dungeon of Doom Grayslake ,IL
Six Flags Great America Fright Fest Gurnee, IL
The Haunting of Chittyville School Herrin, IL
Hometown Horror Hometown, IL
Madness On Midland Joliet, IL
St. Pat’s Haunted High School Kankakee, IL
Haunt 31 Lake in the Hills, IL
Lake Zurich Haunted House Lake Zurich, IL
Haunted Harvest of Lambs Farm Libertyville, IL
Lincoln Jaycees Fear Fair Lincoln, IL
Thanatophobialand Lockport, IL
Lombard Jaycees Haunted House Lombard, IL
Nightmare on Elizabeth Street Lombard, IL
The Living Dead Of Lombard Lombard, IL
Haunted Corn Maze Malta, IL
Spook Hollow Marquette Heights, IL
Dungeon of Terror Mazon, IL
The Dark Haunted House McHenry, IL
McHenry Jaycees Haunted House McHenry, IL
Haunted Hayride McHenry, IL
Dream Reapers Melrose Park, IL
No Rulz Haunted Yard Melrose Park, IL
Haunted Yard Melrose Park, IL
Homewood Haunts cemetery Moline, IL
Asylum of MAD Dreams Morrison, IL
Raven’s Grin Inn Mount Carroll, IL
Maze of Screams Mount Prospect, IL
Mount Vernon Jaycees’ House of Horror Mount Vernon, IL
Sea Net Monster Tag Adventure – Haunted Laser Tag Naperville, IL
All Hallows Eve: A 19th Century Halloween Naperville, IL
Freaky Frights On Forest North Riverside, IL
Tour Of Terror Northbrook, IL
Carly Boos Crypt Oak Forest, IL
Midnight Terror Oak Lawn, IL
Torment At Twelve Hundred Orion, IL
Dark Shadows Orland Hills, IL
The Haunting at Space Golf Orland Park, IL
Palatine Jaycees Haunted House Palatine ,IL
The Halls of Madness Paris, IL
Halls of Madness Paris, IL
Chamber of Horrors Paris, IL
Terror on the Square Petersburg, IL
Haunted Plainfield Plainfield, IL
Eaton Preserve Haunted Barn Plainfield, IL
Souls of the Forsaken Plainfield, IL
Henry Street Horrors Pontiac, IL
Nightmare on Fairgrounds Road Princeton, IL
Fear Factory Haunted House Rantoul, IL
Haunted Dungeon 2007 Rantoul, IL
Riverside Township Jaycees Ghost Walk Riverside, IL
Boo Crew Rochester, IL
Sterling Rock Falls Jaycees Haunted House Rock Falls, IL
Tebala Temple of Terror Rockford, IL
Spooktacular Haunted Hayrides Rockford, IL
Trail of Screams Rockford, IL
The Haunting on Rogers Road (Haunted Yard) Romeoville, IL
Realm of Terror Haunted House Round Lake Beach, IL
Krypt Keepers Kingdom Sandwich, IL
Scream Scene Skokie, IL
St. Peter’s Haunted Church Skokie, IL
South Beloit Lions Haunted Barn South Beloit, IL
2000 Feet of Terror Spring Grove, IL
Springfield Jaycees Haunted House Springfield, IL
St. Charles Jaycees Haunted House St. Charles, IL
Gallery of Ghoulish Homes Tour St. Charles, IL
St. Charles Gallery of Ghoulish Homes Tour St. Charles, IL
Trail of Screams II Stillman Valley, IL
Trail of Terror Haunted House Streamwood, IL
The Haunting of Willow Road Streamwood, IL
Shotgun Manor Sullivan, IL
Wheaton Jaycees Haunted House Wheaton, IL
Overnight Investigation at Rico D’s Restaurant Willow Springs, IL
Halloween Scare Walk Wood Dale, IL
Kincaid Manor Haunted House Woodridge, IL

It is crazy that we have 137 haunted houses here in Illinois? I guess people really like to go to a Haunted House before or on Halloween. So, go forth, and be scared! Boo!