What's Happening This Weekend

It’s the weekend before Halloween and Chicago is gearing up for the holiday in all sorts of spooky ways. From haunted houses to pumpkin farms, you never know what creepy things the city might have in store for you! 

Thursday

Fright Fest (Six Flags Great America) 6 pm - 10 pm

Michael Cristiani’s October Interactive Cocktail Class (Epic) 6 pm

2013 Barley’s Angels (Public House) 6 – 8 pm

Horror Movie Night (Delish Diner & Bakery) 7 pm

We Will Rock You (Cadillac Palace) 7:30 pm

Rod Stewart Concert (United Center) 7:30 pm

Friday

Youth Pumpkin Patch (Park Ridge Community Church) 3:30 pm

The Macaroon Bible (Embeya) 6 – 8 pm

The Fear Haunted House (Navy Pier) 7 pm - 11 pm

Haunted Barn at Sonny Acres (Sonny Acres Pumpkin Farm) 7 pm

Bill Cosby (Chicago Theatre) 8 pm

Saturday

Pumpkins in the Park 5K (Lincoln Park South Field House) 2 pm & 4 pm

Gurhan Trunk Show and Personal Appearance (Neiman Marcus Michigan Avenue) 10 am – 5 pm

Cheese Extravaganza (Standard Market) 1 pm – 4 pm

Chicago Haunt Tour (The Hop Haus) 5:30 pm – 12:30 am

The Massacre Haunted House (Naperville) 7 pm – 12 am

Halloween Mind Shivers Starring Mentalist Sydney Friedman (Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret) 8 pm

Sunday

Thriller 5K (Schiller Woods North) 10 am

Trick or Treat on Southport (Southport in Lakeview) 1 pm - 4 pm

Open House Chicago (Multiple Locations) 9 am – 5 pm

Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat (Lifeline Theatre) 11 am

Celestial Bodies at Chicago Artists Month (Multiple Locations) 12 pm – 4 pm

Screams in the Park (MB Financial Park at Rosemont) 7 pm

Do you have any extra special, or should I say spooky, plans this weekend? Let us know by leaving a comment or tweeting us at @MonikaDixonPR!

 By Ashley Siech, MDPR Contributor