Chicago's best events during October

Saturday 10/1-Sunday 10/2

Thursday September 28 thru October 30 – UniverSoul Circus, Washington Park
Friday September 29 thru Saturday October 1 - The West Town Art Walk, Chicago Ave. between Milwaukee & Hoyne
Friday thru Saturday October 1st - Oktoberfest, Naper Settlement, Naperville
Friday thru Sunday October 2nd – St. Benedicts’s Octoberfest, Chicago
Friday thru Sunday October 2nd - Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival
Saturday – Bacon and Beer Classic, Soldier Field
Saturday – Logan Square Beer Festival, Logan Square Auditorium
Saturday - Woodstock Ale Fest, Downtown Woodstock
Saturday – Chicago’s Vegan Mania, Broadway Armory
Saturday thru Sunday - 29th Annual Apple Fest, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood
Sunday - All-Star BBQ, Palmer Square

October

Monday 10/3-Sunday 10/9

Thursday September 28 thru October 30 – UniverSoul Circus, Washington Park
Friday - Harvest HopDown, Millennium Park
Friday thru Sunday - Fall Bulb Festival, Chicago Botanic Garden
Friday thru Sunday - Scarecrow Fest, St. Charles
Friday thru Sunday – Rocktober Beerfest, West Loop
Friday thru Sunday - The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Highwood
Saturday - Fall Adventure Day, Northerly Island
Sunday – The Chicago Marathon

Monday 10/10-Sunday 10/16

Monday - Columbus Day Parade, State St. from Wacker to Van Buren
Thursday September 28 thru October 30 – UniverSoul Circus, Washington Park
Friday-Sunday – Andersonville Arts Weekend, multiple locations
Saturday - Chicago Home Movie Day, Chicago History Museum
Saturday - Say Cheese Fest, Chicago Marriott and Medical District/UIC
Saturday - Brew Moon Beer & Band Festival, McCook
Saturday-Sunday – Open House Chicago, multiple locations

Monday 10/17-Sunday 10/23

Friday thru November 6 - The Chicago International Children's Film Festival, multiple locations
Saturday – Spooky Pooch Parade, Chicago Botanic Garden
Saturday - Spooky Zoo Spectacular, Lincoln Park Zoo
Saturday-Sunday – Halloween at Navy Pier
Saturday-Sunday – Boo! At the Zoo, Brookfield Zoo
Saturday  thru November 12 – Chicago Humanities Festival, multiple locations
Sunday – Clark Street Spooktacular, Lincoln Park

Monday 10/24-Sunday 10/30

Friday thru November 6 - The Chicago International Children's Film Festival, multiple locations
Saturday – Spooky Pooch Parade, Chicago Botanic Garden
Saturday - Spooky Zoo Spectacular, Lincoln Park Zoo
Saturday-Sunday – Halloween at Navy Pier
Saturday-Sunday – Boo! At the Zoo, Brookfield Zoo
Saturday  thru November 12 – Chicago Humanities Festival, multiple locations
Sunday – Clark Street Spooktacular, Lincoln Park

Halloween - Monday 10/31

Northhalsted Halloween Parade
Halloween at Navy Pier


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