Halloween is right around the corner! Have your kids dress up – or grab your costume too – and don’t miss out on all the fun spooky events in Elmhurst and the surrounding area. Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this month’s View From 101 York.
IN THIS EDITION
Family Fun • More Spooky Fun • Over 21
Family Fun
Oct 1-25, 2026
ELMHURST
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides
Saturdays & Sundays, Oct 17-18, 24-25, 30-31 & Nov 6-7, 2026 @ 1pm - 3pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Boo at the Zoo!
Daily, through Oct 25, 2026 @ 10am - 5pm weekdays, 10am - 6pm weekends
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Daily, through Oct 31, 2026 @ 9am - 5pm
COSLEY ZOO, WHEATON
Pumpkin Catapaults (for grades 3- 5)
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 4pm - 4:45pm
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 5:15pm - 8:30pm
COSLEY ZOO, WHEATON
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 6pm - 8:45pm
SWIM CENTRAL, OAK BROOK
Pumpkin Night Hike for Families
Friday, Oct 16 & Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 9pm
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER, OAK BROOK
Bootiful Saturday Elmhurst Trick or Treating
LW Reedy office will be open – stop in and say hello!
Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 11am - 1pm
FOUNTAIN PLAZA, NORTH YORK PLAZA, ALONG SCHILLER STREET, ELMHURST
Monster Mash
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 @ 11am - 1pm
YORKTOWN CENTER, LOMBARD
Lombard Spooktacular
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 @ 12pm - 5pm
ST. CHARLES ROAD between MAIN and ELIZABETH, LOMBARD
GreenMan Theater presents Spooky Stories (for grades 6-12)
Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 @ 7pm - 8:30pm
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Family Night Trick or Treating
Friday, Oct 23, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
CANTIGNY PARK, WHEATON
Pumpkin Palooza
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 9am - 2pm
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, NAPERVILLE
Boo Brunch
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 10am - 11:30am & 12pm - 1:30pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Trick or Treating at Town Square Wheaton
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 10am - 12pm
TOWN SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER, 61 TOWN SQUARE, WHEATON
Monster Mash
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 11am - 2pm
VARBLE PARK, BENSENVILLE
Lanterns and Legends: A Historic Jack-O-Lantern Event
Saturday, Oct 24 & Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 11am - 4pm
GRAUE MILL & MUSEUM, HINSDALE
Owl-O-Ween
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 1pm - 3pm
SPRINGBROOK NATURE CENTER, ITASCA
Starry Eyed Kitty
Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 1pm - 3pm
PINOT’S PALETTE, ELMHURST
Pumpkin Splash
Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 3pm - 5:15pm
HAMILTON LAKES ATHLETIC CLUB, ITASCA
Lantern-lit Halloween Hike
Saturday, Oct 24 & Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 6pm - 9pm
ST. JAMES FARM, WARRENVILLE
Kids Halloween Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026 @ 5pm - 6:30pm
BEATRIX RESTAURANT, OAK BROOK CENTER
Horsin’ Around Day: Trick or Treat at Danada
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
More Spooky Fun
Prairie Path Market - All Treats, No Tricks
Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 @ 5pm - 8:30pm
RENAISSANCE ROOM, 537 S YORK ROAD, ELMHURST
Fall Color 5K Run and Walk
Saturday, Oct, 24, 2026 @ 8am
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Gothic Ghost Stories
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 7pm - 8pm
MAYSLAKE PEABODY ESTATE, OAK BROOK
Mini Monster Rave
Sunday, Oct, 25, 2026 @ 3pm - 5pm
JOE’S LIVE ROSEMONT, ROSEMONT
Beloved Pets Ofrenda
Thurs, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 4, 2026 @ weekdays 10am - 5pm, weekends 10am - 6pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 @ 11am
CANINE CORNER DOG PARK, ELMHURST
Over 21
Pumpkins, Pies, and Pinot at Wilder Mansion
Saturday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WILDER PARK MANSION, 222 S PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Emerald Enchantment
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 @ 4pm - 6pm
PINOT’S PALETTE, ELMHURST
A Cozy Evening for the Fall Girls and the Slightly Spooky Crowd
Saturday, Oct 22, 2026 @ 6pm - 9pm
BREWPOINT CRAFT, ELMHURST
Castle After Dark
Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 @ 8pm - midnight
ENCHANTED CASTLE, LOMBARD
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