Hand-picked festivals, parades, markets and shows for Sun, Oct 18 — and what's coming up after. Pulled from the dates in Whosly's Chicago Festivals & Events list and updated every day.
Twelve days of premieres, international competition films and red-carpet galas at theaters around the city. Buy single tickets or a multi-film pass.
A free weekend inside 200-plus buildings in about 30 neighborhoods, from lobbies and churches to spaces usually closed to the public. Most sites open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Eleven days of runway shows, pop-up markets and talks with Chicago designers, boutiques and neighborhood business groups, at venues around the city.
A survey of Lee Miller's photographs, from Surrealist portraits and Vogue fashion work to her World War II reporting, shown with her letters and drafts. Included with museum admission.
More than 75 Cassatt paintings, pastels and prints from her years after Impressionism, plus the story of her lost mural from Chicago's 1893 World's Fair.
theMART's river facade becomes a screen again: a data-as-light piece from Argonne and UIC plus Adler Planetarium space imagery, Thursday to Sunday nights.
Every date in the Chicago Festivals & Events list — star the ones you're into and see which friends are going.
A nighttime Halloween parade of giant puppets, lanterns, stilt walkers and fire performers down Columbus Drive, with Buckingham Fountain behind it. Free, 6–8 p.m.
A two-night Halloween takeover of West Loop venues: three stages and 20-plus DJs, stilt walkers, a ball pit, a silent disco, a skate half-pipe and tattoo and palm-reading stations.
Northalsted's Halloween night: an all-day block party on Halsted, a 7 p.m. parade with bands and fire performers, and a costume contest. Free.
Worlds Collide Concert Tour
A nighttime walking trail of large light installations set to music through the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Timed tickets; popular nights cost more.
The city lights its official Christmas tree in Millennium Park at 6 p.m. Friday with a stage show, and a holiday market runs through the weekend. Free.
The German-style Christmas market in Daley Plaza: wooden huts, mulled wine, brats and handmade ornaments. Free to wander.
A daytime family festival, a 5:30 p.m. holiday parade down Michigan Avenue and fireworks over the river around 7:30. Free.
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