Chicago Trick-or-Treat and Halloween Events Update

Boo! at the Zoo Oct. 9-24, 2021 Brookfield Zoo,  3300 Golf Rd; Brookfield, 708-688-8000.NOT FREE Brookfield Zoo Free Days

COTC note: The zoo is offering free days but upon checking none of the Free Days coincide with Boo at the Zoo events. Natch.

Boo! at the Zoo Activities
· NEW! Howl-O-Scenes Photo Spot at the Nature Stage
· Boo! at the Zoo Photo Spots: giant inflatables, photo frames, peekboards, and more!
· “Crazed Maize” Corn Maze on the West Mall
· Creepy Carousel*
· Haunted Hayride*^
· Pumpkins to the Animals
· October 9 at 10:30 am – Goats and Wallabies at Hamill Family Wild Encounters
· October 10 at 10:30 am – Polar and brown bears at Great Bear Wilderness
· October 16 at 10:30 am – Black rhinos
· October 17 at 11:00 am – Kangaroos
· October 23 at 10:30 am – Big cats and sloth bears
· October 24 at 10:30 am – Polar and brown bears at Great Bear Wilderness

Blommer Chocolate Company’s UPSIDE DOWN Parade Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT Washington Park, Chicago More info

Be a star in the parade by dressing in costume and walking through dozens of singing, dancing, and spectacle-performance groups stationed along Russell Drive in Washington Park. Attendees will receive goody bags at the end of the route.  

Museum of Science and Industry’s Boo Fest  Oct 15-31, 2021 (Oct 29 Zoo members only) 9:30 AM4:00 PM Museum of Science and Industry (map) NOT FREE  FREE DAY: October 27, 2021.