Spend the spooky season watching movies, creating fun projects and trick-or-treating at Navy Pier. Enjoy interactive art and performances during Slightly Spooky October at Navy Pier on Saturdays throughout the month on October 17, 24 and 31, 2026.
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Dive into fun and watch movies like “Beetlejuice,” “Scream” and “Ghostbusters”; make masks, mini lava lamps and floating ghosts; dance with the Power Rangers and try exciting science experiments during this free event. Each Saturday features different activities and movies, culminating with trick-or-treating on October 31.
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The festivities run from 1 pm to 9:30 p.m. all over Navy Pier. Movies will be screened in the Crystal Garden. Don’t forget to check out the costume contest, live performances and free workshops. Check out the schedule below.
Slightly Spooky Schedule
October 17, 2026
• Stop Clownin’ Around (Free Spirit Media | High School Cohort)
• Ding Dong (Timothy Troy)
• CHECK PLEASE (Mezcla Media Collective | Shane Chung)
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• Floating Ghosts – Create a floating ghost using magnets and paper clips.
• Spooky “Lava Lamps” – Make mini lava lamps with spooky surprises.
• 3D Printer Demo – Watch a 3D printer in action and decorate a mini ghost to take home.
• Witch’s Familiar (Columbia College Chicago | Kristyn Krajewski & Madalyn Hatfield)
• Wayward Souls (Columbia College Chicago | Veronika Guncheva)
• Digitizing the Barrio (Megasaur Media | Eduardo Bazaldua)
• Bad Magic (Columbia College Chicago | Patrick Kueking)
• THIS GHOST WANTS A FRIEND (Free Spirit Media | Yanely Castellanos)
• The Sweet Pursuit (Columbia College Chicago | Ciaran Rooney-Cespedes)
Slightly Spooky October
- Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave.
- October 17, 24, 31, 2026, 1-9:30 PM
- Free
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