THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - TIME FOR A “SPOOKING!”
Halloween
is here and that only means one thing here in Chicago and its surrounding
suburban neighbors - it's "Time For A
Spooking!"
A
family-friendly Halloween event is the Boo Haha being held
at the Raven Theatre (6157 N. Clark Street) in the Edgewater
neighborhood this Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This festival features trick-or-treating,
face painting, bounce houses, prizes and a costume parade!
The
After Hours:
County Fear is being held at Saki (3716 W. Fullerton
Avenue) in the Logan Square
neighborhood this Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
This storefront is transformed into a Halloween carnival that includes a
freak show, a nickelodeon, a fortune teller plus games, live music, appetizers
and more. It's a BYOB event too!
This
Sunday doors open at 1:00 p.m. at the Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue) in the Portage Park neighborhood for the Vincentennial:
A Halloween Tribute to Vincent Price. It's a celebration of the classic actor's 100th
birthday with a double screening of "The
House on Haunted Hill" (2:00 p.m.) and "The
Last Man on Earth" (5:00 p.m.). Your
admission includes come-and-go privileges plus you could win a prize for coming
dressed as your favorite Vincent Price character and much, much more!
Monday
brings the Northalsted
Halloween Parade to Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue (3190 N. Halsted Street) at 7:00 p.m. This 15th annual parade features
floats and costume contests emceed by Miss Foozie. If you want to participate in the costume
contest for your chance to win prizes, you need to register at Spin
at 4:00 p.m. Pets are welcome as well!
Let's
not forget Navy Pier's Really
Big Halloween Party which runs through Monday and
features a variety of Halloween activities, such as Trick-or-Treating for children 12 and under; Costume Contests for children (12 and under), teens (13 - 17) and
adults (18 and over) with first, second and third place prizes being awarded in
each category; Houdini's Dreaded
Upside-Down Water Chamber Escape; the Amazing
Chicago Funhouse Maze with kids in costume receiving 50% off admission to
the Maze; the Haunted Castle 3D at
the IMAX Theatre and much, much more!
This
year's Spooky Zoo
Spectacular at the Lincoln Park Zoo (2200 N. Cannon
Drive) in the Lincoln Park neighborhood is another family-friendly Halloween
event featuring a haunted house, trick-or-treating, arts and crafts,
educational activities, the Spooky Stage in the Main Mall and the toddler
edu-tainment zone at Regenstein Center for African Apes as well as a "Special Spooky Guest!"
Creatures of
the Night
returns to Brookfield Zoo (3300 Golf Road, Brookfield) this weekend from
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with more thrills and chills including "The Haunted Tram" which takes
passengers on a "Screaming Vacation," or "The
Trail of Terror - UNDERNEATH," or "Pumpkin
Executioner," or a "7,000-Square-Foot
Corn Maze" - don't get lost, or the "Creature
Feature Center" located on the West Mall.
The zoo's Pavilions will feature not-so-scary activities for the kids
which include a "Monster Mash Dance
Party," pumpkin carving and cookie decorating!
Finally,
the following two Halloween events are not recommended for children under the age
of 13, or maybe even some adults!
One
of Chicagoland's newest haunted attractions is Screams In The Park At
Rosement located in The Park which is west of River Road
between Bryn Mawr and Balmoral Avenues next to Muvico in Rosemont. Be prepared for secret passageways, torture
chambers, vats of deadly acid and much more if you dare!
Six
Flags Fright Fest 2011 is back at Six Flags Great America
(1 Great American Parkway, Gurnee) with its "Fearful
Frights" - additional fee required for these - Massacre Medical Center,
Studio 13, Mausoleum of Terror or Primal Scream; "Monstertainment" such as Love at First Fright, Dead Man's Party,
Susan Rosen: Mistress of Mesmerism, Zombie Jamboree Day Parade and more; or "Spine-Chilling Adventures" - proceed
with caution at any one of these - Terror Twister 2, Demon, The Black Widow,
Snakes on a Train and many others!
ARE YOU GAME FOR A "SPOOKING" THIS
WEEKEND?
SUE MOSS & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
