FAMILY, KIDS & PETS (October 13th - 19th, 2026) 🧸

🌳 Crystal lake :Nature Tots: Patterns in Nature | 10:00 AM | $16 resident / $21 non-resident | The Nature Center (Link)

🤸 Crystal lake :Jumperoo (Toddler Time) | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $11.99 | Urban Air Adventure Park (Link)

📚 Elgin :Annual Youth & Family Resource Fair | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Free | Gail Borden Public Library District: Main Library (Link)

📖 Algonquin :Storytime at Historic Village Hall | 10:30 AM–11:15 AM | Free | Historic Village Hall (Link)

🎬 Schaumburg :Movie in the Park: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Meineke Park (Link)

🎃 Park Ridge :Halloween Hoopla | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | 39–59 per family (registration required) | Wildwood Program Center (Link)

👻 Rolling Meadows :Spooky Story Path | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | $9 resident / $13 non-resident (registration required) | Community Center Park (Link)

🎉 Wheeling :Boonanza | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Free | Heritage Park & Community Recreation Center (Link)

🎃 Algonquin :Halloween at Towne Park | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | Free | Towne Park (Link)

🐶 Des Plaines :Howl-O-Ween | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | Blackhawk Dog Park (Link)

🎃 Des Plaines :Floating Pumpkin Patch | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $12 (Resident) / $15 (Non-Resident) | Prairie Lakes Aquatic Center (Link)

🛍️ Elgin :Treats & Treasures Marketplace | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Free | St Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church (Link)

🎈 Elk Grove Village :Fun Factory Saturday | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Free | Elk Grove Village Public Library (Link)

🐕 Elk Grove Village :Doggy Trick or Treat | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | $10 | Al Hattendorf Center | Elk Grove Park District (Link)

🍬 Niles :Niles Park District Trunk or Treat | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | $14 (Residents) / $17 (Non-Residents) pre-registration; $20 day-of | Niles Park District Oasis Waterpark (Link)

🍁 Palatine :Palatine Plaza Fall Fun Fest & Trick-or-Treat | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Free | Palatine Plaza (Link)

🎃 Park Ridge :Halloween Hoopla | 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM | 39–59 per family (registration required) | Wildwood Program Center (Link)

🌾 Prospect Heights :Scarecrow Row at Spookfest | 12:00 PM | Free | Gary Morava Recreation Center (Link)

👻 Prospect Heights :Spookfest | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | $9 | Gary Morava Recreation Center (Link)

🚒 Schaumburg :Public Safety Open House | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free | Schaumburg Police & Fire Headquarters (Link)

🏛️ Wheeling :Korean Children's Museum Grand Opening Ceremony & Celebration Concert | 4:00 PM | Free | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (Link)

🎃 Arlington Heights :Pumpkin Splash | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $13 | Arlington Ridge Center (Link)

🍬 Bartlett :Trunk or Treat | 4:00 PM | Free | Living Lord Lutheran Church Parking Lot (Link)

🍁 Crystal lake :First Church Fall Festival | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Free | First Church (236 W. Crystal Lake Ave) (Link)

🏃 Park Ridge :Healthy Kids Running Series | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 45–50 (full series registration) | Maine South High School (Link)

🎳 Vernon Hills :Bowlero Vernon Hills Family Fest | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free (includes 1 game + $10 arcade card for kids) | Bowlero Vernon Hills (Link)

🎭 Arlington Heights :Chicago Kids Company Presents: The Tortoise and the Hare | 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM | $14 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

🇵🇭 Schaumburg :Pop-Up Program: Filipino Heritage Take and Make | All Day | Free | Central Library (Link)

🧑‍🍳 Vernon Hills :Little Chef Makes Halloween Lunch | 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM | $24 – $29 | Sullivan Community Center (Link)