Click your city below to see the full local calendar for this week (October 13th - 19th, 2026):

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

🏛️ Historic Commission Workshop | 8:30 AM–End | Free | Historic Village Hall (Link)

🎡 Kill the Keg Weekend | 12:00 PM–4:00 PM | Free admission (activities extra) | Port Edward Restaurant Dockside (Link)

🎡🧸 Halloween at Towne Park | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | Free | Towne Park (Link)

🎡 Kill the Keg Weekend | 12:00 PM–4:00 PM | Free admission (activities extra) | Port Edward Restaurant Dockside (Link)

🎡 Dinner After Dark - Wine Club Pairing Dinner | 6:00 PM–9:00 PM | $79 | Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant (Link)

🎡 AHPD Senior Art Show | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Free | Arlington Heights Senior Center (Link)

🤝 Queen of Hearts Drawing | 7:00 PM | Free | American Legion Post 208 (Link)

🎭 Ride the Cyclone | 7:30 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

🏛️ Oddities Night | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | $30 | Arlington Heights Historical Museum (Link)

🎭 Ride the Cyclone | 7:30 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

🎭 Karaoke Party | 8:00 PM | Free | American Legion Post 208 (Link)

🎡 Arlington Heights Farmers Market (Season Finale) | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | Historical Museum Commuter Lot (Link)

🏛️ Tell Your Cellar Story | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Free | Arlington Heights Historical Museum (Link)

🎭 Ride the Cyclone (Matinee) | 2:00 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

🎭 Ride the Cyclone (Evening) | 6:30 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

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

🎭 Ride the Cyclone (Matinee) | 2:00 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

🎭 Organist Lynne Davis in Concert | 4:00 PM | Free | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights (Link)

🎭 Ride the Cyclone (Evening) | 6:30 PM | $25–$49 | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (Link)

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

🎡 Third Thursday Art Night Out: Off the Wall: Art in Three Dimensions | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free | Barrington's White House (Link)

🎭 The Roommate by Jen Silverman (Opening Night) | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | $38.43 | Parker Players Theater Company (Link)

🤝 Document Shredding, Textile Recycling & Food Drive Event | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | Metra Train Station (Link)

🎭 Elgin Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Fall | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Barrington Area Library (Link)

🎭 The Roommate by Jen Silverman (Saturday Evening Performance) | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | $38.43 | Parker Players Theater Company (Link)

🎭 The Roommate by Jen Silverman (Sunday Matinee) | 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM | $38.43 | Parker Players Theater Company (Link)

🎭 Live at the White House: Jazz Nominees McGarry, Ganz and Versace | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | $39 | Barrington's White House (Link)

✂️ Lunch & Learn: Art of the Sandwich with Chef Boris Mantatsky | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | $15 | Barrington's White House (Link)

🎡 Bartlett High School Art & Craft Show | 9:00AM–3:00PM | Free | Bartlett High School (Link)

🎡 Fall Fest & Eco-Friendly Craft Fair | 10:00AM–2:00PM | Free (Pumpkins $3) | Bartlett Nature Center (Link)

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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

🤝 Bartlett Lions Club Bingo Fundraiser | 4:00PM–8:00PM |$40 | Bartlett Lions Club (Link)

✂️ Love Your Body 2 — A Day of Wellness | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $35 | Healing Light Wellness Center (Link)

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

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

🎡 Downtown Crystal Lake Shop & Sip | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | $20 | Downtown Crystal Lake (Link)

🎡 Lunch & Learn: Crystal Lake Jeopardy | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | $26 resident / $34 non-resident | Colonel Palmer House (Link)

🎭 Monster Mash at The Dole | 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM | Free (registration required) | The Dole (Link)

🎭 Jagged Little Pill: Alanis Morissette Tribute | 8:00 PM | $49–$65 | Raue Center for the Arts (Link)

🤝 Family Day / Día de la Familia | 11:45 AM – 4:30 PM | Free (registration required) | McHenry County College (Link)

🎡 Lunch & Learn: Crystal Lake Jeopardy | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | $26 resident / $34 non-resident | Colonel Palmer House (Link)

🎭 Clay Jenkinson is Thomas Jefferson | 1:00 PM | $49+ | Raue Center for the Arts (Link)

🎭 Simply Billy: A Tribute to Billy Joel | 7:00 PM | $49+ | Raue Center for the Arts (Link)

⚽ Kiss-It Co-Rec Twilighter Softball Tourney | 8:00 PM | $300 per team | Lippold Park Boncosky Softball Complex (Link)

2026 Crystal Lake Community Expo | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free Admission | Holiday Inn Crystal Lake (Link)

🎡 SJ Events: Crystal Lake Pokémon & Sports & TCG Card Show | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $5 | Elara Convention Center at Holiday Inn Crystal Lake (Link)

🎡 Farmers Market+ At The Dole | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Free | The Dole (Link)

⚽ Annual Witches Ride & Walk | 1:00 PM | $50 | Downtown Crystal Lake Main Street Corridor (Link)

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

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

🎡 City of Des Plaines Harvest Hoot | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Free | Oakton College (Des Plaines Campus) (Link)

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

🎭 $10 Silent Film Series: "The Man Who Laughs" (1928) | 7:00 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

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

🎭 ECC Concert Band - Fall Performance | 7:30 PM | $10+ | Elgin Community College (Link)

🎭 The Years Between Us | 8:00 PM | $16–$20 | The Lodge Performing Arts Center (Link)

🎡 Nightmare on Chicago Street (Opening Night) | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | $35–$89 | Downtown (Link)

🎭 The Years Between Us | 8:00 PM | $15–$20 | The Lodge Performing Arts Center (Link)

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

🎭 Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure | 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Elgin Community College (Link)

🎡 Nightmare on Chicago Street | 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM | $35–$89 | Downtown (Link)

🎡 Annual Gingerbread Bazaar | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free Admission | Journey of Hope United Methodist Church (Link)

🎭 The Years Between Us | 2:00 PM | $15–$20 | The Lodge Performing Arts Center (Link)

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

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

🎡 Biergarten at the Museum | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Free | Elk Grove Historical Museum (Link)

🧸 Spooktacular Craft Time | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Community Center Dance Room (Link)

⚽ Free Annual Open House | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | The Club at Prairie Stone (Link)

🎡 Haunted Hoffman Family Fest & Trick or Treat Path | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Free | Fabbrini Park (Link)

⚽ Public Skate | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | $7 | Scott R. Triphahn Community Center & Ice Arena (Link)

Jack-O'-Lantern World | to Nov 1 | Paulus Park (Link)

🎭 Movies on the Green: Wicked | 6:00 PM | Free | Centennial Green at Village Hall (Link)

🎡 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Free | Mount Prospect Public Library (Link)

🎡 Mount Prospect Lions Club Farmers Market | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free | West Metra Commuter Lot (Link)

🎡 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Free | Mount Prospect Public Library (Link)

🧸 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)

🤝 American Legion Commander's Coffee for All Veterans | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Free | American Legion Post 690 (Link)

⚽ Harper College Women's Basketball vs. Judson | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Free | Hawks' Fieldhouse / Foglia Foundation Health and Recreation Center (Link)

🎭 Fall Flicks: The Goonies | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | $5 (advance) / $10 (door) | Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (Link)

🎡 Palatine Farmers' Market | 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free | Palatine Metra Station Parking Lot (Link)

🎡 St. Paul UCC Fall Rummage Sale & Food Pantry Drive | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Free | St Paul United Church (Link)

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

🎡🤝 Roper Romp - People Helping People-Palatine | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | $20 (advance) / $25 (door) | Downtown Palatine (Link)

🎭 Music On Stage: Lerner & Loewe's "Brigadoon" (Matinee) | 1:30 PM – 3:45 PM | $15–$32 | Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (Link)

✂️ Community Drum Circle | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | $10 | The Music Room (Link)

🎭 Music On Stage: Lerner & Loewe's "Brigadoon" (Evening) | 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM | $15–$32 | Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (Link)

🎭 Music On Stage: Lerner & Loewe's "Brigadoon" (Closing Performance) | 1:30 PM – 3:45 PM | $15–$32 | Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (Link)

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

🎡 3rd Annual Witches Night Out – South Park Open House | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Free | Ash & Willow Eco Salon and Beauty Apothecary (Link)

🎡 Park Ridge Farmers Market | 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free | 15 Prairie Ave (Link)

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

🎭 TCG Night (Magic: The Gathering & Pokémon) | 7:00 PM | Free | Beer on the Wall (Link)

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

🎡🧸 Scarecrow Row at Spookfest | 12:00 PM | Free | Gary Morava Recreation Center (Link)

🧸🎡 Spookfest | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | $9 | Gary Morava Recreation Center (Link)

🎡⚽ ORD & Pinball Super League: The Pre-Expo Flipout 2026 | 2:00 PM | $55| ORD Pinball Speakeasy (Link)

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

🎡 Pinball Expo 2026 | 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM | $35 | Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel (Link)

✂️ Get Winter Ready: Snow & Ice Operations Presentation | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Free | Temporary Village Hall (Link)

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

🎭 The Magic of Motown | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | $25–$45 | Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts (Link)

🎡 Farmers Market | 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Free | Trickster Cultural Center Parking Lot (Link)

🎡 Pinball Expo 2026 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM | $35 | Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel (Link)

🎡 Tanishq USA Schaumburg Trunk Show | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Hyatt Regency Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 51st Annual MMSI Chicago Show | 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM | $10 | Chicago Marriott Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Halloween Carnival | 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free Admission (ride tickets separate) | Wintrust Field Stadium Grounds (Link)

⚽ Zombie Fun Run | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | $10–$15 | Volkening Lake (Link)

🎭 The Magic of Motown | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | $25–$45 | Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts (Link)

🎡 51st Annual MMSI Chicago Show | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $10 | Chicago Marriott Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 Pinball Expo 2026 | 8:00 AM - 1:00 AM | $35 | Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel (Link)

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

🎡 Tanishq USA Schaumburg Trunk Show | 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM | Free | Hyatt Regency Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Halloween Carnival | 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free Admission (ride tickets separate) | Wintrust Field Stadium Grounds (Link)

🎡 Tanishq USA Schaumburg Trunk Show | 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM | Free | Hyatt Regency Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Halloween Carnival | 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free Admission (ride tickets separate) | Wintrust Field Stadium Grounds (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Garba Festival | 7:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Haridham Chicago - YDS Temple (Link)

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

🤝 Free Flu Shot Clinic | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Free | Temporary Village Hall (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Garba Festival | 7:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Haridham Chicago - YDS Temple (Link)

🤝 Village of Skokie Flu Shot Clinic | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Oakton Community Center (Link)

🎭 Feast A Da Funny | 8:00 PM | 38–68 | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (Link)

🎡 Holiday Gift Market | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Free | Oakton Community Center  (Link)

🤝 2026 Health and Wellness Fair | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Free | Weber Leisure Center (Link)

🎡 Skokie Farmers' Market | 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Free | Skokie Village Hall (Link)

🤝 In the Fight Together: Breast Cancer Awareness Event | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free | Park Place Family Recreation Center (Link)

 🎡Line Dancing | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | $15 | Park Place Family Recreation Center (Link)

✂️ Own It Chair Dance Experience: Halloween Edition | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | $15 | Energia Pasion En Motion LLC. (Link)

🎭 Family Concert Series: Big Sky Ensemble | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Free | Poplar Creek Public Library  (Link)

🎡 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale (Members Only) | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | $10 Membership Fee (join at entrance) | Aspen Drive Library Lower Level (Link)

🎡 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale (Open to the Public) | 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Free | Aspen Drive Library Lower Level (Link)

🎡 Frights & Delights | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | $10 per person | Sullivan Community Center (Link)

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

🎡 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale ($5 Bag Sale) | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | $5 per bag filled | Aspen Drive Library Lower Level (Link)

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

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

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