Chicago family weekend: Friday, October 30 – Sunday, November 1
72 events for the weekend of Oct 30–Nov 1, with 69 free and 63 indoors.
Top picks this weekend
Big outings first: festivals, farms, shows and attractions, mixing free and paid, for a range of ages.
Library storytimes & programs (63, free)
From Chicago Public Library branches. Some need registration; check the library page.
Friday, Oct 30
9:30amMultilingual Playgroup / 多语言游戏小活动 · Chinatown Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amBook Builders · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amFall Story Time · North Austin Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amFilm Screening: The Craft Legacy (2020) · Back of the Yards Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
10amStay and Play · Canaryville Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amFall Preschool Story Time · Little Italy Library, Chicago
3-5 · Free
10:30amFamily Story Time · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amHalloween Story Time Party · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amOpen Play Time · West Loop Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amOpen Play Time · North Austin Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amStory Time · Logan Square Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11amQuilting · Austin Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
11:30amStory Time · Logan Square Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
1pmA "Sinners" Musical Journey: Delta to Chicago Blues with Vino Louden · Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
1pmTeen Time · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pm[TEENS CRAFTS, GAMES AND PLAY] · West Town Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmDrop-In Gaming Hours for Teens · Chicago Bee Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2:30pmTeens Silent Halloween Party · South Chicago Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2:45pmYOUmedia Takeover · Wrightwood-Ashburn Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmFrights & Freestyles: Teen Open Mic Contest · Woodson Regional Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmLEGO® Club · Toman Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
3pmTeen Checkers Open Play · Back of the Yards Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmYOUmedia Spooky Game Day: One Night Ultimate Werewolf · Chinatown Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3:30pmDía de los Muertos Grab and Go Kits · Douglass Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3:45pmHalloween Celebration · North Austin Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · FreeSaturday, Oct 31
10amFamily Story Time · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amGrab and Go Kits: Ghost Tree Scene Craft · Canaryville Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10amSaturday Morning Snuggles: Storytime at Austin · Austin Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amSugar Skull Decorating · Legler Regional Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
10amWTTW Kids Learn & Play · Albany Park Library, Chicago
3-5 · Free
10:30amCourtyard Tales: Preschool Story Time · Obama Presidential Center Library, Chicago
3-5 · Free
10:30amHalloween Story Time · Little Italy Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amLittle Boo Bash · Edgebrook Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11amHalloween Glow Party · Greater Grand Crossing Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amHalloween Photoshoot and DIY Trick-or-Treat Bags · North Pulaski Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amHaunted Library: Saturday Story Time · Legler Regional Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11amMad Hatters Story Time · Albany Park Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11amOpen Play Time · Chicago Bee Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11amSpooktacular Craft and Game Day · Toman Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
12pmHalloween Bash · Altgeld Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmHalloween Crafts and Treats · North Austin Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmMake and Take Crafternoon: Halloween Celebration · South Chicago Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmChess Club · Northtown Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmCoding Club / Club de Programación · West Lawn Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmFilm Screening: Coco (2017) · Obama Presidential Center Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmHalloween Monster Bash · Pullman Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmThe Blues Parade with Terry Abrahamson and Friends · Pullman Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1:30pmTabletop Gaming Open Shop · Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmDIY: Halloween Slime Party · Brainerd Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
2pmFilm Screening: Hocus Pocus (1993) · Chicago Bee Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
2pmHalloween Fun · Budlong Woods Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmSkulls & Sweets: Sugar Skull Decorating · Scottsdale Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2:30pmArtful Afternoon · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
3pmBoard Game Bash · Lincoln Belmont Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmNot‑So‑Scary Family Halloween Stories, Costumes and Glow Fun with Ms. My · Uptown Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
3:30pmHalloween Parade · Roden Library, Chicago
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