Gethsemane Pumpkin Patch | 5739 N Clark | September 21 - October 26
Open 7 days a week from 9-4PM from September 21 - October 26. Experience pumpkins, photo fun, and a straw maze! On Saturdays from 10AM-2PM, there will face painting and pumpkin painting for all ages!

48th Ward Halloween Parade | 5400 N Broadway | October 26 at 10:30AM
The 48th Ward Halloween Parade will begin at Bromann Park (5400 N Broadway). The parade route will be as follows: West down Balmoral, North on Lakewood, then West down Catalpa. The parade will end at Halloween on Catalpa for a day of costumes, games, candy, and more! Click HERE to volunteer.

GUS® | Original Gus Giordano Dance School Presents SPOOKTACULAR! Dance Show | 1463 W Gregory | October 26 at 3PM
GUS® presents “Spookatcular!" Saturday 10/26 at 3PM! Bring the whole family to this fun, FREE Halloween dance show! “Spookatcular!" features GUS® Company dancers from Gus Giordano Dance School performing hip hop, jazz and more! The shows ends with a huge cast performing Thriller! You won’t want to miss this event! SHOW LOCATION: Helen C. Peirce Elementary Field on 10/26. Show begins 3pm. Let’s “boo”gie! guslegacy.org/performance

W.A.N.T Ghostly Gardens | Berwyn & Ravenswood | October 26 from 5-6PM
Join West Andersonville Neighbors Together for their annual Ghostly Gardens at the West Andersonville Community Garden. Come in your best costume to a non-scary, kid-friendly Halloween event with games, treats, and prizes!

WEAR "Boo! at the Park" | Park 599 -  1623 W Edgewater | October 27 from 2-6PM
West Edgewater Area Residents invites you to a Halloween event at Park 599, Andersonville's newest park. Family-friendly activities include face painting, pumpkin crafts, and games with prizes. There will also be candy, donuts, cider, kids crafts, and more!  Wear your best costume to be entered into a raffle for big prizes like Chicago Botanic Gardens and Brookfield Zoo tickets.

Annual Pumpkin Smash | 6040 N Clark | November 9 | 10AM - 2PM - Click here to Volunteer!
The annual Pumpkin Smash event seeks to educate residents about the advantages of composting food waste. We invite you to meet in the parking lot at 6040 N Clark, north of the Fire Station, to have some free Halloween-related fun. Join us on Saturday, November 9th to green your Halloween by reducing neighborhood food waste. Thank you to event partners: 48th Ward Green Council, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, 40th Ward, Illinois Extension University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, SCARCE, and the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.