THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO – Adding Some Fall Spice & Halloween Spook!

Just think, in two weeks we’ll be celebrating Halloween on a Saturday! In the meantime, here are a few options to add some fall spice and Halloween spook to your weekend with both in-person and virtual events!!

Talk about adding spook to your weekend, head on over to Replay (2833 N. Sheffield Ave.) in the Lincoln Park neighborhood for their Alley of Darkness Haunted Drive-Thru this Saturday and Sunday (5 p.m.-11 p.m.) through October 31st. This event is set in an alley in the shadows of the Red Line El. Guests will enjoy a short drive-in movie to set the scene before a 30-minute, 360-degree haunting during which they may not leave their cars. Experience up-close sightings of the undead, demons, zombies, and more that jump out at and rock the car with realistic sound, visual and prop effects, including fake blood! This haunt drive-thru is advertised for all ages, but better for ages 10 and older. BTW, families can opt-out of the fake blood sprayed on their cars – or is it fake!!

If you need to take it down a notch or two, then head on over to Jack’s Pumpkin Patch Pop-Up located at 1465 N. Elston Avenue this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through October 31st. This event is located on over 2 acres of land on Goose Island downtown and has been reimagined for 2020, like the rest of the world. This larger than life, outside, multi-sensory adventure lets guests spend an autumn evening making memories while getting lost in Chicago’s largest and only cornfield, picking a pumpkin from the biggest and best pumpkin patch pop-up, and enjoying some nighttime light displays! Add a little normal to your life at this fun place to buy your fall favorites on any evening in October!! (Please note that masks are required, visits are limited to 90 minutes, and advanced ticketing is also required.)

The Lincoln Park neighborhood welcomes the spookiest of seasons with an expanded Spooktacular 2020 this Saturday through October 31st. Come celebrate pre-Halloween on Clark Street between Armitage & Diversey and Diversey Pkwy between Orchard & Lakeview with spooky specials and festive window displays. Unfortunately, trick-or-treating will not take place this year; however, this event still has plenty of ways to get in the spirit with a virtual costume contest (pets included), a storefront decoration competition, and Spooktacular activities! Just visit the event website to enter the competition and vote for your favorite displays!!

Join author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, Adam Selzer, for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Virtual Haunted History Tours this Saturday (7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.). Get ready for some spine-tingling virtual walkabouts that dig into the zoo’s cemetery roots and locations from throughout its allegedly haunted history. You will receive a Zoom link and unique password, via your registered email address, within two hours of your tour. You will be placed in a virtual waiting room and will automatically gain access to the tour as it begins. Just sit back and enjoy!!

Our Chicago Bears (4-1-0) will be on the road playing the Carolina Panthers (3-2-0) at Bank of America Stadium this Sunday at 12 p.m. Watch the game on FOX! GO BEARS!!

Sue Moss and Dean’s Team Chicago