Halloween parade · Chicago · All ages
Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade
Chicago, IL · 3 miles out
Halloween parade · Chicago
Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade
Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 24, 2026, evening
Free
All ages
The event
A nighttime downtown parade celebrating the artistic side of Halloween, with large-scale puppets, costumed performers, floats and glowing lanterns made by local artists and Chicago cultural institutions. It draws more than 100,000 spectators and moves to a larger route on Columbus Drive this year.
- When
- Sat Oct 24, 2026, evening
- Price
- Free
- Place
- Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL
- Age
- All ages
- Usual season
- Usually the last weekend of October, or Halloween night.
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