Slightly Spooky October
Free Event
Events
Join us for Slightly Spooky October at Navy Pier!
Get hands-on with spooky science, creative art and crafts, dance, games, and more, shop local makers at the Wintrust Community Market, and explore Día de los Muertos traditions through art and community experiences.
Join us on Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 1 for a rotating lineup of free activities and movies, including trick-or-treating on Halloween, Oct. 31.
Check the schedule below to see which activities, experiences, short films, and movies are happening each day.
Costumes are welcome all month long. Trick-or-treating takes place Oct. 31.
Slightly Spooky Schedule
Time
Activity
Partnering Organization
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mad Scientist Lab | Kid Friendly mad science experiments
American Chemist Society
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mobile Art Studio | Get creative with free, hands-on artmaking activities for all ages.
The Children's Gallery Chicago
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Good Tree | Add a word of goodness to our community tree, then create a ribbon bracelet to take home.
The Simple Good
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Double Dutch Fun | Enjoy an energetic Double Dutch performance, then learn some skills from the girls!
Jumping Juniors
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wintrust Community Market Shop a small business market featuring local entrepreneurs.
Local Soul
OPEN DAILY
Community Ofrenda | Celebrate memories, family, tradition and culture through an altar honoring loved ones.
Somos Arte
5:00 PM
Short Films:
• Stop Clownin' Around (Free Spirit Media | High School Cohort)
• Ding Dong (Timothy Troy)
• CHECK PLEASE (Mezcla Media Collective | Shane Chung)
• Stop Clownin' Around (Free Spirit Media | High School Cohort)
• Ding Dong (Timothy Troy)
• CHECK PLEASE (Mezcla Media Collective | Shane Chung)
5:30 PM
Feature Movie: Hotel Transylvania
7:30 PM
Feature Movie: Beetlejuice
Time
Activity
Partnering Organization
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mad Scientist Lab | Kid Friendly mad science experiments
American Chemist Society
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mad Scientist Lab:
• Floating Ghosts – Create a floating ghost using magnets and paper clips.
• Spooky “Lava Lamps” – Make mini lava lamps with spooky surprises.
• 3D Printer Demo – Watch a 3D printer in action and decorate a mini ghost to take home.
• Floating Ghosts – Create a floating ghost using magnets and paper clips.
• Spooky “Lava Lamps” – Make mini lava lamps with spooky surprises.
• 3D Printer Demo – Watch a 3D printer in action and decorate a mini ghost to take home.
Museum of Science & Industry
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Good Tree | Add a word of goodness to our community tree, then create a ribbon bracelet to take home.
The Simple Good
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Frankenstein Toy Making | Walkthrough stations to “Frankenstein” custom toys to take home.
T2D2 Toys
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Meet and greet some of your favorite superheroes.
Costumers With A Cause
OPEN DAILY
Community Ofrenda | Celebrate memories, family, tradition and culture through an altar honoring loved ones.
Somos Arte
5:00 PM
Short Films:
• Witch's Familiar (Columbia College Chicago | Kristyn Krajewski & Madalyn Hatfield)
• Wayward Souls (Columbia College Chicago | Veronika Guncheva)
• Digitizing the Barrio (Megasaur Media | Eduardo Bazaldua)
• Witch's Familiar (Columbia College Chicago | Kristyn Krajewski & Madalyn Hatfield)
• Wayward Souls (Columbia College Chicago | Veronika Guncheva)
• Digitizing the Barrio (Megasaur Media | Eduardo Bazaldua)
5:30 PM
Feature Movie: Wall - E
7:30 PM
Feature Movie: Scream
Time
Activity
Partnering Organization
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dance Workshop & Performance | Learn the Power Rangers Ninjetti dance and perform alongside the team.
Movement Revolution
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mask Making |Spooky, silly, or sweet, design a one-of-a-kind colorful mask to wear!
Chicago Children's Museum
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Trick-or-treating with stops throughout the Pier, indoors.
Keebler and Ferrara Candy Company
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Good Tree | Add a word of goodness to our community tree, then create a ribbon bracelet to take home.
The Simple Good
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Vintage newspaper souvenir.
Alldorrs Photography
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Quench your thirst with giveaways with Mr. Pibb
Mr. Pibb
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mechanical Pumpkin | Test your glouish strength on the haunted pumpkin.
Record-A-Hit
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Costume Contest | Compete for prizes in the Family, Duo and Individual categories.
New Moon
OPEN DAILY
Community Ofrenda | Celebrate memories, family, tradition and culture through an altar honoring loved ones.
Somos Arte
5:00 PM
Short Films:
• Bad Magic (Columbia College Chicago | Patrick Kueking)
• THIS GHOST WANTS A FRIEND (Free Spirit Media | Yanely Castellanos)
• The Sweet Pursuit (Columbia College Chicago | Ciaran Rooney-Cespedes)
• Bad Magic (Columbia College Chicago | Patrick Kueking)
• THIS GHOST WANTS A FRIEND (Free Spirit Media | Yanely Castellanos)
• The Sweet Pursuit (Columbia College Chicago | Ciaran Rooney-Cespedes)
5:30 PM
Feature Movie: Ghostbusters
7:30 PM
Feature Movie: Halloween (1978)
Time
Acvitity
Partnering Organization
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Good Tree | Add a word of goodness to our community tree, then create a ribbon bracelet to take home.
The Simple Good
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Catrina Face Painting Studio | Celebrate Día de los Muertos traditions with florals and calavera-inspired designs.
Somos Arte
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Marigold Crowns: Flores de Cempasúchil | Create a colorful paper flower crown inspired by vibrant cempasúchil.
Somos Arte
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Catrinas in Motion | Create and decorate a Catrina puppet with movable joints that can pose, move and dance.
Somos Arte
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Colors of Día de los Muertos | Color original artist-designed pages inspired by tradition and artwork.
Somos Arte
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Alebrije Art Studio | Paint your own clay figure with bold colors and patterns inspired by Mexican folk art.
Somos Arte
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wintrust Community Market Shop a small business market featuring local entrepreneurs.
Local Soul
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Puppet vs the costume.
WTTW
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Enjoy a game of dominoes with friends and family.
The Children's Gallery Chicago
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Trenza Bar | Hair Braiding Bar
The Children's Gallery Chicago
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Vintage newspaper souvenir.
Alldorrs Photography
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Community Ofrenda | Decorate a wooden heart in honor of someone you remember.
Somos Arte
5:00 PM
Short Films:
• Artista (Mezcla Media Collective | Laura Sáenz)
• Brainrot (The Midwest Film Festival | Davis Cameron Chu & Meezahn Senbetta)
• TREASURE HAUNT (Carlos Lerma)
• Artista (Mezcla Media Collective | Laura Sáenz)
• Brainrot (The Midwest Film Festival | Davis Cameron Chu & Meezahn Senbetta)
• TREASURE HAUNT (Carlos Lerma)
5:30 PM
Feature Movie: Coco
7:30 PM
Feature Movie: The Conjuring
Oct 31 Presenting Partners
