Things to do in Chicago on Friday, October 30, 2026

219 events listed in and around Chicago, each with its time and venue.

Evening

Boo Bash - A Halloween Bar Crawl in Wrigleyville
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7 PM – 12 AM · Lakeview
Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago
Arts · 7 PM · Gold Coast
Couples Chocolate & Wine Tasting +Candle Making Experience
Tasting · Chocolate And Wine · 7 PM · Above Average DIY Candle Studio
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 7 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
CHICAGO HALLOWEEN BAR CRAWL - Wrigleyville - Friday Oct 30th
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · Magnificent Mile
Macabre Pullman Tour - Oct 30
Tour · Pullman History · 7 PM · Pullman
Winyah
Live Music · 7 PM · Near North Side
CHICAGO HALLOWEEN BAR CRAWL - Wrigleyville - Oct 30th
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Halloween Potluck Party @ Revolution Brewing (Avondale)! 🎃💃🏽
Potluck · Halloween · 7 PM · Avondale
Colin Kaepernick: The Perilous Fight — Book Signing & Author Talk
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Hyde Park
Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwali (Friday)
Live Music · World · 7 PM · South Loop
UAU 2026 FANCON [Playlist #Your Youth] in Chicago
Live Music · 7 PM · Logan Square
The Book of Mormon (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · The Loop
Espresso Self: Spoken Word at Urban Luxe Cafe
Books & Readings · 7 PM · South Chicago
NIGHTMARE ON QUEER STREET
Dance Party · 7 PM – 1 AM · Lakeview
Chicago Official Halloween Bar Crawl LIVE! River North and West Loop 2026
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7 PM – 2 AM · West Loop
BYOB Sip & Paint Event - "Jack and Sally"
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Jefferson Park
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, IL
Arts · 7 PM · The Loop
Club 3arabi Movie Night
Film · 7 PM · Bridgeport
Hail Marys
Comedy · 7 PM · Ravenswood
CHICAGO MEET UP - GRAFFITI PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN FEST
Networking · 7 PM – 1 AM · Douglas Park
Chucky x Hello Kitty Sip and Paint
Art Class · 7 PM · The Loop
Halloween Potluck Party @ Revolution Brewing (Avondale)
Potluck · Food · 7 PM · Avondale
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Hocus Pocus
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
The Poetry Brothel Chicago: MONSTERS!
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7 PM – 10 PM · Humboldt Park
FRIDAY OCTOBER 30: CHICAGO'S BEST COMEDY SHOW
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
ENM Social Club - Fall Fashion - Sexy, Spooky & Chic
Meetup · Fall Fashion · 7 PM – 11 PM · River North
Three Floyds 30th Anniversary Event with Pig Destroyer, Necrot, Eternal Champion, and Lair of The Minotaur
Live Music · 7 PM · Restaurant Row
Berwyn Moose Fri Night Bingo
Bingo · 7 PM · Berwyn Moose Lodge 424
CHICAGO ZOMBIE CRAWL - Wrigleyville - Halloween Bar Crawl - Oct 30th & 31st
Bar Crawl · 7 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Ember AI Dinner @ Becker's ASC
Dinner · Sold out · 7 PM · The Loop
Sanctum Dark Music Festival - 2 DAY PASS
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM · Pilsen
READING THE WORLD | Ticketed In-Person Screening
Film · 7 PM · Edgewater
🎃👻 Friday Night Frights: Rotten Rotter Halloween Party @ Replay! 🕸️💀
Dance Party · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lakeview
Sanctum Dark Music Festival
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM · Pilsen
Mindful Meditation/Yoga w. Keanna
Meditation · 7 PM · Beverly Hills
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Museum & Gallery · 7:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Bonsai for Beginners: Hands-On Workshop
Class · Bonsai · 7:30 PM · Pilsen
Haunted History in Chicago Walking Tour
Tour · Haunted History · 7:30 PM · The Loop
Nervous Laughter Comedy Show: Laugh now, overthink later
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
Don Lemon & DL Hughley: DL + DL 'Anything Goes'
Comedy · 7:30 PM · The Loop
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Dead of Night - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Art Class · Painting · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
MUD ROW at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Theater · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
Drag Queen Party Bus Chicago - The Ultimate Drag Experience
Nightlife · 7:30 PM · The Loop
BYOB Paint & Sip: Halloween Starry Night
Art Class · Painting · 7:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Haunted Halloween Night River Cruise on Friday, October 30th
Dance Party · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Streeterville
Halloween Ritual
Faith & Spiritual · Halloween · 8 PM · Rogers Park
Azure Presents: Azure After Dark Halloween Edition 10/30
Dance Party · Halloween · 8 PM – 2 AM · River North
Casamigos After Dark: Midnight Masquerade
Tasting · Tequila · 8 PM · Bridgeport
Comedy Night October 30, 2026
Comedy · 8 PM · South Loop
$2 Late Happy Hour at Home Away From Home
Happy Hour · Drinks · 8 PM · Lakeview
Get Punished - Male Explosion - Weekly Male Revue Show in Chicago IL
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Gold Coast
Offshore Rooftop Halloween Party in Chicago — Oct 30
Rooftop Party · 8 PM – 1 AM · Kinzies Addition
NIGHT MOVES w/ special guest Astrachan at FITZGERALDS!!
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Hunk-O-Mania Male Revue Show - Chicago
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · River North
Offshore Halloween - 10/30
Dance Party · 8 PM · Kinzies Addition
Phil Angotti and Tony Richards
Concert · 8 PM · Lakeview
Haunted Halloween Night Lake Cruise on Friday, October 30th
Dance Party · Halloween · 8 PM – 11 PM · Streeterville
FRI-NALLY KAROKE
Karaoke · 8 PM – 2 AM · 3109 W Irving Park Rd
The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase
Stand-up · 8 PM · Logan Square
Honey After Dark: The Masquerade with DJ Ca$h Era
Bar & Lounge · 8 PM · Goose Island
Sunset Waterfall - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Art Class · Painting · 8 PM · Logan Square
Queer Open Mic
Books & Readings · 8 PM · Andersonville
THE LODGE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 11YR ANNIVERSARY HALLOWEEN PARTY
Meetup · Halloween · 8 PM – 2 AM · Park Manor
The Warm Up Happy Hour at The Bassment
Happy Hour · 8 PM · River North
Taper's Choice
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · Uptown
Salsa Club Class for Couples (West Loop)
Class · 8:15 PM · West Loop
Chicago Halloween Bar Crawl — Halloween Friday, Fri, Oct 30
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 8:30 PM – 2 AM · River North
BARDWARE Live in the SIDEBAR!
Live Music · Rock · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
A Clean Pour Club Halloween Party
Dance Party · 8:30 PM · Near North Side
The Cle Elum, the Midnight Calls, the Handcuffs
Live Music · 8:30 PM · South Loop
Karaoke at Randall's Pub!
Karaoke · Halloween · 9 PM – 12 AM · Rogers Park
FREAKY FRIDAY: Chicago Halloween Kickoff!
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM – 3 AM · Kelvyn Grove
Nightmare on Fulton Halloween Party
Dance Party · 9 PM · West Loop
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Halloween (the 1978 Original!)
Film · 70s · 9 PM · Pilsen
Afrobeats Fridayz @ Masada: Halloween Costume party (Up to $1000 in prizes)
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM – 2 AM · Logan Square
Tarot Pole Night
Dance Show · Tarot · 9 PM · Bucktown
Haunted on Hubbard at Hubbard Inn
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM · River North
MARQUEE FRIDAYS @ MIKES PLACE
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 9 PM – 2 AM · Oak Park South
That's So Y2K: Halloween!
Dance Party · 9 PM · West Town
FREAKY FRIDAY
Dance Party · 9 PM – 3 AM · Kelvyn Grove
Halloween at Old Crow Wrigleyville - Chicago's #1 Country Bar
Live Music · Country · 9 PM – 1 AM · Lakeview
Chicago Halloween Club Crawl (Oct23+Oct30)
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 9 PM – 2:30 AM · River North
Chicago, IL - Karaoke Night! @ Punch Bowl Social
Karaoke · 9 PM – 12 AM · Punch Bowl Social Chicago
Halloween on ROOF
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM · The Loop
6th Annual Monster Ball 2026 Chicago’s Signature Halloween Party
Dance Party · 9 PM – 2 AM · Gold Coast
Blue Glove Presents: #1 HABIBI LATIN HEAT | 6th Annual Monster Ball 2026 Chicago’s Signature Halloween Party | The Scout Waterhouse + Kitchen
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM – 2 AM · Gold Coast
etc. Reverse Happy Hour
Happy Hour · 9 PM – 12 AM · The Loop
Strawdawg
Live Music · Country · 9:30 PM · Sheridan Park
Kurtis James Band
Live Music · Country · 9:30 PM · Sheridan Park
Derick Marchel at The Lincoln Lodge 10/30/26
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · Logan Square
The Goddamn Gallows, Go Hang, Royal Son of a Guns
Live Music · 9:30 PM · South Loop

Late

Good Girls Gone Bad
Dance Party · Halloween · 10 PM – 2 AM · Chinatown
A Chosen Few DJs Halloween. 2 House Music Events w $1,000 Costume Contests
Dance Party · House · 10 PM – 10 PM · Uptown
Sexy Nerds Party! (AO3) 💃🏽🎃
Dance Party · Fan Fiction · 10 PM – 2 AM · Belmont Central
Bollywood Halloween Party @Lore Nightclub Chicago
Dance Party · Halloween · 10 PM · River North
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Live Music · Punk · 10 PM · Ukrainian Village
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