Are you ready for a frighteningly good time this Halloween in Chicago? The city is filled with spine-chilling pop-up experiences, haunted events, and eerily good drink specials to celebrate the spookiest time of year. From a lavish Halloween party at a haunted hotel to a bar transformed into a classic haunted house to plenty of festive photo opps, there are Halloween treats (and tricks) for everyone in Chicago.

Chicago Halloween bars and pop-ups

Sweet Dreams at Rizzos

Sweet Dreams at Rizzos Nightmare on Clark Street at Bamboo Club

Sept. 20 Nov. 3, 2024

Located in the heart of Wrigleyville, Nightmare on Clark Street transforms a bar into a multi-floor haunted house. Bring your ghoul-friends for Halloween cocktails, jello shot syringes, Instagrammable photo opps, and plenty of screams. Tickets are on sale now.

Black Lagoon Pop-Up at The Parlour at The Albion

Oct. 1 – Oct. 31

A Halloween pop-up with plenty of boos! Black Lagoon is an immersive Halloween pop-up that is taking over The Albion Manor. First held at The Dungeon in New Orleans, this traveling pop-up transforms bars all over the country into themed experiences. Enjoy their signature creepy cocktails and decor.

Black Lagoon pop-upJack’s Pumpkin Pop Up

Now open through Nov. 3, 2024

Welcome to the largest outdoor Halloween experience in Chicago! Jack’s Pumpkin Pop Up is more than just your average pumpkin patch. Enjoy a corn maze, more than 1,000 pumpkins, a full bar, fortune tellers, axe throwing, carnival games, and food trucks serving up everyone’s favorite fall fare. Come for the pumpkin pictures, stay for the cider donuts. Ghouls and goblins of all ages are welcome.

More Halloween pop-ups in Chicago:

Never Trust the Living at The Dandy Crown (through Nov. 2, 2024)Frankensteins Mad Scientist Cocktail Lab (through Nov. 2, 2024)Buffy: The Slayer Experience (through Oct. 27, 2024)

Chicago Halloween parties and events

Jacks Pumpkin Pop-Up; photo courtesy WeLovePopUps.com

Jacks Pumpkin Pop-Up; photo courtesy WeLovePop-ups.com Haunted Carnival on Wacker Drive

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024

Experience a lavish Halloween carnival at LondonHouse Chicagos multi-level space. You’ll find premium bars and live DJs spread between the indoor lounge, ballroom, and rooftop bar. Make sure to stick around until midnight for the costume contest. The first-place winner will receive an overnight stay at the hotel and two tickets to the upcoming New Year’s Eve party. 

Afro Fusion Halloween Party at The Promontory

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024

This Hyde Park establishment will host their annual Halloween bash, with international DJs fusing multiple genres and a Halloween costume content. Other Halloweekend events at The Promontory include a Friday night dance party.

A cocktail at AfterAdults Night Out: Howl-o-ween at Lincoln Park Zoo

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

Get ready for a “fang”-tastic time at Lincoln Park Zoo’s Howl-o-ween. Guests can enjoy an evening stroll through animal exhibits with a beer, cider, or glass of wine in hand at this adults-only event. Ticket holders will also find a live DJ, a haunted trail, and free rides on the carousel and giant slide. 

Haunted Halloween Ball

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024

Experience a thrilling night at one of the most haunted hotels in the world. The Congress Hotel’s Haunted Halloween Ball is back for a ghoulishly good time. The hotel’s ballroom will transform into an abandoned hotel overrun by vampire bellmen, zombie cocktail servers, and costumed go-go dancers. Tickets (21+) and VIP tables are now on sale.

Chicago Vampire Ball

Oct. 11 and 12, 2024

Vampires from across the Midwest, you’re invited to Tip Top Tap at the Warwick Allerton Hotel for a wild Halloween event. This Vampire Queen Pageant will include burlesque entertainment, unique photo opps, live tarot card readings, a haunted house, and more. There will be a prize for best dressed vampire. 

After Halloween Bash

Thursday, Oct. 31

Dress to impress and head to the After Halloween Bash for a chic night of spooky fun. Tickets include themed cocktails and elegant bites by Michelin-starred chef Curtis Duffy. The event includes a costume contest, where the winner will enjoy a dinner for two at Ever. Optional VIP experiences are available to upgrade your evening. 

More Halloween parties and events in Chicago:

Beetlejuice Tipsy Tea at The Gwen (weekends in October)Monsters Ball 2024 at Hard Rock Cafe (Oct. 26)Silver Scream at IO Godfrey Rooftop Lounge (Oct. 26)Haunted Heights at Offshore Rooftop (Oct. 25)