From pumpkins to a pet parade: 5 weekend ideas
Haunts, both family-friendly and not, abound in the suburbs this weekend. Check out five options for pre-Halloween fun. For others, go to dailyherald.com/entertainment.
No carving necessary
Explore 4,000 colorful handblown glass pumpkins and other fall designs at the fourth annual Glass Pumpkin Patch at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Visitors can shop and watch as artists demonstrate glassblowing and other techniques. Free with paid $9-$14 arboretum general admission. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18.
All Hallows Eve
Watch eerie literary figures come to life for All Hallows Eve at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Not recommended for kids younger than 8. $15; free for settlement members. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17.
Sci-fi symphony
Guest conductor Matthew Kraemer leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra with the Dundee-Crown High School Chamber Choir in the concerts “Out of This World: Sci-fi Movie Classics” featuring music from films such as “Star Wars” and “Aliens” starting Friday at two locations: Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, $30-$45; then at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, $30-$65, $10 students. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Schaumburg; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in Elgin.
Give a hoot
Check out owls from the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington at the Fourth Annual Hoots & H'owls Halloween Fall Festival at Randhurst Village, at Rand and Elmhurst roads, Mount Prospect. This family fall fest also features a pet costume parade, face painting, pumpkin decorating, sand sculptures from the Sand Sculpture Company and more. Free. (847) 259-0500 or randhurstvillage.com. 12:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Pet parade at 12:30 p.m.
Join the “walking dead”
Stroll among the “walking dead” as you enjoy live band performances, an art show, food and a kids' movie screening at Waukegan's ZombieWauk festival, in Jack Benny Plaza, on Genesee Street in downtown Waukegan. Free. facebook.com/zombiewauk. 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.