Do you think you are brave enough to ride a Segway through haunted Chicago? The first of its kind in Chicago, the segway tour is offered by Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours, 337 East Randolph Street. On this guided tour, you will be escorted to some of the most haunted locations in Chicago, including the site of Haunted Fort Dearborn, the Iroquois Theatre disaster, the Morgue on State, the Dead Alley, and the past home of Al Capone's haunted yacht. Glide like a ghost of the 21st century while you visit the haunted history of Chicago.

Tours (private or group) will be conducted at 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM Now through October 31st

For more information: http://chicagosegway.com/halloween_tour.html

"To celebrate, educate, entertain & explore the expression of Halloween themes as fine art, in all forms of creative media…” is the actual Mission Statement of the HAE, Halloween Art Exhibit group of artists who describe their beginnings as being about a few small paintings, a spooky record on the phonograph, and a bowl of candy. This organization has now become a full scale gallery style exhibit.

The 11th Annual Halloween Art Exhibit On October 16th and 17th, the HAE will be hosting "DEEP CUTS: Best of the past 3 years of spooky art at the 11th Annual Halloween Art Exhibit" at the Nineteen Hundred and One Gallery, 1901 West Belmont. From 8:30 PM – 11 PM on both nights, browse the “Dark Art” gallery while listening to spooky music. There will be a ‘Thriller’ costume contest, and other live entertainment.

For more information: http://www.halloweenartexhibit.com/ 

On Saturday, October 24th at 3 PM, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will present its annual “Hallowed Haunts” at The Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue. If you don't think you can know fear from what you hear, you may want to attend. This concert will definitely offer some musical chills. Featuring the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, with conductor, Stuart Chafetz and narrator, Sheri Williams Pannell; performances will include favorites like Stravinsky’s “Infernal Dance” from The Firebird Suite, Reineke’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", Saint-Saens "Danse Macabre", Williams' "Hedwig’s Theme" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite and more. Wear a costume and come early for activities in the haunted ballroom from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

For more information: http://www.cso.org/

If you like parades, the biggest and the best is on October 31st. The 13th annual “North Halsted Street Halloween Parade” will step off at 6 PM on Saturday evening at Belmont & Halsted. The parade, a Chicago tradition, presented by Triangle Neighbors Association, is always guaranteed to be one of the city’s most outrageous and imaginative Halloween celebrations. There will be over $5000 in costume contest cash prizes, including airline tickets for two. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including funniest, scariest and most original. There’s also a category for best pet’s costumes. In addition to the costume contest, there will be live entertainment after the parade, beginning at 9:30 PM. (Free registration for the costume contest is at 4 PM) The parade route is north on Halsted to Cornelia before returning south to a main stage at Halsted and Roscoe.

For more information: http://www.lakeviewcitizens.org/halloween.asp  

If you would rather mingle with zombies- The Chicago Art Department, 1837 South Halsted Street, will be hosting the closing party for the “Night of the Living Artist”, a group exhibition of the wok of 25 artists who were invited to depict their favorite dead artist as a zombie. There are gory to cute portraits of Edward Gorey, Van Gogh, and Dr. Seuss. Even Jim Henson is represented as a “cute zombie puppet.” Curator of the exhibit, Kerry Flaherty is a toy maker who dabbles in plush toys, so the work of fellow plush-toy artists are exhibited as well. There is even a piece featuring the curator as a zombie. Usually open only by appointment, for this closing night party, the gallery will be open from 7 PM – 10 PM. Halloween night.