5 adults-only Halloween events near Chicago with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 3 towns. The earliest to open is Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl, on October 1. Each venue sets its own age rule, shown on every listing: bring ID.
Lantern-led ghost tour inside Aurora's historic Two Brothers Roundhouse (oldest part built 1856) with "America's Ghost Storyteller" Diane Ladley: "The Pit," the Shadowmen and other stories from the building.
Adults-only haunted pub crawl visiting reputedly haunted bars in the Gold Coast and Streeterville, with ghost stories and local history between drinks.
3-hour walking tour that joins a pizza tour and a ghost tour: haunted Chicago locations between several pizzerias (seating reserved, pizzas ordered at each), with dowsing rods for ghost hunting between slices.
4-hour ghost tour along Archer Avenue, one of the most haunted roads on Earth, in search of "Resurrection Mary," Chicago's vanishing hitchhiker, with a stop at a pub (The Irish Legend, once O'Henry's Roadhouse, where Al Capone drank) and Chet's Melody Lounge.
Adults-only haunted pub crawl through River North, pairing ghost stories and dark local history with stops at bars along the route.
Aurora Two Brothers Roundhouse Ghost Tour, Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl, Chicago Pizza & Ghost Tour, The Resurrection Mary 4-Hour Bus Tour and Pub Stop and Windy City Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl on October 1, 2026.
21+: Aurora Two Brothers Roundhouse Ghost Tour, Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl, The Resurrection Mary 4-Hour Bus Tour and Pub Stop and Windy City Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl. 18+: Chicago Pizza & Ghost Tour. Age rules are from each official site.
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