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10 ghost tours near Chicago with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 4 towns. The earliest to open is Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl, on October 1.
Adults-only haunted pub crawl visiting reputedly haunted bars in the Gold Coast and Streeterville, with ghost stories and local history between drinks.
Hour-long lantern-lit walking ghost tour of Lincoln Park, starting at the Tin Man statue in Oz Park, with a guide telling stories of murders, tragedies and hauntings tied to local landmarks.
Hour-long lantern-lit walking ghost tour of downtown Elgin, with a guide telling stories of murders, tragedies and hauntings tied to local landmarks.
Hour-long lantern-lit walking ghost tour of downtown Aurora, with a guide telling stories of murders, tragedies and hauntings tied to local landmarks.
90-minute family-friendly walking ghost tour of Lincoln Park, a former city cemetery, with a guide sharing true stories of haunted buildings and the city's dark past.
Hour-long lantern-lit walking ghost tour of downtown Naperville, with a guide telling stories of murders, tragedies and hauntings tied to local landmarks.
Hour-long after-dark walk through the Prairie Avenue Historic District from Glessner House, covering mysterious deaths and ghost stories of Chicago's Gilded Age mansions.
Evening folklore tours of the Hull-House settlement museum, long rumored to be haunted, exploring the ghost stories and urban legends that grew up around the house.
90-minute after-dark walking tour for ages 16+ through the Loop, starting at the Chicago Theatre, focused on the city's grimmer history of crime, death and darker ghost stories.
Adults-only haunted pub crawl through River North, pairing ghost stories and dark local history with stops at bars along the route.
Burning Spirits Chicago Haunted Pub Crawl, Embers of the Windy City: Chilling Chicago Ghost Tours, Eternal Echoes of Elgin Ghost Tour, Frontier Frights: Echoes and Apparitions of Aurora Ghost Tour, Ghosts of Chicago Tour, Naperville Nightfall Nightmares Ghost Tour, and 4 more. 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.
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