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Check out the district's November Happenings calendar!
If you are looking for new and unique ways to have fun in November, the Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, outings, special events and more.
Click on the calendar below to view it and access its links.
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Play in our new Indoor Golf League! | |
Our new indoor Trackman simulator, The Bunker, is up and running! Be the first to compete in The Bunker's first-ever winter indoor golf league. Teams of two will compete against each other each week for six weeks on selected 9-holes from top courses across the world. Best ball scramble format. Teams will pick a time each week to complete their round.
November 6 to December 28
Skokie Sports Park
3459 Oakton St.
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Kookie Spooky Candy Trail | |
Journey along the Kooky Spooky Candy Trail to collect candy and prizes by visiting each interactive station along the trail. Costumes are encouraged!
This event will be held outdoors, rain or shine, so dress for the weather.
Saturday, October 28, 3–5 p.m.
Oakton Park
4701 Oakton St.
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Scream Scene is still haunting Skokie! | |
With it's chainsaw maniacs and insane clown maze, Scream Scene has been terrifying visitors since 1997. This year's haunted house features new characters, new sets and new scenes, bringing fresh horror to those who dare to enter!
Parental discretion advised:
Not recommended for children under 10!
'Lights On' Scream Scene
Saturday, October 28, 3-5 p.m.
$3/person
Scream Scene
Friday & Sunday, October 27, 29, 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, October 28 – 7-11 p.m.
Skokie Water Playground
4701 Oakton St.
$13/person
'Glow Stick Night' at Scream Scene
Saturday, November 4, 7-10 p.m.
$13/person
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The Skatium Ice Arena presents
Halloween Public Skate & Costume Contest
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Join us for two hours of family Halloween fun at the Skatium Ice Arena! Trophies for the top three costumes! Goodie bags for all skaters 14 and under.
General admission $9 / Skate rental $3
Season passes do not apply to this event.
Friday, October 27, 7–9 p.m.
Skatium Ice Arena
9340 Weber Park Place
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Haunted Heritage: Cemetery Walking Tour | |
Just in time for Halloween, get spooky with a St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery tour featuring some of Skokie’s local legends! Stroll through the cemetery to meet some of our friendly graveyard ghosts and hear their stories about Skokie's early days when the Village was still called Niles Center. Meet at the cemetery’s entrance on Harms Road. This is a casual, self-paced walk with stops at gravesites of interest. Please allow at least 45 minutes to complete the tour. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, October 28, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
St. Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery
8530 Harms Rd.
All Ages. Fee $5/person
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Devonshire Playhouse presents
The Drowsy Chaperone
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Get ready for an evening of madcap delights! A winner of five Tony Awards, The Drowsy Chaperone opens with a man in a chair appearing on stage and putting on the cast recording of a fictitious musical. Then, the recording comes to life featuring two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone.
Saturday, October 28 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m.
Devonshire Playhouse
4400 Greenwood St.
$25 – Adults
$20 – Students & Seniors
Available at the Devonshire Cultural Center and online below.
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Skokie Sports Park presents
Spooky Greens Mini Golf
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Through October 31, Skokie Sports Park's 18-hole Adventure (Mini) Golf Course will be decked out for Halloween, featuring a different theme on each hole AND candy for the kids!
At the 18-hole Traveler's Quest, visit some of the world's most iconic places, from the horrifying Eiffel Tower to chilling Antarctica to the terrifying Willis Tower, all the while playing through several scary water features and a creepy waterfall. Kids Quest offers a 9-hole course that is perfect for little ones. Each tee time is limited to 4 or fewer people.
Regular prices apply.
Through October 31, 8 a.m – 9 p.m.
(weather permitting)
Skokie Sports Park
3459 Oakton St.
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Youth: Glow in the Dark Scavenger Hunt | |
Work with your team on this exciting glow in the dark scavenger hunt. Clues will be hidden throughout Oakton Park for you to uncover on your race to 1st place. Bring your flashlights and we will provide the team with glow sticks. Pizza will be served inside the Oakton Community Center before the hunt. This is a drop-off staff supervised event.
Ages 9-13.
November 2, 6:30–8 p.m.
Oakton Park
4701 Oakton St.
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The Skokie Commission on Family Services presents
Boomers & Beyond Resource Fair
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Join us for this community aging resource fair, offering programs and services designed to help the Active Adult 60+ population age with grace and independence while living an active lifestyle. Do not miss your chance to meet experts in the field of aging, all under one roof!
- Access free health screenings.
- Speak with experts and legislators.
- Information on health, home care, finances, law and more.
- Feature presentations include advanced care planning, preventing the winter blues, fraud alerts and reducing the risk of dementia.
- Walk-in technology assistance by the Skokie Public Library.
Friday, November 3, 9 a.m – noon
Oakton Community Center
4701 Oakton St.
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Free! Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Skokie! | |
Enjoy this free 'Day of the Dead' celebration featuring music, crafts and la loteria! On the Dia De Los Muertos holiday, families create offerings to honor their departed family members. These offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods and join in the celebrations!
Saturday, November 4,12–4 p.m.
Oakton Community Center
4701 Oakton St.
12:15 p.m
Huitzillin Danza Mexicana
1 p.m.
Magic with Jaime Aponte
2:15 p.m.
Xitlali Garcia, La Chaparrita de Oro, traditional Mexican singer
3 p.m.
Gilberto Sandoval, speaker from the National Museum of Mexican Art
Presented by Skokie United, the Skokie Park District, Niles Township Government & Niles Township High School District 219.
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