Spooky Stories Haunt the Park

Date: 10/26/2007 - 10/28/2007

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Park location: Chase Promenade North

From Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28, Millennium Park will be home to the Halloween spirit during Spooky Stories Haunt the Park. This weekend of pre-Halloween festivities will feature some of the nation’s most talented storytellers spinning tales that will intrigue the imagination while inspiring fear, laughter and spine-tingling excitement.

Spooky Stories Haunt the Park will take place in a large, heated Halloween tent on the Park’s North Chase Promenade. Admission is free.

Schedule of events:

WIGGLEWORMS®
Saturday, October 27: 10 – 11 am

Wiggleworms instructors from the Old Town School of Folk Music will kick off the weekend with family-friendly ghost stories and songs about tricky spirits and clever kids. Recommended for preschoolers.

TRICK OR TREAT TALES
Saturday, October 27: Noon – 1:30pm and 3 – 4:30pm
Sunday, October 28: Noon – 1:30pm; 3 – 4:30pm and 6 – 7:30pm

For those who enjoy stories that range from the not-so-scary to a little bit creepy, Chicago’s best storytellers present Trick-Or-Treat Tales. Filled with humor plus some eerie shivers! Recommended for children older than 6.

EXTREME FRIGHT
Friday, October 26: 7 – 9pm
Saturday, October 37: 7 – 9pm

Mature audiences that want to sleep with the lights on can enjoy Extreme Fright. Truly terrifying tales filled with the smell of death, full moons, deserted graveyards, promises of eternity and a flesh-hungry monster! Recommended for teens and adults only.

For more information, call 312-742-1168 or visit www.millenniumpark.org.

Millennium Park is not just a summer destination - the Park is home to great free events throughout the year!