Explore Forest Park

10/31/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN IN FOREST PARK!

From trick-or-treating and family fun to live music, comedy, and costume contests, Forest Park has Halloween covered! 🧡🖤

🥞 6 AM–2 PM | Halloween at charlie’s restaurant - forest park
Pumpkin giveaway, full-sized candy bars & 20% off your meal when you dine in wearing a costume!

⛳️ 8am-10pm | Swing Away Sports Club Halloween Golf Party
Spooky golf, candy & costumes! $30 entry.
📍 7247 Madison St. | Tee times can be reserved online

🍂 ALL DAY | Invasion of the Scarecrows
Take a stroll around Forest Park and check out the creative scarecrows displayed throughout town! Find your favorites! View map - https://bit.ly/4syPd1D

🎃 11 AM–1 PM | Park District of Forest Park Trunk-or-Treat
FREE family fun, decorated trunks & candy!
📍 7501 Harrison St.

🎉 11 AM–2 PM | Living Fresh Market's 5th Anniversary
Live music, marching band, food & giveaways!
📍 7520 W. Roosevelt Rd.

🍭 12–3 PM | SLOWFIRE Halloween Open House
Face painting, cotton candy & more!
📍 7405 Madison St.

🎭 3–4:15 PM | Kid-Prov! Improv for Kiddos
Family-friendly comedy at BABS Comedy Club, LLC
📍 7316 Madison St. | Tickets can be purchased online

🍬 3–7:30 PM | Village of Forest Park Trick-or-Treating
Costumes, candy & neighborhood fun!

👻 8–9:30 PM | BABS Babes: Torture-Prov Edition
Halloween improv comedy under pressure! BABS Comedy Club, LLC
📍 7316 Madison St. | Tickets can be purchased online

🖤 8 PM & 9:30 PM | The Strangers – Tribute to The Cure
Live music at Robert's Westside! | Tickets can be purchased online

💃 8 PM | Cumbias y Espantos at Sendero
Vinyl, dancing & costume contest! NO COVER. Gift card prizes of $250, $150 & $100.
📍 7700 Madison St. | senderocantina.com

🎤 9 PM–1 AM | Bobby's Halloween Karaoke
ICONIC DUOS costume contest, karaoke & prizes!
📍 Bobby's Eastside

🧡 Make a day (and night!) of it in Forest Park! Eat, drink, shop local & celebrate Halloween with our amazing community!

🎃 Happy Halloween, Forest Park!

📸 Photo courtesy of the Park District of Forest Park, from last year's Trunk-or-Treat celebration.

👇 Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

10/30/2026

⚰️💀 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 💀⚰️

Did you miss your chance to grab official Forest Park Casket Races merch? You're in luck! 🎉
Due to popular demand, we've REOPENED our online merch store! 🖤

Whether you raced, cheered from the sidelines, or just love Forest Park's most frightfully fun tradition, now's your chance to grab some official 14th Annual Casket Races gear!

🛍️ SHOP NOW: https://bit.ly/4jmPiD1
⏰ HURRY! Store closes Saturday, November 7, 12am.

📦 Local Pickup Available!
📅 Friday, November 13 | 10 AM–5 PM
📍 7410 Madison St., Forest Park

Don't let this opportunity become dead and buried! ⚰️💀

10/30/2026

OMG! Did you catch Chef Paco from NRebozo on NBC Chicago’s Chicago Today?! 🎉👏 Congratulations, Chef Paco, you did an amazing job! We love seeing our Forest Park favorites in the spotlight! ❤️
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EEopgCjPB/

10/29/2026

HOMECOMING! Living Fresh Market is turning 5! 🎉

Join us for flavor, fun, and festive deals as we commemorate five years in the Forest Park community!

📅 Saturday, October 31st | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Forest Park Plaza, 7520 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL

🎶 Live music all day:
• The King College Prep Marching Band — 30 talented students bringing the full homecoming energy!
• The Chicago Windy City Ramblers, Inc. — our Mardi Gras brass band!

⭐ Special celebrity appearance by actress Shiquita James — from Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight!

10/28/2026

🎉 Cheers to BABS Comedy Club, LLC on your official reopening! Congratulations to owner Emily Ramirez and the BABS team on their new full-service bar, featuring 1920s-inspired cocktails. We’re thrilled to have you back bringing laughter to Forest Park! 🍸🎤

📍 7316 Madison St., Forest Park
Read all about the reopening in the Forest Park Review’s article by Jessica Mordacq. ⬇️

Owner Emily Ramirez built a new bar with her husband, then created a 1920s-inspired lineup of cocktails for the reopening

10/27/2026

What a day, Forest Park! ⚰️🎃

The 14th Annual Forest Park Casket Races were filled with creative costumes, laughter, community spirit, and so much fun! The weather was perfect, the teams brought their best, and the crowds made Madison Street come alive.

Thank you to all the racers, sponsors, volunteers, businesses, and spectators who helped make this one of our favorite days of the year. ❤️

Check out this amazing video and relive the fun! Thank you to John Griffin from Griffin & Stebbing for this amazing video!🎥

What was your favorite moment from this year’s Casket Races? Let us know in the comments.

10/24/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! 14th Annual Forest Park Casket Races. The fun starts at 9:30 AM, races begin at 11 AM, and Trick or Treat on Madison follows.

Here is a throwback to 4 years ago. See you on Beloit and Madison.

Forest Park celebrates Halloween like nowhere else - with an annual casket race.

10/24/2026

Come for the Forest Park Casket Races, stay for the celebration! 🎉

There’s a new chapter at 7700 Madison Street! Sendero Cantina, opened by Jose Lopez, formerly of Casa Humilde, celebrates Mexican roots through food, drinks, music and community.

Join the celebration Saturday, October 24, with a ribbon cutting at 2 PM, and keep your Forest Park fun going after the races!

• 2–4 PM: Xurro truck—FREE churros while supplies last
• 2–6 PM: Music by Sonido del Wero
• 9–11 PM: Live music by La Vieja Escuela

All-day specials: $10 classic margaritas, classic mezcalitas, micheladas and Tecate caguamas, plus $18 Tecate buckets.

📍 7700 Madison St., Forest Park
Reserve your table: senderocantina.com

Bring your friends and help us give Sendero a big Forest Park welcome!

10/23/2026

Who’s ready for the 14th Annual Forest Park Casket Races? 👻

Get in the “spirit” and join us tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, at Beloit & Madison for a frightfully good time!

Cheer on the teams as they race for trophies—including the most frightfully funny casket, creepiest casket and the team that finishes “dead last.”

Races start at 11 AM, but come early for the fun!

• 9–9:30 AM: Team check-in
• 9:30 AM: Vendors, food & fun
• 9:30–10 AM: Team rules & format review
• 10:30 AM: Parade of Caskets
• 11 AM: Races begin; trophies awarded after the final heat
• Before the final four heats: Kids & pets costume parade
• 12:30–2:30 PM: Trick-or-Treat on Madison Street

A huge thank-you to our sponsors for making this Forest Park tradition possible!

Grim Reaper Sponsors: CAST Water Safety Foundation, SBC Waste Solutions Inc. and Jacknow Construction

Undertaker Sponsor: Riveredge Hospital

Coroner Sponsors: Mark P Hanson - State Farm Insurance Agent, The Brown Cow, Park District of Forest Park, FatDuck Tavern & Grill, Our Planet Automotive Services Inc, Kiwanis Club Of Forest Park, Burke Beverage, Inc., The Gillian Group - BHHS Chicago, O'Sullivan's Public House and Spotless Carwash

In-Kind Coroner Sponsor: Inkyourwear

DJ Sponsors: April Baker Homes, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and Grand Appliance and TV

Hay Sponsors: Bethany Brown DeCaspers, Forest Park Bakery and Rejuvae Aesthetics & Wellness, PLLC

Come for the races. Stay for the treats! 🎃

10/22/2026