Halloween Weekend Bartlett IL: Oct 30–Nov 1 Guide

By Bartlett Guide · Published October 28, 2026

This is the biggest halloween weekend Bartlett IL has had in a while, for one simple reason: Halloween itself, Saturday, October 31, falls on a weekend day. That turns one evening of trick-or-treating into a four-day run, starting tonight. Here is the halloween weekend Bartlett IL lineup in day order — family events first each day, grown-up plans after dark — with the two deadlines hiding inside it: a gym deal that ends Saturday and a mail-ballot deadline on Thursday.

Tonight, Wednesday, October 28: bingo, then music bingo

Make it a doubleheader downtown. Cars on Wednesday, the cruise night at 120 Live, starts at 5:00 p.m. and welcomes classics, imports, exotics, bikes, and overland rigs, per its listing. Then Music Bingo at 120 Live starts at 7:00 p.m. — AllEvents lists it as a free party tonight at 120 West Bartlett Avenue, an easy walk from the Metra lot. Bingo with numbers at 6, bingo with songs at 7: pick one, or do the first hour of each.

Thursday, October 29: two deadlines in one day

Thursday is paperwork day. If you want to vote by mail in the November 3 general election, Thursday, October 29 is the last day your application can reach your election authority, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' vote-by-mail FAQ. Early voting runs through Monday, November 2 if you'd rather vote in person — sites and hours are in our Bartlett IL voter guide.

Thursday is also a good day to use the one deal in this guide: the LIFECENTER Spooktacular special runs through Saturday, October 31 at 5:00 p.m., offering 10% off a paid-in-full annual LIFECENTER membership at Bartlett Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Rd, per the Park District. If a membership was on your winter list anyway, buying it by Saturday beats buying it in November.

Friday, October 30: karaoke in Bartlett, Singo in Streamwood

Prefer your Friday game seated? Friday Night Music Bingo — Singo — runs 7:00–9:00 p.m. at The Chicago Loop Sports Bar and Grill, 7 W. Streamwood Blvd in Streamwood: cards are free, and instead of numbers you mark song titles as clips of familiar favorites play. Finish there by 9 and you can still make the first karaoke sets back in Bartlett.

Saturday, October 31: the full Halloween day

Then the main event: official trick-or-treat hours in Bartlett are 3:00–7:00 p.m. on Saturday — porch light on means a house is handing out candy. The full day-by-day season guide, including safety tips, is our Halloween in Bartlett 2026 guide. And keep the pumpkins afterward: the Village's Pumpkin Smash is next Saturday, November 7, at the same Metra lot.

After the kids are home, two costume parties run in town:

• Halloween Party at 120 Live, 120 W. Bartlett Ave — from 7:00 p.m. A DJ plays 7–11 p.m., karaoke takes over from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., and the costume contest is at midnight, with prizes, plus raffles and giveaways all night, per the event listing.
• Halloween Party at Bannermans, 858 Sutton Rd — from 8:30 p.m. Bannermans Sports Grill advertises a cash prize for the best costume, per AllEvents. No end time is published for this one, so confirm the night's details before you go.

Sunday, November 1: clocks back, then a slow day

Sunday starts an hour earlier by the sun: daylight saving time ends at 2:00 a.m., when clocks go back one hour. Spend the found hour slowly. Art Meet-Up Sundays runs at 1:00 p.m. at Arts in Bartlett, 215 S. Main St — bring whatever project you're working on and create alongside other local artists; it's free and open to ages 16 and up. The Park District's basketball open gym season also starts Sunday at Bartlett Community Center, running Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 3:30–5:30 p.m. for grades 3–12 — bring your own basketball. Everything else this month is on the Bartlett events page, refreshed daily.

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