Chicago Events Calendar / Things-To-Do 31 October 2009, Saturday Blue After-Dark Moonlight Cruise Location: Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave Mystic Blue Cruises presents a Halloween-themed, high-energy, Blue After-Dark Moonlight Cruise on Saturday, October 31. Come in your best Halloween attire and start the night off right with a complimentary house drink ticket and the Navy Pier Fireworks display during boarding. When the boat leaves the dock, dare to stay onboard where you’ll delight in tasty treats and a costume contest with great prizes! Then dance the night away to hot club and house mixes, spun by some of Chicago’s premier DJs, with daunting views of the Chicago skyline as the backdrop. Saturday, October 31: Board 8:30 p.m., Cruise 9:30-11:30 p.m.; $34.90 (per person, excludes taxes, service charges and other fees). Guests must be at least 21 years old to board. For more information or to purchase tickets call (877) 299-7854 or visit http://www.MysticBlueCruises.com. Chronicles of the Cursed Location: 560 W. Grand Ave. Chicago Chicago's Scariest Haunted House Opens October 9 Chronicles of the Cursed: Hades Emerges, Chicago's premier haunted house experience opens Friday, October 9 at 560 W. Grand Avenue. The haunted house is the largest in Chicago with more than 20,000 square feet of bone-chilling monsters, ghouls, zombies, hellions, and other frightening beings. Victims will experience the rage of Hades, a killing factory, the dead coming alive, toys turning into demons, parking meters demanding blood, and other truly disturbing experiences. Chicago's largest haunted house was designed by the renowned Joe Jensen, creator of the Hades Haunted Houses. Chronicles of the Cursed: Hades Emerges is conveniently located downtown Chicago and is easily accessed by the Blue Line (Milwaukee & Grand stop) or the Grand Avenue bus. Parking is available. Admission is $20 and tickets are available online or at the door. Don't miss Chicago's largest and best haunted house experience. More info at http://www.cursedchicago.com/ Fall Fireworks Cruises Location: Navy Pier - 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago Celebrate the fall season on a Shoreline Fall Fireworks Cruise. Enjoy a dramatic, starlit Lake Michigan tour and the special fall Navy Pier fireworks displays. The special 45-minute cruises set sail at 8:30 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings from Friday, September 18th through Saturday, October 31st. More info at http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?linkid=316405 Odyssey, Spirit of Chicago, and Mystic Blue Fall Fireworks Dinner Cruises Location: Navy Pier - 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago This year enjoy Fall Fireworks at Navy Pier! Head down to Navy Pier on Friday and Saturday nights September 18th through October 31st and enjoy these special Fireworks displays from the water aboard a Fireworks Cruise. More info at http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?linkid=316766 13th Annual Halloween Franken Plaza @ Daley Plaza Location: Daley Plaza Halloween is more than a day in Chicago; it’s an entire season. The city, its parks, buildings and streets are decorated and filled with an array of activities for children and the child within you. More info at http://www.chicagoween.us Seadog Haunted Tours Location: Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave Experience the sights, lights, and frights of Chicago this Halloween! Cruise aboard the spooky Seadog as you enjoy a river view featuring some of the most spectacular architecture in the world. As you cruise along the Chicago River, your eerie costumed tour guides will highlight interesting supernatural and odd occurrences from Chicago's past including; Samuel Insull's Ghost, The Fort Dearborn Massacre, The Eastland Disaster, and much more! Plus enjoy Navy Pier’s spectacular Fireworks Display when you return back to the dock. Guests of all ages are encouraged to come in costume! Seadog Haunted Tours depart at 6:15 p.m. form Navy Pier and are $26.95 plus tax for adults, and $14.95 plus tax for children ages 4 through 12. Children ages 3 and under are free. Walk-ups are welcome, but reservations can be made online at http://www.seadogcruises.com or by calling 312.822.7200 Spooky Pooch Parade Location: Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd. Glencoe, IL The Spooky Pooch Parade is from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. For two very special hours only, dogs are allowed in the Garden. Cleverly costumed canines march the parade route to celebrate the season. Spectators are invited to line the parade route for a barking good time. In addition to the parade, activities include the costume contest, judging, and an awards ceremony. Nonprofits and vendors from a variety of local pet supply shops will share information and sell dog-related products. The parade steps off from the Esplanade, where the activities and costume contest take place. Dogs must be on leash at all times and must leave the Garden by 3 p.m. More info at http://www.chicagobotanic.org/dog/index.php For questions regarding this calendar, contact: Chicago Traveler Licensed To: JRL Enterprises