Plan your spooky night out in Downtown Joliet. Walk to any or all of our participating businesses for some “spirited” entertainment and some themed food and spirits (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages). Local ghost stories, psychics, mini haunted houses, aura readings, live music, and haunted tours at the Rialto are just some of the activities you can expect.
Free Parking after 7:00p.m.: Ottawa Street Parking Deck at 110 N. Ottawa St. (Visitors can bring their parking stub to any restaurant or retail shop for free validation.)
Special Events
Learn the “Thriller” Dance on Wednesday, October 30. The Lesson begins at 4:30 p.m. in the library. Performance will follow outside at 5:30 p.m. 16+ are welcome and sign up is required!
Join the Southshore Ghostbusters in the hunt for Slimer. Search the participating businesses and let them know where he is to receive a prize!
Azul Celeste Bar & Grill
307 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Costume Contests at 6:00p.m. and 7:30p.m. Prizes awarded for best costume.
Food & Drink: Pasta Diabla, Margarita Vampiro
Colibri: The Hummingbird Oases
215 N Chicago St.
Entertainment: Free Tarot Card Readings from 5-9:00pm (tips appreciated)
15-minute astrology sessions from 6pm-9pm
Juliet's Tavern
205 N Chicago St.
Entertainment: Local Ghosts
Food & Drink: Beetle gin & juice
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum
9 W. Cass St.
Entertainment: Tamara Martinez’s Halloween Acoustic Performing from 6-8p.m.
Food & Drink: Cookies/snacks
The Forge/Icon Room
22 W. Cass St.
Food & Drink: The Frankenstein, Nightmare on Cass Street, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and The Jack-o-Lantern
C&C Vision Gallery
179 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Free Tarot Card Readings from 6:30-9p.m
Jitters Coffee House
178 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Local Ghosts
Food & Drink: Drink Special: Vampire's Kiss Hot Chocolate: Rich & creamy hot chocolate with a hint of raspberry syrup Food Special: Meatball Sliders Dessert: Pumpkin Cheesecake
Nail Inn Academy
160 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Mediumship mini readings, aura photos, crystal sales. Refreshments and gift bag for first 20 people who make a purchase
Food & Drink: Free Refreshments
Mousa Greek Tavern
158 N Chicago St.
Food & Drink: Black Magic Martini
Waywards Art Haus
32 W. Clinton St.
Entertainment: Free walk-through haunted house; professional haunted group photos for $15 for digital download and $50 for printed and mailed. 5-9p.m. FREE (donations accepted) haunted house with The Vamp, our local to Joliet vampire band playing low level scary sounds.
Black Cat Curiosities
118 N. Ottawa St.
Entertainment: Learn about local ghost stories from WriteOn Joliet
CUT 158 Chophouse
110 N Chicago St.
Food & Drink: Poison Apple
Rialto Square Theatre
102 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Ghost Tours at 5:15pm/6:30pm/7:45pm.
Food & Drink: Full Cash/Credit Bar featuring an Octoberfest Beer
Richardson's Downtown Sports Bar and Grill
81 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: Live Band 7-9p.m. The J3Experience (R&B/Classic Rock)
Food & Drink: Food- mini burgers, corn dogs, wings, pupkin carmel cinnamon rolls Drinks: Witches Brew, The Wolfman, Morgue-a-rita
Internode Greenery and Home
81 N. Chicago St.
Sales: Carnivorous Terrariums for sale
The Blue taco
178 N. Chicago St.
Food & Drink: Booberry & Rosemary's Baby Margarita (blueberry and infused rosemary margarita) Poison Apple Margarita Blood Orange & Ghost pepper taco (ghost pepper, habanero and blood orange glazed chicken taco) Stake in the Heart (steak taco)
Chicago Street Pub
75 N. Chicago St.
Entertainment: ZZ Jalapeno as ZZ Top and Ryan Hegarty as John Prine
Food & Drink: Blood Orange Sangria, Witches Brew Lemonade,Nightmare on Chicago Street, Shimmering Purple Cocktail Frankenburgers and Toxic Waste Mac & Cheese
