The 2nd-Annual Schaumburg Halloween Carnival invites Chicagoland to experience two full weekends of nostalgic family fun, featuring spooky rides, a delightfully spooky House of Creeps haunted house, tasty treats, trick-or-treating, seasonally themed arts and crafts, a VIP, Very Insane Person bar/lounge, live music, and more. Entrance to the carnival is free for all attendees, and parking is $5.
What is sure to be a seasonal highlight for Chicagoland families for the second year in-a-row, the Schaumburg Halloween carnival is offering even more frightful fun for two weekends, October 20 – 22 and October 27 – 29, 2023. However, the fun doesn’t stop there, as this year, Wintrust Field is transforming into an over-the-top haunted house.
All-New Haunted House: Joining forces with The House of Creeps, the carnival is transforming Wintrust Field, home of the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team, into a spooktacular haunted house. Tickets for the haunted house are $17.50 per person, when purchased online, $20 at the door, and includes access to the new VIP: Very Insane Person, Bar and lounge, located on the second floor of Wintrust Stadium in the “Schaumburg Club.” VIP hosts a full-service bar and invites guests to socialize in the eerie lounge with other haunted-housers, before making their way through The House of Creeps. VIP bar requires a haunted house ticket in order to enter. House of Creeps is open during carnival hours October 20 – 22, 27-29, and as a special treat, is also open October 30 and 31. Tickets for The House of Creeps are encouraged to be purchased ahead of time online.
Costumes, Crafts + Trick-or-Treating: Those bringing children to the carnival will be pleased to learn that Trick-or-Treat will again be hosted by all vendors each day of the carnival. Children will be provided with a special trick-or-treat monster-lantern bag and can collect goodies from each vendor. Additionally, families are encouraged to stop by the facepainting booth and crafts tent to participate in free “make and take” kids crafts, such as DIY Halloween mason jar luminaries, coloring books and more. Costumes are also encouraged, and a costume contest is hosted each night of the carnival, which is free for all to participate.
Food & Beverage: Foodies attending the Halloween carnival will be thrilled to indulge in seasonal treats, including popcorn, cotton candy, caramel apples, corn dogs, hot dogs, polish sausage, nachos, and funnel cakes with a variety of toppings. Additionally, Hell’s BBQ restaurant and Rainbow Cone will be onsite serving savory and sweet treats both weekends. The carnival will also host a standard plaza bar, serving beer and seltzers for those 21+ years and older.
Where: Wintrust Field Parking Lot and Walkway to Entrance
1999 S. Springingsguth Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
For Chicagoland families seeking screaming good fun, the carnival will feature popular rides, like the:
- Matterhorn
- Pharaohs Fury
- OMG 360
- Krazy Kabin
- Combo cars
- Carrousel
- Rockstar
- Tilt-a-Whirl
- Luna Wheel
- Dizzy dragon
- Tractor
- Zero Gravity
- Sizzler
- Kite Flyer
- Dragon Wagon
- Mini-Disco
Pricing + Hours Breakdown:
Carnival ride wristbands can be purchased in affordable bundles each day, which include unlimited rides:
- Friday Night | $30
Wristband good for unlimited rides between 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday Daytime | $30
Wristband good for unlimited rides between 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday Night | $30
Wristband good for unlimited rides between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
- Sunday Daytime | $30
Wristband good for unlimited rides between 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday Night | $30
Wristband good for unlimited rides between 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Those interested in an extra scary good time can make their way through House of Creeps Haunted House, if they dare! Tickets are $17.50 per person when purchased online, $20 at the door, and include access to VIP: Very Insane Person Bar/lounge access. The Haunted House and VIP Bar are open during carnival weekend evenings, as well as Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31. Tickets can be purchased online.
Haunted House Hours
- Friday, October 20, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 21, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Sunday, October 22, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Sunday, October 29, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 30, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 31, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Halloween Carnival Hours
Friday, October 20, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 21, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, October 27, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 28, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 29, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday, October 30, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Haunted House Only
Tuesday, October 31, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Haunted House Only