With fall arriving in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced the return of Chicago Fall Fest, an annual collaboration between the City and community organizations to spotlight family-friendly activities and events throughout the city. This year’s Fall Fest features hundreds of events through November 2nd, providing Chicagoans opportunities to celebrate Halloween, Día de los Muertos, Diwali, and more. Chicago Fall Fest 2026 also brings the 7th edition of the UPSIDE DOWN Halloween Parade on Russell Drive in Washington Park on October 31st from 12-2 p.m. Presented by LUMA8 and the City of Chicago, this event turns the traditional parade upside down as attending families will actually be the parade as they walk in costume through the park to view entertainment all around them. The street will come alive around them with dancers, acrobats, puppetry, and sports mascots. Throughout the Fall Fest period, My CHI. My Future. Safe Spaces for Youth partners will continue to host events for teens, called “Kickbacks,” across the city. All of the events mentioned above, and plenty more, can be found on www.ChicagoFallFest.org.