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Nightmare Before Halloween

Name: Nightmare Before Halloween
Start: 2026-10-23T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-23T23:00:00-05:00
Location: Coartlition

Starting on Friday, October 23, 6:00 pm

At Coartlition

Categories: Performances, Adults, Music, Parties, Halloween

Wear your costume to the live music performances, runway and shopping at the Nightmare Before Halloween at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Coartlition, 2003 W. 35th St., Chicago.

The event features live music performance from DJ Albondigass, The Monster Companion, Death Barbie, Embina and Jmacc, plus a costume runway, karaoke and vendors. Doors open at 6 p.m., and performances start at 7 p.m.

Presented by Corrupt Kids Ink, Coartlition and Iras Artistry, tickets cost $15 at the door or are available for $17 on the Nightmare Before Halloween web page on the Ichiba service.

Nightmare Before Halloween Coartlition poster 20261023

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