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Adult trick-or-treating is kind of creepy, right? And not in the spooky Halloween way. But big kids can still get in on the fun without going door-to-door (and sans dirty looks from the neighbors). The next 12 days are mad with Halloween debauchery, and we’ve got your trick-or-treating map right here. Check out 13 tricks, from a “Stranger Things” pingpong party to a Halloween-themed burlesque, and seven treats, including urban legends-inspired cocktails and $3 horror flicks. Watch out, these deals are scary good.

TRICKS

203 Fear Street Party at Cerise at Virgin Hotel Chicago
203 N. Wabash Ave. 312-940-4774
The rooftop bar in The Loop becomes a spooky neon voodoo den with DJ sets from English pop singer Little Boots and The Hood Internet and New Orleans voodoo-inspired cocktails. The Commons Club downstairs shows slasher films while DJs Nick Castle, Mamabear and The Golden Pony spin the beats. Costumes required. 9 p.m.–2 a.m. Oct. 29. $20 (no cover at Commons Club). Tickets: eventbrite.com

AceBounce.
AceBounce.

Stranger Pings at AceBounce
230 N. Clark St. 773-219-0900
Mouthbreathers be gone. This is a party for the bravest bunch out to backhand some pingpong balls like they’re taking out a Demogorgon. DJ Barb provides the tunes while guests enjoy ’80s-themed cocktails and bites (included until 10 p.m., cash bar following) and unlimited ping pong all night. Best dressed will win a year of free pingpong and other prizes. 8 p.m.–1 a.m. Oct. 29. $29-$40. Tickets are not available at the door. Tickets: eventbrite.com

Bit Bash Little Bash of Horrors at Bottom Lounge
1375 W. Lake St. 312-666-6775
Play spooky games, including Capsule and Monsters & Monocles, at this video game gathering with cocktails and beer deals. Catch Halloween-themed music acts Mogi Grumbles and Spookyboys and Benedict Fritz with house jams. 7–11 p.m. Oct. 28. $25–$30. Tickets: bitbashchicago.com

Mind Tricks: A Hip-Hop Halloween Party Like No Other at The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West 312-801-2100
Get down and dancey at this banger with Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill, DJs Mark Flava and Jay Illa and cash prizes for best costume. 10 p.m.–3 a.m. Oct. 29. $20–$40. Tickets: promontorychicago.com

Studio 564 at CH Distillery
564 W. Randolph St. 312-707-8780
Break out your best sequined suit and get ready to disco. The cocktail bar at the West Loop distillery transforms into a groovy ’70s-era nightclub inspired by New York’s Studio 54. Grab a Harvey Wall Banger (vanilla-anise vodka and orange juice, $12) from the bar, munch on deviled eggs and cocktail wieners ($6 each) and boogie down with the DJ under a disco ball. 5 p.m.–midnight Oct. 29. No cover.

Saint Lou's Assembly.
Saint Lou’s Assembly.

Falloween Fest at Saint Lou’s Assembly
664 W. Lake St. 312-600-0600
Celebrate all things autumn with pumpkin carving and a doggy costume contest in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) and an adult costume contest in the evening (10 p.m.) on the restaurant’s back patio. Gulp $6 spiked cider, bloody marys and Punk’n Harvest pumpkin ale by Uinta Brewing and nosh on $7 Grand Marnier-drizzled mini-beignets served on top of cheese and caramel popcorn. 3 p.m.–midnight Oct. 22. No cover.

An Alice in Wonderland Spooktacular Night at The Rabbit Hole
1208 N. Wells St. 312-274-1824
Old Town’s new watering hole inspired by Lewis Carroll’s peculiar fantasy land offers themed buffet-style bites, such as Jabberwock Angus beef sliders, and bevvies including a pumpkin old fashioned ($13), beer and wine. Tickets include three drink tickets, games like Jenga and Pictionary and sets from costumed DJs. Dressing up is encouraged. 8–11 p.m. Oct. 28. $30. Tickets: eventbrite.com

Nocturna All Hallow’s Eve Ball at Metro
3730 N. Clark St. 773-549-4140
DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins current and classic goth, post-punk, shoegaze, new wave and more at the annual goth bash in its 28th year. Along with a photo booth, special performances and spooky vendors, a costume contest features cash prizes, concert tickets, gift certificates to goth-friendly businesses and more. 11 p.m.–4 a.m. Oct. 28. $18 ($15 with costume, $17 online). Tickets: metrochicago.com

Saved by the Max Presents The Attic at Debonair Social Club
1575 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-227-7990
The folks behind the “Saved by the Bell” pop-up diner take over the Wicker Park bar and transform it into the infamous nightclub the underage cast snuck into in Season 3. Get preppy, flash your (real) ID and bust a move on the dance floor to hits from the ’80s and ’90s. Take advantage of a photo booth and Bayside-inspired cocktails, such as The Melanie Morris maple syrup old fashioned ($8) and the The Fake ID pumpkin pie shot ($5). 9 p.m.–2 a.m. Oct. 28. $20.

‘Ghost Stories’ at Under the Gun Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.773-270-3440
Sip Halloween-themed cocktails at this improv comedy show based on scary stories from guest storytellers Jeremy Adler, Rebecca Grossman and more. 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and 29 and Nov. 5 and 12. $12. Tickets: underthegun.theater

Nikki Lane.
Nikki Lane.

Step into the Dark at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
12 S. Michigan Ave. 312-940-3552
The Loop hotel offers an otherworldly experience at the second annual event on four floors that culminates in a concert with country artist Nikki Lane (10 p.m.). Start with palm and tarot card readings in The Tank on the first floor then move to the second floor for spooky tunes by Reckless Records DJs and performances from Darling Shear, Holly Chernobyl and more in the Game Room and Drawing Room. The concert, presented by The Empty Bottle, in the hotel’s fourth floor gymnasium Stagg Court also features an aura photography lab by Radiant Human from 9–11 p.m. and cocktails from Cindy’s spirit guide Nandini Khaund. 6 p.m.–1 a.m. Stagg Court doors open at 8 p.m. No cover on first and second floors. $25 concert admission. Tickets: chicagoathleticevents.com

Howl-o-ween Bash at Sit Social
3920 N. Ashland Ave. 773-661-9336
This BYOB bark fest at the Lakeview dog lounge features a pupper costume contest, a scavenger hunt for prizes, unlimited beer tastings from Wolfden Brewing, pulled pork and pot roast sliders for purchase ($5) and tarot card readings for a donation benefiting Chicago French Bulldog Rescue. 7–10 p.m. Oct. 29. $10. Tickets: eventbrite.com

Peek-a-Boo at Uptown Underground
4707 N. Broadway 773-867-1946
Catch The Kiss Kiss Cabaret’s annual Halloween-themed burlesque show with dances paying homage to witches, skeletons, black cats, living dolls, Frankenstein and more set to Halloween classics, such as “I Put a Spell on You,” and contemporary choices including Justin Timberlake’s “Spaceship Coupe.” The Oct. 29 performance features a costume contest including free bar tabs for the top three winners, chosen by the audience. 10 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Oct 21, 22, 28 and 29. $27.50–$46.50. Tickets: uptownunderground.net

TREATS

Green Street Local's Scary Good s'more skillet cookie.
Green Street Local’s Scary Good s’more skillet cookie.

Green Street Local
130 S. Green St. 312-226-6565
Sink your teeth into the West Loop spot’s Scary Good s’more skillet cookie, an 11-minute chocolate chip cookie sprinkled with toasted marshmallows, Reese’s Pieces, Golden Grahams cereal and vanilla ice cream ($9).

The New 400 Theater
6746 N. Sheridan Road 773-856-5977
Cash in on $3 cocktails and $3 horror flicks, such as “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “House on Haunted Hill,” at 9 p.m. each night from Oct. 24–31 at the Rogers Park movie theater’s Scarefest. Tickets: thenew400.com/events

DMK Burger Bar
2954 N. Sheffield Ave. 773-360-8686
This spooky good deal features the Bloody Burger, Australian grass-fed sirloin tartare, garlic aioli, salt and vinegar potato chips and a fried egg on garlic toast ($14), available now through November, and the All Treats No Tricks Shake, a mix of M&Ms, Butterfinger and other candy blended in vanilla ice cream ($6), on offer Oct. 26–Nov. 1.

Beatrix's Just Like Snickers bar.
Beatrix’s Just Like Snickers bar.

Beatrix
519 N. Clark St. 312-284-1377 and 671 N. St. Clair St. 312-642-0001
Stop by the River North or Streeterville location in costume Oct. 31 and get half off a pastry. The Just Like Snickers bar, butter crust with caramel, peanut butter and chocolate filling topped with chopped peanuts, peanut butter and a drizzle of chocolate,is available now ($1.25).

Firecakes Donuts
68 W. Hubbard St. 312-329-6500 and 2453 N. Clark St. 773-666-5277
Treat yourself to doughnuts including pumpkin pie with candied pecans ($2.95) and apple cider with a caramel glaze ($2.79) all month long at the River North and Lincoln Park doughnut shops.

Magnolia Bakery
108 N. State St. 312-346-7777
Enjoy scary delicious treats, such as the devil’s food Boo! Cupcake filled with an orange-tinted white chocolate truffle center and topped with ganache ($3.75).

The Hitchhiker at Presidio.
The Hitchhiker at Presidio.

Presidio
1749 N. Damen Ave. 773-697-3315
Tales are as tall as the glasses on this Bucktown bar’s urban legends-inspired menu, with sips like The Hitchhiker, a concoction of rye, scotch, coconut horchata, smoked boba pearls and maple vanilla chai ($14).

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