Navy Pier hosts Slightly Spooky Movies from 17 October

Navy Pier in Chicago hosts Slightly Spooky Movies at the Pier from 17 October to 1 November 2026. The free indoor programme brings family-friendly films, spooky features and short films to Crystal Gardens on four scheduled dates.

Slightly Spooky Movies reaches Navy Pier from 17 October

The operator lists screenings on Saturday 17 October, Saturday 24 October, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026. Each evening is scheduled from 5pm to 9pm, with the films shown inside Crystal Gardens.

The programme opens with Hotel Transylvania at 5.30pm and Beetlejuice at 8pm on 17 October. On 24 October, Wall-E is followed by Scream, while Ghostbusters and Halloween are scheduled for 31 October. The final date brings Coco and The Conjuring.

The published schedule also includes short films before the feature screenings. The operator describes the programme as free indoor movies, making the event a public cultural programme rather than a ticketed commercial attraction. The four-date film programme gives the dates, times and Crystal Gardens venue together.

Crystal Gardens places the screenings inside a historic lakefront pier

The venue sits within a Chicago landmark originally built in 1916 as Municipal Pier #2. The operator says the structure was part of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago and later developed from a working dock and naval training centre into a destination for parks, gardens, theatres, dining and entertainment.

The pier extends more than 3,000 feet into Lake Michigan and covers more than 50 acres, according to its operator. That scale gives the film programme a distinct setting: visitors move from an extensive lakefront complex into Crystal Gardens for the screenings, rather than attending an ordinary cinema venue. The operator’s place information records the building history, footprint and Chicago location.

Visiting Navy Pier: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Slightly Spooky Movies at the Pier takes place on 17, 24 and 31 October and 1 November 2026, from 5pm to 9pm, inside Crystal Gardens.
• The programme is listed as free indoor movies. The family-friendly feature comes before a spooky pick, with short films also scheduled before the main screenings.
• The venue is at 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, on the city’s lakefront. The operator identifies the site as a large complex of parks, gardens, theatres, shops and entertainment venues.
• The programme is indoors, but the wider site extends into Lake Michigan and includes parks and gardens. Visitors planning time around a screening should allow for an extensive waterfront setting rather than a standalone cinema.
• The four dates offer different film pairings: Hotel Transylvania and Beetlejuice on 17 October, Wall-E and Scream on 24 October, Ghostbusters and Halloween on 31 October, and Coco and The Conjuring on 1 November.

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Frequently asked questions about Navy Pier

When does Slightly Spooky Movies at the Pier take place at Navy Pier?

The programme runs on 17, 24 and 31 October and 1 November 2026, from 5pm to 9pm.

Where is Navy Pier and how do you get there?

It is at 600 E. Grand Avenue on Chicago’s lakefront in Illinois. The operator lists the site as a large waterfront complex with parks, gardens, theatres, shops and entertainment venues.

What is Navy Pier?

It is a lakefront pier originally built in 1916 as Municipal Pier #2. It extends more than 3,000 feet into Lake Michigan and covers more than 50 acres.