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The Loyola community will celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, and Día de los Muertos with events across the University’s campuses. From painting pumpkins to touring crypts, there’s something for everyone this spooky season. Check out tips on how to celebrate Halloween responsibly.
October 22
7 p.m.-8 p.m. in Cuneo Hall, Room 303
Join the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society for a spooky-themed evening of trivia full of fun, friendly competition, prizes, and food.
7 p.m.-9 p.m. in Life Science Building, Room 142
Enjoy a screening of Scream 2 with Film Club and celebrate Halloween.
October 23
Halloween-Themed Julia Robinson Math Festival
4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., locationTBD
Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Student chapter at Loyola is hosting its annual Julia Robinson Math Festival (JRMF), this year Halloween-themed, for children and puzzle enthusiasts of all ages.
Campus Drag Collective: Harvest Xtravaganza
6 p.m.-8 p.m., location TBD
Celebrate Halloween with the Campus Drag Collective and watch fellow students serve terrifyingly good looks, killer performances, spooktacular talent, and more.
6 p.m.-8 p.m. in Crown Center Lobby
Join Hillel for a Halloween-themed Shabbat tradition.
Halloween Boricua: The Mystery of El Chupacabras
6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. in Mundelein
Have fun at this Halloween event hosted by the Puerto Rican Student Association, centered around Puerto Rican folklore, the legend of El Chupacabras, arts and crafts, and an interactive murder mystery game.
October 25
Loyolacapella Presents: Halloweird
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. in Crown Center Lobby
Loyolacapella will perform spooky songs for their Halloween-themed concert.
October 26
6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. in Mundelein Center, Room 204
Join Art History Club in investigating historical visual representations of Halloween and sharing spooky art stories.
Spooky Stories: Writing Using Elements of Horror
7 p.m.-8 p.m., location TBD
The Writer’s Guild is hosting an event for participants to learn about writing genres of horror, suspense, and more before practicing these elements in their own work.
October 27
6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Ireland’s
Join the Dead Fish English Society’s Halloween event for an evening of spooky snacks, scary stories, horror trivia, and more.
6 p.m.-8 p.m. in Life Science Building, Room 312
Enjoy an evening of Halloween Karaoke with the Care-olers.
October 28
Campus Ministry October Social
11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Damen Student Center, Suite 217
Take part in a Candy Buffet in Campus Ministry to celebrate Halloween.
3 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Stritch School of Medicine
Tour the morgue at Stritch School of Medicine with current pathology residency students.
7 p.m.-8 p.m., location TBD
Join the Bioethics Club for a spooky, thought-provoking evening exploring ethical dilemmas through a Halloween-themed case discussion.
We are SAATH’s Paint a Pumpkin night
7 p.m.-9 p.m. in Ireland’s
This is an opportunity for students to have a creative space to promote mental wellbeing and meet other students while painting pumpkins.
October 29
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., location TBD
Celebrate Halloween by coloring and decorating masks, enjoying drinks and food, and more.
6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Damen Den
Join the Wellness Wolfpack for an evening of fun drinks, snacks, games, prizes, and tips on how to stay safe this Halloween weekend.
Wizardry 331: Advanced Physical Magic – A Halloween Physics Show
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Cudahy Hall, Room 200
Physics faculty and students will present a set of Halloween-themed physics demonstrations, such as levitating phenomena, optical illusions, and electrostatic phenomena.
9 p.m.-11 p.m. in the Damen Cinema
Join Rainbow Connection for a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show complete with props, audience participation, and costumes.
October 29, 30, 31
7:30 p.m. in Madonna della Strada
Tour the crypts with Father Jerry Overbeck.
October 30
Halloween Open House at the Loyola Archives and Special Collections
9 a.m.-4 p.m., in Cudahy Library 217
Drop by the Loyola Archives and Special Collections for a whimsical Halloween open house featuring picture books, pop-up books, and more from the collections.
12 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Cudahy Library, Lower Level
Enjoy camp craft activities, snacks, movies, and a haunted house in the style of a 1980s summer camp slasher. Costumes are encouraged.
November 1
10:30 a.m. in Madonna della Strada
Attend All Saints Day Mass and witness Fr. Michael Rossmann, S.J., profess his final vows.
Throughout November
The University’s “Altar of the Dead” will be erected in Madonna della Strada Chapel throughout the month of November. Those who wish to place images of their loved ones for this alter are invited to do so beginning mid-October.
In addition to the altar, there will also be a Book of The Dead displayed in front of the chapel, and the Mass of Remembrance will take place on the second Sunday of November at 10:30 a.m.
Find more events on the University Calendar and LUCommunity.
