Do you love a parade? And Halloween? Kick off the spooky season with Arts in the Dark, a one-night-only magical parade of bands, dancers, costumes, floats, puppets and lanterns that celebrates Halloween as the “artist’s holiday.” This year’s event—the fifth annual—draws together About Face Theatre, Black Ensemble Theater, Broadway In Chicago, COLLABORACTION, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Fringe Opera, Jabberwocky Marionettes, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Opera-Matic, 16th Street Theater and Synapse Arts, among other participating troupes. Arts in the Dark is absolutely FREE! It takes place on State Street moving south from Lake Street to Van Buren Street, Saturday, Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m. Arts in the Dark was created by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Commissioner Mark Kelly, and is produced by LUMA8.