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Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
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Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Nathan Manilow Theatre at Freedom Hall - 2:30 PM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
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Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
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Also on October 9, 2025, October 13, 2025.
Fall Fest offers a pumpkin patch, hay mountain, professional pumpkin carvers, Ferris wheel and more throughout Lincoln Park Zoo.
Weekends beginning September 26 are filled with professional pumpkin carvers, animal viewing, edible garden, Wild Sapling Play Forest, Canopy Climbing Adventure, and many ticketed experiences.
Ticketed experiences include: AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, Bounce Town, Century Wheel, Corn Maze & Hay Mountain, Corn Pool, Fun Slide, Lionel Train Adventure, Obstacle Course, Pirate's Revenge, Pumpkin Bounce House, and Pumpkin Patch Pop-ups (pumpkin prices vary). Most activities are 1 ticket per person, except Century Wheel, which is 2 tickets per person. Signs posted near the entrance of paid attractions will provide information regarding height and weight restriction.
