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Best Harvest & Pumpkin Festivals in Chicago for Fall Family Fun

Chicago is full of kid-friendly fall festivals, and many of them FREE. From neighborhood festivals honoring Chicago's diverse communities, like Lincoln Square Ravenswood Apple Fest or 79th Street Renaissance Festival, to kid-friendly festivals in Chicago that dig deep into our thriving food and art scenes, like the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts or Renegade Craft Fair, there's a celebration happening every weekend from now 'til Thanksgiving, with fun things for kids and families to do at each. Even Oktoberfest celebrations in Chicago, which might make you think of boozy crowds, make room for families with kids' zones and activities. And of course, there's Halloween and all the fun that goes along with it.
Bookmark this long list of the best fall festivals in Chicago to do with kids. And get your calendar and your favorite fall sweater ready!
Places featured in this article:
951 McHenry Road
Copernicus Center
Washington Park
Downtown Highwood
Naperville Central High School
Village of Melrose Park
Downtown Long Grove
Breidert Green Park
Downtown Winfield
Downtown Downers Grove
Stone Avenue Train Station
Lincoln Square
Downtown Elmhurst
Auburn-Gresham
Gladstone Park
Tinley Park Oktoberfest
Camera Park
Centennial Park
Morton Arboretum
Washington Blvd. & Sangamon St.
Ravenswood & Berteau
Oak Brook Park District
St. Alphonsus Church
Downtown Long Grove
Elim Christian Services
Logan Center for the Arts
Brookfield Zoo
Lemont Heritage Woodland Sanctuary and Community Center
LaBagh Woods
Brookfield Zoo
Everts Park
Lincoln Park St. Charles
Wild Meadows Trace
Lombard Park District
Downtown Chicago
Cantigny Park
DuPage County Fairgrounds
Tower Road Boat Launch
Katherine Legge Park
Downtown Batavia
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve
Bloomingdale Village Hall
DuPage Children's Museum
Ravenswood and Lincoln Square
The Morton Arboretum
Daley Plaza
RiverEdge Park
Magnificent Mile
Downtown Highland Park
Brookfield Zoo