Best Harvest & Pumpkin Festivals in Chicago for Fall Family Fun
Chicago is full of kid-friendly fall festivals, and many of them are 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.
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 comes 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!
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951 McHenry Road
Copernicus Center
Washington Park
Downtown Highwood
Naperville Central High School
Village of Melrose Park
W Fulton St & N Sangamon St
Downtown Long Grove
Breidert Green Park
Downtown Winfield
Downtown Downers Grove
Lincoln Square
Downtown Elmhurst
Gladstone Park
Auburn-Gresham
Camera Park
Centennial Park
Ravenswood & Berteau
Tinley Park Oktoberfest
Washington Blvd. & Sangamon St.
Downtown Long Grove
Stone Avenue Train Station
Lemont Township Community Center
Morton Arboretum
St. Alphonsus Church
Brookfield Zoo
Logan Center for the Arts
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve
Brookfield Zoo
Everts Park
Wild Meadows Trace
Lombard Park District
Downtown Chicago
Cantigny Park
Lincoln Park St. Charles
DuPage County Fairgrounds
Katherine Legge Park
Tower Road Boat Launch
Bloomingdale Village Hall
DuPage Children's Museum
Ravenswood and Lincoln Square
North Halsted Street
The Morton Arboretum
Daley Plaza
RiverEdge Park
Magnificent Mile
Brookfield Zoo
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