Chicago’s free and family-friendly fall celebration returns to Lincoln Park Zoo with a full slate of harvest-time fun! From picking the perfect pumpkin and toasting s’mores over a fire pit to rides and entertainers, this festival offers something new and different each weekend in late September and throughout October.

While you stroll through seasonally decorated gardens bursting with fall color, you’ll be able to enjoy free musical entertainment, professional pumpkin carvers, a pumpkin patch, and fall-themed enrichment for zoo animals. You can also enjoy ticketed attractions around the zoo.

Note: Fall Fest closes at 4:30pm on October 11 and 24.

Time: 10am - 5pm

Cost: FREE

Ages: All ages