FRIDAY-SUNDAYS SEPTEMBER 27–OCTOBER 27 AND
MONDAY OCTOBER 14
10 A.M.-5 P.M.

For Wildlife. For All. For Fall! Dive into the wonderful world of autumn, from picking the perfect pumpkin to clambering up a hay mountain, with Lincoln Park Zoo’s fifth annual Fall Fest. This free, family-friendly celebration injects the heart of Chicago with a little harvest fun each year from September–October. This year’s festival features ticketed attractions throughout the zoo, including a Ferris wheel, corn maze, corn pool, fun slide, inflatable obstacle course, and more. Guests can also enjoy animal chats, musical entertainment, a pumpkin patch, professional pumpkin carvers, and fall-themed enrichment for the animals!

FESTIVE ACTIVITIES

• Photos with a giant pumpkin
• Live professional pumpkin carvers
• Mary Macaroni and the Impastas musical entertainment
• Delicious holiday snacks
• Canopy Climbing Adventure
• Wild Sapling Play Forest
• Carousel, train, Ferris wheel, corn pool, corn maze, fun slide, obstacle course, kids bounce houses, and Pirate’s Revenge ticketed experiences
• Pumpkin patch
• Animal viewing
• Learning chats
• Edible Garden