Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest
Time: Fridays-Sundays, September 27-October 27th and Monday, October 14th from 10:00AM-5:00PM
Location: Lincoln Park Zoo
Cost: Free general admission; Fall Fest attractions cost $3 for 1 ticket, $27 for 10 tickets, $51 for 20 tickets
About: 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!
Family Fall Fest 2019
Time: Saturday, October 19th from 10:00AM-12:00PM
Location: Liberty Bank for Savings, 2392 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Cost: Free
About: Come experience some great fall fun including a free reptile exhibit featuring snakes, turtles, and lizards, as well as music performed by a band from the Old Town School of Folk Music. Also enjoy glitter tattoos, face painting, a balloon artist, pony rides, a petting zoo, and much more.
Wicker Park Kidical Mass- Halloween Ride — Chicago Family Biking
Time: Sunday, October 20th from 9:30-11:00AM
Location: 1425 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Cost: Free
About: A slow, easy-going group bike ride for families and kids of all ages to encourage family fun and fitness! This ride will tour the Wicker Park neighborhood and end in the new Walsh Park. Costumes and Halloween decorations are encouraged!
Roscoe Village 5K, Fun Run, and Halloween Parade
Time: Sunday, October 20th from 8:00AM-4:00PM
Location: Hamilton and Roscoe, Chicago, IL
Cost: $50/person for Roscoe Village 5K; $20/person for the Fun Run (There will be a family discount of 15% when you register for 3 or more people before October 10th.)
About: Costumes are encouraged for all in attendance. Whether you are a serious runner, or just love to celebrate Halloween, the event will bring together running enthusiasts, school supporters, neighbors, and party-goers of all ages. Bring the family for crafts, a photo booth, food trucks, music and dancing, costume-contests, activities, and much, much more!
Lincoln Park Zoo’s Spooky Zoo
Time: Saturday, October 26th
Location: Lincoln Park Zoo
Cost: Free
About: Wear your costumes and head to Lincoln Park Zoo for family Halloween fun with a wide variety of kid-friendly activities, trick-or-treating, and arts and crafts, in addition to a Haunted House and Fall Fest rides.
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