Lincoln Park Zoo's Fall Fest Features Cornucopia of Family Fun

Lincoln Park Zoo is bringing harvest season to Chicago with the first-ever Fall Fest, a family celebration complete with rides, activities and entertainment beginning this weekend. The event will run Oct. 2-4, 9-12 and 16-18.

The autumnal festival will feature a cornucopia of fall fun, including an a-maize-ing corn maze, hay mountain, a giant 60-foot burlap sack slide on the zoo’s Main Mall and hay wagon rides throughout Farm-in-the-Zoo. Additionally the festival will include a pumpkin carver, Ferris wheel, inflatable courses and rides, educational activities and live entertainment.

“Fall Fest is a great opportunity for families to experience the beauty of a rural autumn right here in the heart of the city,” Senior Director of Operations Kurt Zitzner said. “At the zoo, Chicagoans can participate in the celebration of harvest season without leaving the city.”

In full fall spirit, pumpkins will be available for sale at the pumpkin patch daily throughout October. Pumpkins vary in price depending on size.

Fall Fest is free and open to the public Oct. 2-4, 9-12 and 16-18 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Tickets are $3 per ride ticket or available in packages of 10 for $27 or 20 for $51.

For more information visit Lincoln Park Zoo and events.

Source: Lincoln Park Zoo