This year’s Fall Fest features ticketed attractions throughout the zoo, including a Fun Slide, Ferris wheel, inflatable activities, and much more. While you stroll through the decorated gardens bursting with fall color, you’ll enjoy free musical entertainment, professional pumpkin carvers, a pumpkin patch, and fall-themed enrichment for the animals. Every weekend will offer something new!

Rides and Attractions:

Rides
This year’s festival features ticketed attractions throughout the zoo, including a Fun Slide, the Fall Game Zone, inflatable attractions such as a bounce house, and much more.

Fall Popups
Enjoy fall classics such as picking out pumpkins, roasting s’mores, fall themed food, and more!

- Pumpkin Patch
- Performers
- Photo Ops
- Live Pumpkin Carving
- Penguin Encounters
- Rock Climbing at Farm in the Zoo
- Animal Enrichment and Learning Chats

Fest Date: September 27 - October 27, 2024

Hours: Fridays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2400 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614

Admission: Free

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