A Bushel of Fall Events

After welcoming October yesterday we are ready to celebrate all things fall. Luckily, there is no shortage of fall events going on this weekend including pumpkin fests, haunted barns and Oktoberfest for the adults. For those looking to stay in the city, plan a visit to the Willis Tower farmers market and you might spy a few members of the MDPR team at the West Town Art Walk.

Thursday

Willis Tower Farmers Market (Willis Tower) 7 am-3 pm

Pumpkin Fest (Didier Farm) 9 am-5 pm

Oktoberfest (Hofbrauhaus Chicago) 11 am-midnight

Kraft Free Family Night (Chicago Children's Museum) 5 pm

KT Tunstall (Park West) 7:30 pm

Friday

Chicago Cultural Center Tour (Chicago Cultural Center) 1:15 pm

Dinosaurs Alive! (Brookfield Zoo) 10 am

West Town Art Walk (Between Milwaukee/Ogden and Oakley) 6 pm-10 pm

First Fridays (Museum of Contemporary Art) 6 pm

Evita (Oriental Theatre Chicago) 7:30 pm

Saturday

Harvest Days (Lincoln Park Zoo) 10 am-1 pm

Haunted Barn at Sonny Acres (Sonny Acres Pumpkin Farm) 11 am

West Town Art Walk (Between Milwaukee/Ogden and Oakley) 11 am-10 pm

Lyric Opera Ball (The Hilton) 5 pm

Chicago Blackhaws vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (United Center) 7 pm

Sunday

Run 10 Feed 10 (Lincoln Park) 8 am

35th Annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes (North Avenue Beach) 8:30 am

Harvest Days (Lincoln Park Zoo) 10 am-1 pm

Jack Johnson (The Chicago Theatre) 7:30 pm

Have any extra special weekend plans we need to know about? Tweet us at @monikadixonpr or comment below!

By Allison Sickert, MDPR Publicist