There’s Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, IL — Fall is a great time to get outside and take in the rich offering of festivals on the North Shore.

The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades.

Fall is also the season for corn mazes, pumpkin patches and apple orchard visits.

Here are a few festivals and events in the Lake Forest area worth putting on the calendar for the rest of October:

• Oct. 12-16, 19-23 Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns at Chicago Botanic Garden
• Oct. 15: Slow & Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, Chicago
• Oct. 16: Fall Festival at River Trail Nature Center, Northbrook
• Oct. 19: Taste of the Town at Chevy Chase Country Club, Wheeling
• Oct. 21-22: Ghost Walk at the Lake Bluff History Museum, Lake Bluff
• Oct. 21: Pumpkins in the Woods at Hubbard Woods Park, Winnetka
• Oct. 21: October Hayrides at The Grove, Glenview
• Oct. 21: Halloween Spooktacular in Gallery Park, Glenview
• Oct. 22: 7th annual Zombie Scramble at the Ladd Arboretum, Evanston
• Oct. 23: A Family Halloween at Historic Wagner Farm, Glenview
• Oct. 23: Vintage Market at The Lot, Highland Park
• Oct. 28: Boo Bash at the Takiff Center, Glencoe
• Oct. 28: Boo Bash at the Northfield Community Center, Northfield
• Oct. 29: Pumpkin Walk at Linden Square, Wilmette
• Oct. 29: Halloween at the French Market, Wilmette
• Oct. 29: Spook-Tacular Halloween Bash at Double Clutch Brewery, Evanston
• Through Oct. 30: Fall Fest at the Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago