The free Cantigny Fall Festival, in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, one of the park’s most popular annual events, will take place Saturday, October 8 (click at bottom for more info).   Festival hours are 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free to the public with paid parking ($5 per vehicle).  Attractions will include:
- Arts and Crafts Show with more than 40 vendors
- Pumpkin Decorating
- Scarecrow Making
- Hayrides
- Music by The Salt Creek Boys
- Candy Dive
- Scribblemonster Kids Concert
- Face Painting
- Stiltwalker and Juggling Show
- Barnyard Petting Zoo
- Inflatables
In addition, free hayrides will be offered at Cantigny Park not only at the Fall Festival but also on October 15, 22 and 29, from noon to 4 pm. Visitors will enjoy a stroll through Cantigny’s beautiful fall gardens to see more than 50 creatively decorated scarecrows. A map with their locations (and names!) will be available. Seasonal treats will be available during the festival at outside concession stands and inside at Bertie’s Coffee Shop. More festival details and information about other upcoming events at Cantigny are online at Cantigny.org. The park is open from 7 am to sunset every day through October. Hours are 9 am to sunset in November and December.
Cantigny Park, part of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation, is the 500-acre Wheaton estate of Robert R. McCormick. It is home to the McCormick Museum, First Division Museum, formal gardens, picnic grounds, walking trails and a Visitor Center with banquet and dining facilities.
