By Trent Modglin
TheRealChicago.com
A regular staple for loads of fall harvest fun every October in Chicago is Lincoln Park Zoo’s Fall Fest, a free, family friendly celebration with seasonal activities of all kinds.
This year’s version features ticketed attractions throughout the zoo like a 65-foot Ferris wheel, corn maze and hay mountain, endangered animal carousel, corn pool, carica-tures and face painting, fun slide, inflatable obstacle course, Lionel Train adventure, Pirate’s Revenge ride, pumpkin patch pop-up and more.
Free activities (zoo admission is also free 365 days a year) at the Fall Fest include animal chats, musical entertainment, a pumpkin patch, professional pumpkin carvers, the wild sapling play forest, canopy climbing adventure and some fall-themed enrichment for the animals.
Fall Fest runs Fridays-Sundays through Oct. 27, as well as Monday, Oct. 14. The zoo is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Fall Fest attraction tickets cost $3 for one ticket, $27 for 10 tickets, and $51 for 20 tickets, and select Fall Fest attrac-tions will remain open during the week. 2001 N. Clark. LPZoo.org
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If you’re not easily spooked, follow Adam Selzer, author, podcaster and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for his Haunted History Tours, where guests get to enjoy a spine-tingling stroll through the allegedly haunted zoo. These tours are quite popular throughout the month and run Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 and 9 p.m. Visit LPZoo.org for ticket information.
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