Blackberry Farm, Aurora. 630-892-1550. Trolley Fall Colors Tour – Mon. & Sat. in Oct. Tour includes trolley ride, hot lunch and guided scenic walk. Starved Rock, Utica. 815-220-7386. Fall Bulb Festival – Oct 2-4. Shop from a varietiy of bulbs with live music and activities. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. 847-835-5440.
47th Annual Houby Fest October 1-4 Live music, carnival, food, crafts and more. Parade, on the 4th Presented by the Town of Cicero & City of Berwyn 708-656-3600x 288
goods. Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. McHenry County Historical Museum, Union. 815-923-2267. Heirloom Apple Fest – Oct. 4. Step back in time and embrace Fall with its most iconic fruit. 1-4 p.m. Durant House Museum, St. Charles. 630-377-6424. Paws in the Park – Oct. 4. Hosted in conjunction with the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League. Pet resources, demonstrations, contests and a blessing of the animals. 12-3
p.m. Lincoln Park Dog Park, Aurora. 630-8970516. Last Straw Fall Event – Oct. 4. Bee keeper, music, bake sale, pumpkin decorating and more. 12-4 p.m. Gregg House Museum, Westmont. 630-963-5252. Autumn on the Fox Art & Craft Show. Oct. 9-11. 170 artisans displaying jewelry, metal art, stained glass, photography, folk art & more. St. Charles. 630-387-1151.
Oktoberfest – Oct. 2 & 3. Live music and authentic German cuisine. Fri. 5-10 p.m. Sat. 12-10 p.m. Naperville. 630-420-6010. Autumn Colors Craft Show – Oct. 3. 100 booths of hand crafts, jewelry, candles & more. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Romeoville. 815-886-6222. Fish Boil and Harvest Festival – Oct. 3. Family fun with live music and entertainment. 1-5 p.m. Vasa Park, South Elgin. Reservations: 847-695-6720.
Galena Oktoberfest Sat. 10/3 from noon to 10 pm Children’s activities, non-stop live music, polka dancing + lessons, wiener dog races + events, food + drinks, fun tournaments for adults. Depot Park, Galena, Illinois 815-331-0180, Galena Lions Club www.galenaoktoberfest.com Scarecrow Harvest Festival – Oct. 3. Make your own scarecrow and explore this Victorian era village. 12-5 p.m. Midway Village Museum, Rockford. 815-397-9112. Autumn Harvest Festival – Oct. 4. Demonstrations of frontier era farm life, crafts, 19th century games, food & live music. 12-5 p.m. Schaumburg. 847-985-2100. Harvest Days at Garfield Farm – Oct 4. Music, food & demonstrations of historic household and farm skills in the 1800’s. 11:30 a.m.4 p.m. Garfield Farm Museum, St. Charles. 630-584-8485. Cider Festival – Oct.4. Harvest demonstrations, cider making, music apple baked September/October 2015
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