There’s Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Fall is a great time to get outside in Illinois and take in the rich offering of festivals.

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 Downers Grove area worth putting on the calendar:

• Halloween Window Painting and Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
• Morton Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch
• Wicked West Fest in Westmont

Have another Halloween event in Downers Grove you think is a must-do? Let us know in the comments.