Geared toward children 12 and under, this free event takes place at Union Park on Chicago’s Near West Side. At Fall Festival you’ll find not only a pumpkin patch, but also a petting zoo, games, arts and crafts, and a bounce house.

Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Want some farm animals with your pumpkins? Pumpkinpalooza, a child-friendly event co-sponsored by the Skinner Park Advisory Council, might be for you. Come for the pumpkins, farm animals to pet, games, and jump-in inflatables. .

Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This annual weekend celebration at the North Park Village Nature Center returns this year and includes a scarecrow building contest, children’s nature crafts, storytelling, live music, farmer’s market, tours, and refreshments.

Saturday, October 12, 2019 to Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Now in its fifth year, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Fall Fest is a free, family-friendly affair, with ticketed attractions throughout the zoo including a Ferris wheel, corn maze, corn pool, fun slide, inflatable obstacle course, and more. Along with a pumpkin patch, you’ll also find professional pumpkin carvers showing off their craft live.

Fridays through Sundays, September 27 to October 27 and Monday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Set on over 2 acres near Goose Island, this second annual event has a lot more than just pumpkins and is geared toward guests of all ages. At this ticketed pop-up, you can axe-throw, do a corn maze, play games, take photos, eat, and drink.

Mondays through Fridays in October, from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

This annual Park District kid-oriented pumpkin patch is a partnership with the Humboldt Park Advisory Council. For one day you can play games, do art activities, participate in face painting, play in inflatables, eat popcorn—all while going home with a pumpkin in hand.

Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Didier Farms Pumpkin Fest offers a silly string asylum (a space where you can use a can of silly string instead of a paintball gun), pig races, baked goods, kids activities—oh, and there are pumpkins, too.

September 21, 2019 to October 31, 2019

This is not your typical pumpkin patch. For the first time, downtown’s Navy Pier will host a free, month-long pop-up that will feature nearly 1,000 pumpkins. There will be a variety of other events, ranging from Halloween design installations, a funhouse maze and Cosplay on the Pier: Halloween Fest 2019.

October 1, 2019 to November 2, 2019