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HallowFest

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Trains, Tricks & Treats

EVENTS Calendar

	October 23, 24 & 25, 2009 Friday & Saturday: 6 – 8:30 p.m. New earlier hours on Sunday: 3 – 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available for sale at the Membership Desk or by calling (847) 835-8209. This event sells out quickly, so purchase your tickets as soon as possible. Parking fee applies to nonmembers when tickets are purchased in person on the day of HallowFest.

Ticket Availability
Tickets are $16 per person. Children 2 and under are free.

 

Celebrate Halloween at the Garden! Take either the "friendly" or "spooky" path to activities in the Regenstein Center and McGinley Pavilion.

Eerie Entertainment
Bobby "Circus Boy" Hunt entertains Friday and Saturday on stage with amazing feats, jokes, and audience participation! Dave Rudolf takes the stage on Sunday singing Halloween songs and well-known favorites. Each night of HallowFest, Fred the Vampire amuses audiences with tricks, games, and contests for all ages in the Alsdorf Auditorium.

Friday and Saturday shows start at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows are at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Hands-on Halloween Fun
Create a spider pop, decorate a pumpkin and plant a trick-or-treat plant to take home! Peek into the future if you dare to have your fortune told. Take a trip on the Eerie Express to explore rarely seen corners of the Garden while learning about helpful and harmful plants and insects.

Spooky Snack Shack
Enjoy Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels in Nichols Hall.

Costume Fun and Mad Scientist Photo Op!
Dress up in costume whether you're young or young-at-heart! Bring your camera for photo ops with friendly and scary surroundings.

The Garden Café
The Garden Café will be open to HallowFest ticketholders from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) and until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, serving a special Monster Menu.

Miniature Mania
As night falls on the Garden, view the Model Railroad Garden in ghostly lights and miniature splendor, running special ghost trains. Guests enjoy this garden at no cost during Hallowfest.

HallowFest is supported by Clover's Garden Center, Jelly Belly Candy Company,
Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels, and Sunset Foods.