Welcome fall; think spring!
Year after year, this is one of the most popular family days at the Garden.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 2 – 4, 2015
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Members-only preview bulb shopping, Friday, October 2, 2015
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
View the 2014 Fall Bulb Festival Catalog
Outdoors:
There’s live music, a harvest market, cider, wine, and beer to purchase, and the awesome gourd mountain for selfies!
More than 20 local vendors offer fresh herbs and vegetables, mouthwatering jams and honeys, gourmet baked goods, and chocolate!
Kids:
Take the obstacle course challenge: The Northshore University HealthSystem obstacle course with four activity stations.
On Saturday and Sunday, kids can visit each station, complete the activities, and get their passports stamped. Everyone who completes the obstacle course will receive a special keepsake!
- Hula hooping
- Resistance bands
- Jumping rope
- Reaching for the sky
Kids love the ever-popular straw-bale maze, fun outdoor fitness activities, and fall inspired crafts, too.
Indoors:
225+ varieties of daffodils, tulips, crocus, and specialty bulbs tempt gardeners at the annual Bulb Sale, presented by the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society. Buy mums, asters, peonies, potted amaryllis, paperwhite narcissus, and “Bulb Boost,” too. Roving staff are on hand to answer questions and offer tips.
The Woman’s Board is in its fourth year of “Growing the Future,” a $1 million pledge to the Garden. Proceeds from this event support fellowships for the plant biology and conservation graduate program, a collaboration between the Garden and Northwestern University.
View the 2014 Fall Bulb Festival Catalog.
Generously supported by
Admission is free. Parking fees apply.