Cantigny Fall Festival Oct 13-15 |
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September 28, 2023
Cantigny Fall Festival Oct 13-15
Contact:
Jeff Reiter
(630) 260-8218 ; jreiter@mccormickfoundation.org
Jeff Reiter
(630) 260-8218 ; jreiter@mccormickfoundation.org
CANTIGNY FALL FESTIVAL SET FOR OCTOBER 13-15
New for 2023: Full weekend of autumn celebration with fall flowers and foliage and a biergarten serving Oktoberfest beer and food all day. Plus, craft fair, live music, hayrides, petting zoo, pumpkins and more!
Wheaton, Ill., September 28, 2023 — The Cantigny Fall Festival, one of the park’s most popular annual events, is expanding this year, adding Friday and Saturday night food and entertainment, plus a second full day of outdoor family fun.
Formerly a one-day event, Cantigny’s signature autumn celebration will span a full weekend, October 13-15.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 | 4 to 11 PM
Cantigny Biergarten Opens!
German food, eight beers on tap, and live music by Howl2Go under the big tent. A DJ will spin tunes before and after the featured entertainment. Outside, enjoy lawn games or pull up an Adirondack and relax around the fire pits. Limited edition 25-oz. souvenir beer stein available while supplies last. Pre-purchase online at Cantigny.org and skip the lines!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 | 10 AM to 11 PM
Family Fun (through 4 pm)
Entertainment
Family Fun
Entertainment
Cantigny, in Wheaton, Illinois, is the 500-acre estate of Colonel Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955), long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and founder of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation. It is home to gardens, walking trails, a museum dedicated to the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, a highly ranked 27-hole public golf course, and a golf academy for all ages. More information is online at Cantigny.org, including hours, admission fees and upcoming events.
New for 2023: Full weekend of autumn celebration with fall flowers and foliage and a biergarten serving Oktoberfest beer and food all day. Plus, craft fair, live music, hayrides, petting zoo, pumpkins and more!
Wheaton, Ill., September 28, 2023 — The Cantigny Fall Festival, one of the park’s most popular annual events, is expanding this year, adding Friday and Saturday night food and entertainment, plus a second full day of outdoor family fun.
Formerly a one-day event, Cantigny’s signature autumn celebration will span a full weekend, October 13-15.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 | 4 to 11 PM
Cantigny Biergarten Opens!
German food, eight beers on tap, and live music by Howl2Go under the big tent. A DJ will spin tunes before and after the featured entertainment. Outside, enjoy lawn games or pull up an Adirondack and relax around the fire pits. Limited edition 25-oz. souvenir beer stein available while supplies last. Pre-purchase online at Cantigny.org and skip the lines!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 | 10 AM to 11 PM
Family Fun (through 4 pm)
- Craft fair with 100+ vendors
- Inflatables for all ages
- Petting zoo*
- Hayrides*
- Purchase plants and pumpkins
- Kids’ craft*
Entertainment
- 10 am to noon: Stilt walker
- 10 am to noon: Live music by Jimmy’s Bavarians
- Noon to 1 pm: Kids concert by Jeannie B!
- 12:35 to 1:10 pm: Comedy juggling and variety show
- 1 to 4 pm: Live music by Jimmy’s Bavarians
- 1:30 to 3 pm: Big bubble making
- 7 to 10 pm: Howl2Go
- Hearty food and drink served in the spirit of Oktoberfest! Music under the tent begins at 4 pm.
- See the colorful fall displays featuring mums and other seasonal plantings
- Take a family photo at the Mum Tower!
Family Fun
- Craft fair with 100+ vendors
- Inflatables for all ages
- Petting zoo*
- Hayrides*
- Purchase plants and pumpkins
- Kids’ craft*
Entertainment
- 10 am to noon: Live music by Jimmy’s Bavarians
- Noon to 1 pm: Kids concert by ScribbleMonster
- 1 to 4 pm: Live music by Jimmy’s Bavarians
- Hearty food and drink served in the spirit of Oktoberfest!
- See the colorful fall displays featuring mums and other seasonal plantings
- Take a family photo at the Mum Tower!
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About CantignyCantigny, in Wheaton, Illinois, is the 500-acre estate of Colonel Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955), long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and founder of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation. It is home to gardens, walking trails, a museum dedicated to the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, a highly ranked 27-hole public golf course, and a golf academy for all ages. More information is online at Cantigny.org, including hours, admission fees and upcoming events.
