Fall Festival
& Bulb Sale
October 4 – 6
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bulb sale
Members only:
Friday, October 4
Open to the public:
Saturday & Sunday
October 5 & 6
Admission is free for Garden members. Regular parking and fees apply for nonmembers.
Celebrate fall and plan ahead for spring
Outdoor Fall Fun
The Fall Festival offers sweet treats, great music, and fun for kids of all ages. The straw bale maze and the gourd mountain (selfies!) as well as festival vendors, ensure that everyone can find a way to celebrate the season.
Marketplace Vendors
- Xanadu Forest Apiary
- Lincoln Land Kettle Corn
- Jush Shop
- Tcreativ Designs
- Irie Cup
- Elsie Mae's Canning and Pies
- Xpressive Mocha
- Completely Nuts
- Katherine Anne Confections
- Spoken Cafe
- 4 Elements
Live Music
Friday, October 4
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Barb Silverman, guitar
Saturday, October 5
1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Jordan Wankoff & Sean College, Fiddle & Accordion
Sunday, October 6
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Paul Kaye, guitar
Indoor Bulb Sale
Plant Now for Next Spring
The 2024 Festival is anchored by the Fall Bulb Sale in the Regenstein Center. Shop for more than 200 varieties of bulbs at the Fall Bulb Sale. Choose from a wide variety of daffodils, tulips, alliums, and other specialty bulb to plant now, and your spring is guaranteed to be alive with color.
The sale offers hundreds of varieties of daffodils, tulips, crocus, and specialty bulbs shipped directly from Holland, just in time for fall planting. The Fall Bulb Sale will also offer hyacinths, peonies, and amaryllis.
Expert staff will be on hand to answer questions and offer tips. All proceeds benefit the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. The sale is presented by the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society.
The Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society proudly supports the general operating fund of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Proceeds from the 2024 Fall Festival & Bulb Sale ensure that the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø can continue to protect biodiversity, connect people with plants, and move forward with thriving research and programs that support the Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life.
