Cider and Ale Festival at Morton Arboretum

Lisle, IL · Food & Drink

When: October 3, 2026
Where: Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53 · Lisle · IL
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

The Morton Arboretum's Cider and Ale Festival sets up tasting tables along the Meadow Lake Trail each October, pouring hard cider and seasonal beer from more than 30 Illinois breweries and cideries. Visitors sip and stroll through the arboretum's autumn tree collection in Lisle. The festival is an annual fall fixture at the 1,700 acre arboretum.

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