Evanston Harvest Fest

Evanston, IL · Food & Drink

When: September 26, 2026
Where: Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd · Evanston · IL
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

The Evanston Ecology Center's Harvest Fest celebrates fall with tours of the on site farmette, bee apiary, and food forest, plus a pumpkin patch, scarecrow making contest, and hayrides. The free family event is run by the City of Evanston each September. It highlights the produce grown at the center's small urban farm.

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