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Saturday’s Pumpkin Plans Stay Inside Chicago

Official archival photograph of Farm on Ogden’s growing operation.

Keep your fall outing in the city. Farm on Ogden’s community festival pairs food and music with a pumpkin you can turn into a small masterpiece.

Farm on Ogden Fall Fest
Where: 3555 W. Ogden Ave., North Lawndale
When: Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Event information: OPEN Center for the Arts

OPEN leads pumpkin painting alongside local organizations and community partners. The festival also includes a farmers market and music. The venue is a working urban-agriculture hub, with a greenhouse, aquaponics system and year-round indoor market.