Fall is in full swing! There are so many reasons to get outside whether in Elmhurst or the surrounding area. Don’t miss the pumpkins, changing leaves, hayrides, cooler breezes, and so much more. Please enjoy this month’s View From 101 York.
IN THIS EDITION
Live Performances • Music & More • Over 21 • Festivals • Family Fun
Live Performances
Forever Friends: A Homecoming Cabaret
Thursday, Sep 24; Friday, Sep 25; Saturday, Sep 26; Thursday, Oct 1; & Friday, Oct 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm and Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 @ 2pm
MILL THEATRE, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Heroes & Villains
Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 @ 3pm
ELMHURST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 149 W BRUSH HILL ROAD, ELMHURST
Walking Plays: Wuthering Heights
Saturdays & Sundays, Oct 3 & 4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25 @ 4pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Elmhurst University Fall String Orchestra Concert
Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 7pm - 9pm
HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Elmhurst University Fall Band Concert
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 @ 2pm - 4pm
HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Elmhurst University Fall Choral Concert
Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 2pm - 4pm
HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Chamber Concert
Sunday, Nov 1, 2026 @ 2:15pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Hedda Gabler
Friday, Nov 13; Saturday, Nov 14; Thursday, Nov 19; & Friday, Nov 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm and Sunday, Nov 15 & Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 @ 2pm
MILL THEATRE, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Elmhurst University Faculty Concert
Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 @ 5pm - 7pm
IRION HALL, BUIK RECITAL HALL, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Art, History, Sports, & More
Every Wednesday, through Oct, 7am - 1pm
ELMHURST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH PARKING LOT
New Exhibit: “Bear Down: Football in the Windy City”
Now thru January 24, 2027
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Open House
Fridays @ 7pm - 10pm & Sundays 1pm - 4pm
111 EAST FIRST STREET, ELMHURST
Night at the Museum: “Cars”
Friday, Oct 2, 2026 @ 6pm - 8:30pm
DUPAGE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, WHEATON
Date with History: Irregular Warfare in the American Revolution
Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 @ 6pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Gothic Ghost Stories
Fridays, Oct 2 & 9, Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 7pm - 8pm
MAYSLAKE PEABODY ESTATE, OAK BROOK
A Designer’s Guide to Christmas Decor
Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 @ 6pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Elmhurst Community Bicycle Ride
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
ELMHURST CITY HALL PARKING LOT
Keith A. Olson Prairie Volunteer Day
Saturday, Oct 17, & Nov 21, 2026 @ 9am - noon
WILD MEADOWS TRACE, ELMHURST
Fall Color 5K Run and Walk
Saturday, Oct, 24, 2026 @ 8am
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Swinging for the Fences: An Evening with Jason Benetti
Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 @ 7pm
HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 @ 11am
CANINE CORNER DOG PARK, ELMHURST
Create with Us: Eric Perez
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 @ 1pm - 5pm
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
Over 21
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, thru Oct 9, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Sundays, thru Oct 11, 2026 @ 3pm - 6pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Continental Craft
Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 @ 6pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Cider and Ale Festival
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 @ 5pm - 8pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Loteria Nights
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 12pm - 3pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Live at White Pines: Cars, Cornhole & Cocktails
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 2pm - 5pm
WHITE PINES GOLF CLUB, BENSENVILLE
Fall Wine Tasting
Thursday, Oct 15, 2026
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Pumpkins, Pies, and Pinot at Wilder Mansion
Saturday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WILDER PARK MANSION, 222 S PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Aces and Art: A Night of Giving at the Elmhurst Art Museum
Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 7:30 - 12am
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
Plant Bingo
Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 5pm - 8pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Brew It Forward
Saturday, Nov 7, 2026 @ 11am - 3pm
TANK PARK, CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Festivals, Fairs, Markets
Family Fall Fest
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 @ 9am - 12pm
NEAR THE DEPOT @ WILD MEADOWS TRACE, 511 S YORK ST, ELMHURST
Fall Fest - Lombard
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 @ 1:30pm - 4pm
FOUR SEASONS PARK, 16th & FINLEY ROAD, LOMBARD
Glass Pumpkin Patch
Friday, Oct 9; Saturday, Oct 10; and Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 10am - 5pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Fall Festival at Danada
Saturday, Oct 10 & Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 11am - 5pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Beloved Pets Ofrenda
Thurs, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 4, 2026 @ weekdays 10am - 5pm, weekends 10am - 6pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Holiday Market at Wilder Mansion
Friday, Nov 6 @ 4pm - 8pm & Saturday, Nov 7 @ 10am - 4pm
WILDER MANSION, 211 S PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Family Fun
Preschool Open Gym (for ages up to 6 with adult)
Fridays, thru Dec 18 (none 11/27) @ 9am - 10:30am
ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT - 185 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ELMHURST
High School Open Gym (for ages 13 and up)
Saturdays, thru Nov 7 (none 10/24) @ 1pm - 2:30pm
ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT - 185 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ELMHURST
Romp & Rhyme (ages infant to 2 with adult)
Saturdays & Wednesdays in Oct & Nov, 2026 @ 9:30am - 10am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Family Open Gym (for ages 3-14 with adult)
Sundays, Nov 1 thru Dec 27, 2026 @ 10:30am - 1:30pm
KIES RECREATION CENTER, 155 E ST CHARLES ROAD, ELMHURST
Mother Goose & Me (ages newborn to 11 months with adult)
Mondays in Oct & Nov @ 9:30am - 10am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Little Wiggers (ages 1-5 with adult)
Tuesdays & Fridays in Oct & Nov @ 9:30am - 11am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Oct 1-25, 2026
ELMHURST
Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 @ 2pm - 5pm
CENTRAL PARK WEST, OAK BROOK
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides
Saturdays & Sundays, Oct 3-4, 17-18, 24-25, 30-31 & Nov 6-7, 2026 @ 1pm - 3pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Boo at the Zoo!
Daily, Oct 3 -25, 2026 @ 10am - 5pm weekdays, 10am - 6pm weekends
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Storytime with the Animals of Fullersburg Woods (ages 3-5 with adult)
Monday, Oct 5, 2026 @ 9:30am - 10:30am
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER, OAK BROOK
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 11am
ELDRIDGE PARK, ALONG SPRING ROAD, ELMHURST
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 @ 1pm - 4pm
MORTON ARBORETUM
Friday, Oct 16, 2026 @ 6pm - 8:45pm
SWIM CENTRAL, OAK BROOK
Pumpkin Night Hike for Families
Friday, Oct 16 & Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 9pm
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER, OAK BROOK
Family BucketGolf
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 @ 10am - 2pm
WHITE PINES GOLF CLUB, BENSENVILLE
Boo Brunch
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 10am - 11:30am & 12pm - 1:30pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO, BROOKFIELD
Monster Mash
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @ 11am - 2pm
VARBLE PARK, BENSENVILLE
Lanterns and Legends: A Historic Jack-O-Lantern Event
Saturday, Oct 24 & Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 11am - 4pm
GRAUE MILL & MUSEUM, HINSDALE
Lantern-lit Halloween Hike
Saturday, Oct 24 & Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 @ 6pm - 9pm
ST. JAMES FARM, WARRENVILLE
Horsin’ Around Day: Trick or Treat at Danada
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Fall Family Mini Photos at Wilder Conservatory
Sunday, Nov 8; Saturday, Nov 14; and Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 @ 9am - 12pm
WILDER PARK CONSERVATORY, 222 S PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Reindeer Run
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 @ 5:30am - 9pm
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Saturdays, Nov 21 & 28 and Sundays, Nov 22 & 29, 2026 @ 9am
WILDER MANSION, 222 S PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Fall Break Adventure Days (for Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade)
Tuesday, Nov 24 & Wednesday, Nov 25, 2026 @ 8am - 4pm
ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT
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