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Johansen Farms' Fall Festival Now Open

Usher in the fall season by buying a pumpkin from Johansen Farms' Fall Festival.

It's not officially fall until Johansen Farms opens its Boughton Road seasonal venue. 

, the family farm that has been in Bolingbrook since 1979, officially kicks off its Fall Festival event Sept. 15.

The annual festival celebration features a petting zoo with more than 500 farm animals, a pumpkin farm with more than 25,000 pumpkins, a craft store with all sorts of unique fall decor and some of the best pie in the Chicago-area.

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The festival will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through October 31. , meanwhile, will closed until spring.

Admission for the petting zoo costs $7.50 on weekdays and $10.50 on weekends and Columbus Day (children under 23 months are free). Parking is free and feed for the animals cost a 25 cents.

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For a $1 off children's zoo coupon, click HERE.

, formally known as Low-Land-Gardens, originated in 1925 when a Dutch-settler by the name of Hans Johansen settled in Lisle and established a roadside vegetable stand to make a living.

By 1979, the farm had bought the 450-acre lot it sits on today and was showcasing its perks in an annual fall festival and children's petting zoo that would become one of the most popular destinations for suburbanites, Chicago residents and scores of school field trips.

Now celebrating their 86th anniversary, Johansen Farms continues to be one of the most popular fall attractions Bolingbrook has to offer.

For more information on Johansen Farms, visit their website at www.johansenfarms.com.


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