Join Aville Grows for our first-ever Harvest Fest! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors for a morning of fall fun, festive treats, and community connection.
Enjoy seasonal activities including carnival games, fall crafts, tarot readings, face painting with Art Zone, festive treats, and fall photo ops. Plus, bring a pumpkin to smash (or purchase one with tokens) at Pumpkin Smash, where we’ll turn pumpkins into compost with our partner WasteNot.

Special Activities Include:
11AM | Free Harvest-Inspired Workshop: Get creative with a hands-on seasonal activity
12PM | Campfire Storytime & S’mores: Enjoy s’mores and a special story with Mrs. Yuka from Drag Story Hour Chicago
12:30PM | Garden Bed Announcements: Two exciting drawings will be made

At Harvest Fest this year, two exciting drawings will be made, including the 2027 Community Garden Lottery, where 20 names will be drawn for garden beds next year. The Garden Bed Raffle will also take place, where you can win a ready-to-grow garden bed in our current garden, complete with soil and a waived first-year membership (value of over $400). Tickets are $10 each, enter for your chance to win.

To give back and grow, bring a canned or shelf-stable food donation for the Love Fridge and receive 2 bonus tokens per purchase, up to 6 bonus tokens per family. Enter the Crocus Cup for $25, inspired by our Sunflower Showdown, 10 contestants will plant five crocus bulbs and compete for the most blooms by April 15. The winner receives a VIP Midsommarfest Package.

Free Admission & Token Packages:
Admission to the event is free. Some activities are free, while others require tokens available for purchase at the event.

$3 for 3 tokens
$5 for 7 tokens
$10 for 13 tokens
$15 for 20 tokens

Aville Grows is about more than growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers. We’re growing connections and building a greener, more welcoming Andersonville, and can’t wait to celebrate with you!