Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival

Sonny Acres Farm is a family-owned pumpkin patch at 29W310 North Ave in West Chicago, and its Fall Festival is described as a Chicagoland tradition of pumpkins, amusement rides, hayrides, farm animals, seasonal food, and live entertainment. Daytime stops include a classic hayride, a self-feed zoo, and rides such as the Apple Worm, Sheep Ride, Wacky Worm Roller Coaster, Frog Hopper, Giant Slide, Giant Swings, and Tilt-A-Whirl, plus Sonny's Express Train, a Giant Jumping Pillow, and Kiddie Korral. After dark, the Haunted Hayride and Haunted Barn use live actors for an interactive scare. The Farm Fresh Store and Sweet Shoppe stock apples, jams, jellies, sauces, decorations, chocolates, fudge, and taffy apples.

Our take: Use the on-site lots or, on the select dates that offer it, the shuttle from Benjamin Middle School or Christ Fellowship Church.