Responsibly Celebrating The Harvest Season

Pumpkin Fest Events

Select events must require participants to be 21+ to enter.

Health and Safety measures are paramount. Social Distancing and masks required. 

Barrels & Bones 

October 9 & 10

Picture this! The perfect fall evening with your friends…swaying to Jazz music, sipping bourbon, tasting delicious meat and even sampling a bourbon barrel aged beer or two. Capture this picture-perfect experience with your friends at the Barrels & Bones event happening this fall at Big Timber Pumpkin Fest.

Sip & Carve

October 16 & 17

Ready to take your pumpkin carving to the next level? If you answered yes, let’s make it a date night or girls night!
 

Step 1: Grab a glass of wine.
 

Step 2: Follow a local artist in carving a spooky, yet beautiful masterpiece on a pumpkin.
 

Step 3: Take home your piece of art.

Family Fall Fest
October 17 & 24

Who’s ready for a carnival-style adventure this fall? Grab your family and head out to Camp Big Timber for a fun-filled day of pumpkin painting, scarecrow building and maybe even a petting zoo. The Family Fall Fest is open to young ages and those young at heart.  It’s a great day for new Cub Scout families.

Terror in the Timbers

Fridays & Saturdays in October

Get spooked!  Enjoy the horror of a late-night drive through the woods. Not your traditional haunted house… it’s a haunted road through the scariest woods in northern Illinois. Scenes of gore and horror will thrill you to your bones.  

Big Timber Brew Fest
October 24 - afternoon and evening fests available

Cheers to the great outdoors! We’re bringing in several breweries and some great music for you and your friends to enjoy a rockin’ good time. Plus, food truck options will let you enjoy eats from some of your favorite and restaurants.