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Chicago Fall Bucket List 2017 (Not For Tourist Edition)

• Grab a coffee and take a stroll throughout Lincoln Park to see all the leaves changing colors

• Go to a Chicago Bears game or tailgate with friends http://www.chicagobears.com/gameday/schedule.html

• Eat your favorite taco\'s at Lakeview\'s Taco Fest https://goo.gl/T2XyUt

• Go apple crazy at Apple fest in Lincoln Square http://www.lincolnsquare.org/apple-fest

• Celebrate Halloween Day with the Northalsted Halloween Parade https://www.northalsted.com/halloween/

• Plan an afternoon girl\'s date and enjoy a pumpkin spice latte from your favorite coffee shop http://girlsguidechicago.com/a-girls-guide-to-the-best-coffee-shops-in-chicago/

• Cheer on your friends and fellow Chicagoens and watch the Chicago Marathon

• Host a scary movie night with your favorite scary movies or watch one in the theaters http://girlsguidechicago.com/a-girls-guide-secrets-to-saving-money-at-the-movies/

• Taste 20 different wines at the Windy City Wine Festival http://www.windycitywinefestival.com/

• Enjoy the Chicago Double Decker Bus tour with a group of friends http://girlsguidechicago.com/a-girls-guide-to-the-double-decker-bus-tour/

• Enjoy strolling around a local farmer\'s market in the fall (most are open through the end of October) https://goo.gl/G2nFdo

• Sign up for a cooking class with friends (check Groupon for deals!) https://goo.gl/jqDfcG

• Visit 200 places in Chicago you normal couldn\'t get into with Open House Chicago http://openhousechicago.org/

• Celebrate Chicago Gourmet with Chicago best chefs in Millennium Park http://www.chicagogourmet.org/

• With so many amazing donut places in Chicago you could plan your own fall donut tour http://girlsguidechicago.com/girls-guide-plan-chicago-donut-tour/

• Sign up for the Devil in the White City Tour (learn about the World\'s Fair and serial murderer Dr. Henry H. Holmes) https://www.architecture.org/experience-caf/tours/detail/devil-in-the-white-city/

• Enjoy a girl\'s brunch and Hot Chocolate at Mindy\'s Hot Chocolate

• If you love movies than Chicago International Film Festival is the place for you http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/

• Go shopping with the girls at Randolph Street Market http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/

• Enjoy one of Chicago many amazing museums and check for discount and free days https://www.timeout.com/chicago/kids/activities/free-museum-days

• Host a photo scavenger hunt throughout Chicago http://girlsguidechicago.com/girls-guide-planning-chicago-photo-scavenger-hunt/

• Sign up for a free walking tour it\'s the perfect time to walk around the city and enjoy the fall season along with learning about the city https://goo.gl/yxNshL

• Celebrate Oktoberfest with brats and beer http://oktoberfestchicago.org/

• Plan a cozy date and sip on some yummy hot chocolate at some of the best places to get hot chocolate in Chicago https://goo.gl/Utrb5j

• Plan a group dinner and eat at the new Benihana at the Hancock (it\'s on my fall bucket list for sure!) https://www.benihana.com/locations/chicago-il-ch/

• Tour the Driehaus Museum on a chilly day http://www.driehausmuseum.org/

• Visit the Pumpkin Patch at the Hard Rock Hotel http://www.hardrock.com/cafes/chicago/

• See a movie at the Palm Court on Monday nights at The Drake Hotel during the month of October http://www.thedrakehotel.com/dining/halloween

• Plan a fall brewery tour on Malt Row on Ravenswood Ave (Begyle, Dovetail, Half Acre, Band of Bohemia, Empirical Brewing and Spiteful Brewing, Koval) https://www.maltrowchicago.com/

• Rent a dome with a group of friends at City Winery at the Riverwalk (ends November 27th) http://www.citywinery.com/chicago/

• For more head to the Girl\'s Guide Chicago blog http://girlsguidechicago.com/chicago-fall-bucket-list-2017-not-tourist-edition/

• Looking to plan a weekend in Chicago? Download my FREE ebook! http://girlsguidechicago.com/plan-fall-weekend-chicago-e-book/

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