Bagpipes & Bonfire

Date and Time

Sunday Sep 27, 2026
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT

Sunday, September 27

4:00-7:00 p.m.

Location

Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve.

Parking at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest

Fees/Admission

TICKET SALES:
– General Admission reservations will be available on Wednesday, August 26
– General Admission reservations close on Wednesday, September 23 at midnight
– Day of event pricing: $150/adult, $75/child (only available from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the General Admission entrance, which is available by shuttle from the Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital at 800 Westmoreland—entrance is located east of Waukegan Road and north of Deerpath)

– Patron Levels: Patrons (4 tickets)/$800; Order of the Tartan (6 tickets)/$1,800; Grand Tartan (8 tickets)/$8,000

Website

https://lfola.org/events-calendar/celebrate-annually/bagpipes-bonfire/

Contact Information

Leslie Davidson, ldavidson@lfola.org or 847.482.1947
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Description

Celebrate this fall tradition with games, activities, and entertainment for all ages, and enjoy complimentary donuts from Firecakes Donuts. Feel the warmth of the community bonfire and gather to watch Highland games and the procession of the marching pipers on the field!

Please join us as an Order of the Tartan or Patron and enjoy a gourmet picnic dinner provided by LFOLA. Or pack a BYO dinner and refreshments and be a part of the community picnic.

Proceeds from Bagpipes & Bonfire support LFOLA’s mission to connect all to nature through outreach and land stewardship.