Three free, all-ages listings cover jams and jellies, salsa and snacks, and a Thanksgiving sweet potato pie lesson with Ms. Martha.

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On Nov. 21, a sweet potato pie lesson at Garfield (James) Park overlaps with a separately listed Harvest Fest at the same park. That Saturday option runs alongside a longer festival listing; the two earlier cooking demonstrations are evening sessions with different subjects.
The Nov. 5 demonstration covers jams and jellies with a chef, whom the listing does not name. On Nov. 19, the subject shifts to salsa and a snack bar at Family Skate Night. The Nov. 21 listing describes a lesson with Ms. Martha on making sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving.
Those descriptions make the dates distinct choices, not three repeats of one lesson. The listings do not give recipes, ingredients, or cooking methods, so the useful distinction is the subject and format named for each session.
Further reading: Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗
The Nov. 21 pie demonstration is listed from noon to 2 p.m.; a separate Harvest Fest listing at Garfield runs noon to 3 p.m. Its advertised family activities include pony rides, a petting zoo, a DJ, a live band billed as CWCMC, a stepping dance lesson and set, hayrides, arts and crafts, a resource fair, games, a bounce house, a campfire and s’more making, snacks, and a sweet potato pie demonstration.
The festival listing and the cooking-demonstration listing each show a $0.00 event fee and an all-ages range. They are separate event listings, however, and neither explains whether individual festival activities have additional terms.
Further reading: Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗
Garfield Park sits in East Garfield Park and covers 173 acres. The Chicago Park District highlights the park’s historic Golden Dome fieldhouse; its history says the park was renamed in 1881 to honor President James A. Garfield after his assassination.
The event listings give Garfield (James) Park as the location but do not identify a particular building or gathering point. The park’s history and scale offer useful context, but not a more precise event destination.
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The three listings describe separate demonstrations or lessons, rather than a single multi-day course. The Nov. 21 pie session is also scheduled during the separately listed Harvest Fest.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, 6–8 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 19, 6–8 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 21, noon–2 p.m. The separate Harvest Fest on Nov. 21 is listed for noon–3 p.m.
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Each cooking-demonstration listing gives an event fee of $0.00 and an age range of all ages. The separate Harvest Fest listing also shows $0.00 and all ages; its listing does not clarify whether any individual activities have separate terms.
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The listings display a “Register for Event” option but do not say whether advance registration is required or give a deadline. Confirm the current requirements with the Chicago Park District before traveling.
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The listed address is 100 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624. The event pages do not name a building or meeting point within the park.
Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Garfield (James) Park ↗
The confirmed destination is Garfield (James) Park, 100 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624. The event listings do not name the event building, a specific entrance, or a meeting point; use the map links to calculate directions from your starting location.
Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Garfield (James) Park ↗
The park page directs visitors to the Chicago Transit Authority site for public-transit directions but does not list a route for these events. The supplied event information does not specify parking arrangements or event-specific accessibility details. For current logistics, contact the park at (312) 746-5092.
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The listings show a Register for Event option but do not say whether registration is required or give a deadline. Check with the Chicago Park District before going.
Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗
They are separate listings at Garfield (James) Park. The pie demonstration is scheduled noon–2 p.m.; Harvest Fest is listed noon–3 p.m. and advertises its own sweet potato pie demonstration among other activities.
Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗
Each demonstration listing shows a $0.00 event fee and an all-ages range. The separate Harvest Fest listing does too, though it does not explain whether individual activities have separate terms.
Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest: Cooking Demonstrations at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗ · Harvest Fest at Garfield | Chicago Park District ↗
100 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624
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