Scenes from Fall Fest 2022

Crowds converged on Martin Avenue in Homewood on Saturday, Sept. 24, for Fall Fest and the annual Chili Cook-off. There were numerous food vendors, activities, live music and the pumpkin patch for families to enjoy.

Youngsters decorate pumpkins in the Fall Fest pumpkin patch on Saturday, Sept. 24. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Arykah Carrozco, 7, of Chicago Heights, shows her dad, Jaime Carrazco, the next sticker she plans to use to decorate her pumpkin in the Fall Fest pumpkin patch. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Local rock band Not My Dad performs during the late afternoon set of Homewood's Fall Fest. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
The four-story Hartford Building at the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue provides a backdrop to Homewood Fall Fest. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
The lawn of the Gottschalk house is a popular gathering place for families during festivals. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
It's the simple things. Kids enjoy playing with straw strewn on the Gottschalk house lawn. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Brian Reichard, left, serves up a bowl of his first-place chili during Homewood's Fall Fest. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Arlene Brostrom, foreground, poses in front of Chili Cook-off contestants, from left, Ilene Mokijewski, Chuck Mokijewski and Larry Van Heel. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Two La Catrinas and a skeleton were at Fall Fest to promote Homewood's Dia de los Muertos festival on Oct. 15. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)