Danada Equestrian Center to Host Annual Fall Festival
on Naperville Road in Wheaton is host to the annual Danada Fall Festival each year in October.
Main-arena events feature the Danada Equestrian Center's resident Percherons, American quarter horses and mustangs as well as the Danada volunteer musical horseback drill team. Numerous guest horses and riders round out the festival's performances.
Visitors can take a hayride through the autumn woods; watch as a farrier makes horseshoes; tour the Kentucky-style barn that once housed Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair; and learn about horse care, grooming, and tack. They can also visit the Danada House, the former home of Dan and Ada Rice, and view winners of the Friends of Danada Nature Art and Photo Show, a juried competition featuring local artists. Children can decorate paper hobbyhorses for a romp in the main arena, play in the straw pen, paint pumpkins or stop by the face-painting booth.
The Danada Fall Festival is the District's largest special event, drawing more than 12,000 visitors each year. Admission and parking are free. Food and some activities have nominal fees. The Danada Equestrian Center is on Naperville Road at the traffic light at Frank Bellinger Parkway, about 1 mile north of I-88 and 1 mile south of Route 56 (Butterfield Road). For more details, call the center at 630-668-6012. For general Forest Preserve District information, call 630-933-7200, or visit www.dupageforest.com.
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