Chicago's Garfield Park Conservancy is one stop on Open House Chicago. (Damon Taylor / Flickr)

The craze for architecture festivals is not just consuming New York and Los Angeles, it’s also sweeping the Midwest! On October 15 and 16, the Chicago Architecture Foundation will present the inaugural year of Open House Chicago, with over 100 sites open to public access like the Garfield Park Conservancy, above.

But that’s not all! Cincinnati is getting into the action with a week long festival called, ArchiNATI, sponsored by the Young Architects and Interns Forum of AIA Cincinnati, running October 14 through the 21st. Events range from walking tours to a screening of design lover film of the year, I Am Love. Go see stuff!