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Free family fun: ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo. Head to Lincoln Park Zoo for the brilliance of this annual fun, free, family-oriented holiday celebration, featuring luminous displays and holiday-season activities throughout zoo grounds.

When: ZooLights Opening Night Friday, November 29, 2019 4:25 p.m.   Join thousands of your closest friends for the official lighting ceremony on the zoo’s Main Mall, near the stairs at the Gift Shop, to kick off the most wonderful time of the year. FAQ

Select dates:  4:30–9 p.m.

November 29, 30
December 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Early closure of 8 p.m. on December 31 for Zoo Year’s Eve)
January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Where: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 North Clark Street, 312-742-2000. The zoo is open daily 10AM-5PM during Zoo Lights. Due to traffic the Zoo recommends that you take public transit. The CTA bus 151 and 156 serve the Zoo. Other Holiday events around Chicago

FESTIVE ACTIVITIES

  • Photos with Santa (through December 23 before he heads back to the North Pole)
  • Incredible 3D displays
  • Warm spiced wine, frosty beers, and festive specials
  • Delicious holiday snacks
  • Joyful gift shopping
  • Live ice-sculpture carving (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays)
  • Strolling carolers (Family Night Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
  • Exciting ticketed experiences (including a one-of-a-kind Light Maze and 65-foot Ferris wheel)
  • Musical light show at the Winter Wonderlawn
  • Hundreds of themed larger-than-life displays
  • Exclusive 3D holiday specs (while supplies last)

Monday Family Nights

Monday, December 16, 23, and 30

Kids eat FREE at Park Place Café (one free limited-menu kids’ meal per paid adult entrée/combo), and all guests enjoy unlimited free rides on Lionel Train Adventure and AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, as well as strolling carolers! Plus, zoo members at all levels get free parking. (Individual and Household members can pick up their parking vouchers at Searle Visitor Center during their visit.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free family fun: ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
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Daily @ 4:30 pm-9:00 pm (November 29, 2019 - December 1, 2019)
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Daily @ 4:30 pm-9:00 pm (December 6, 2019 - December 8, 2018)
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Daily @ 4:30 pm-9:00 pm (December 13, 2019 - December 23, 2019)
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Free family fun: ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
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Daily @ 4:30 pm-9:00 pm (December 26, 2019 - December 30, 2019)
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Free family fun: ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
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December 31, 2019 @ 4:30 pm-8:00 pm
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Daily @ 4:30 pm-9:00 pm (January 1, 2020 - January 5, 2020)
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