Holiday Magic at the Brookfield Zoo is December 31, 2019. It is Chicagoland’s largest lights festival with over 1,000,000 twinkling lights, caroling to the animals, light shows, Santa and Mrs. Claus, 41 foot talking tree, skating rink, carolers, ice carvers.
FREE for members. Groupon for $15.99 for adults and $11.50 for kids or senior.
Otherwise, Tickets are $21.95 for adults, seniors and kids 3 to 11 are $15.95.
Nightly Activities
Ice Carver – Dolphin Pavilion – 6:00, 7:00, and 8:00 p.m.
Magician – Bison Pavilion – 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.
41-Foot “Talking Tree” – North Plaza
20-Foot Lit Orb (Photo Op) – North Mall (south of Carousel)
Holiday Light Show – The Swamp
Chicago Wolves Skating Rink – East Mall
Larger Than Life Light Displays
• Reindeer – East Mall
• Bear – North Mall
• Bison and Giraffe – South Mall
• Light Display – West Mall
Dolphins in Action – Seven Seas – 6:00 p.m. (fee required)
Zoo Chats
• Crocodiles – The Swamp – 5:00 p.m.
• Reptiles – Feathers and Scales – 5:30 p.m.
• Reindeer – Hamill Family Wild Encounters – 5:30 p.m .
• Bears – Great Bear Wilderness – 6:00 p.m.
• Rhinoceroses – Pachyderms – 7:00 p.m.
• Big Cats – Big Cats – 7:30 p.m.
“Santa’s Toy ” Model Railroad – LGB Model Railroad Club – BZ Red Hots/Riverside Room – 4:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Cookie and Cupcake Decorating – BZ Red Hots (fee required)
Exhibits (Open until 8:00 pm)
• Australia House
• Big Cats
• Camel Yard
• Desert’s Edge
• Feathers and Scales
• Great Bear Wilderness
• Hamill Family Play Zoo
• Hamill Family Wild Encounters (The parakeet aviary is closed during Holiday Magic.)
• Pachyderms
• Regenstein Wolf Woods
• Reptiles and Birds
• Seven Seas (Underwater Viewing)
• Clouded Leopard Rain Forest
• The Living Coast
• The Swamp
• Tropic World
