Schedule for December 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20 Holiday Magic More Lights! Ring in the new year
Dates & Times NEW! Polar Lights 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Interactive display at West Mall at Zoo Year’s Eve!
Dec. 5-6, 12-13, NEW! Tic-Tac-Snow Thursday, December 31 elcome 19-20, and 26-31 Interactive display at East Mall W ! Restaurants, shops, and most Holiday Light Spectacular outdoor exhibits are open. Holly Jolly Theater Swamp Facade (at The Swan Pavilion) HAPPY 41-Foot Talking Tree 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Open Exhibits North Plaza DJ with Music, Games, and Prizes ZOOYEAR! Indoor exhibits close at 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Australia House Countdown 2016 Big Cats Camel Yard Feathers and Scales Great Bear Wilderness Holiday Hamill Family Play Zoo Mold-A-Ramas Hamill Family Play Zoo Hamill Family Wild Encounters Limited-Edition Holiday Figures Countdown Pachyderm House In Vestibule of Woof-Field Gifts Make your own noisemaker Regenstein Wolf Woods and Seven Seas Underwater Viewing and enjoy an early kid-friendly Reptiles and Birds countdown at 8:00 p.m. Seven Seas (Underwater Viewing) (This area is perfect for families with The Fragile Desert Animal Adoptions children ages 6 and under.) Presented by The Fragile Rain Forest The Living Coast Help Support The Swamp Malaya and Daania Tropic World Snow Leopard Cubs Thanks to all our sponsors: Visit us at South Gate (#18 on the map) Sponsored by
The Chicago Zoological Society wishes you a happy holiday season and thanks you for your support throughout the year.
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For more events throughout the year, visit CZS.org/Events. Memberships are a great gift idea! ©2015 Chicago Zoological Society. The Chicago Zoological Society is a private nonprofit organization that operates Brookfield Zoo on land owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. 1 41-Foot 9 Ice Carver Singing to the Animals Zoo Chats Talking Tree The Dolphin Pavilion Join the Season’s Greetings Carolers 19 5:00 p.m. Crocodiles (The Swamp) FREE! 2 North Plaza 6:00, 7:00, and 8:00 p.m. 15 5:30 p.m. Reindeer (Hamill Family Wild Encounters) 20 5:30 p.m. Reptiles (Feathers and Scales) Opening Ceremony on Saturday, 10 16 6:30 p.m. Big Cats (Big Cats) December 5 at 5:00 p.m., featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus 21 6:00 p.m. Bears (Great Bear Wilderness) local pop artist Isaiah Grass Seven Seas Underwater Viewing 17 7:30 p.m. Bears (Great Bear Wilderness) 22 6:30 p.m. Lemurs (Hamill Family Play Zoo) and VIVID Performance Troupe. 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. through December 20 at The Pavilions! 18 23 7:00 p.m. Rhinoceroses (Pachyderm House) 11 Animal Adoptions and 2 Holly Jolly Theater Magician Matthew Scherer Memberships 24 7:30 p.m. Big Cats (The Fragile Kingdom) The Swan Pavilion Bison Pavilion Saturday, December 5 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. South Gate 25 Dolphins in Action See the schedule at far right. 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People 6:00 p.m. Seven Seas (Fee required) 3 Dancing Trees 12 Costumed Characters 7:00 p.m. Expression Dance Studio North Gate North 8:00 p.m. Impact Dance Company Continuous show at Gate Roosevelt Fountain 13 Outdoor Areas Warming Areas NEW! Cookie Decorating Tunnel Sunday, December 6 4 BZ Red Hots (Fee required) Stu ed Animal Exhibits Exhibits Polar Lights Kingdom Attractions Gift Shops 5:00 p.m. The Music Connection Interactive display at 14 Presentations Restaurants 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People West Mall Carolers and Choirs 12 North Gate MAR 7:00 p.m. Thistle and Heather Highland Dancers NEW! The Living Coast Plaza Guest Discovery Jingle Bell Tram Station Mold-A-Ramas Camels Snacks Center (Fee required) 8:00 p.m. Coal City High School Show Choir 5 Tic-Tac-Snow Saturday, December 5 & Co ee Relations Talking Tree Fun Holiday Gifts Restrooms Interactive display at 6:00 p.m. Westchester Middle School Saturday, December 12 East Mall MAR 1 Holiday Treats Smoking Area Sunday, December 13 5:00 p.m. S.T.A.T. of Illinois 6:00 p.m. Carl Sandburg High School 6 Holiday Light Australia The 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People Sunday, December 20 Carousel Spectacular 5:00 p.m. Beautiful Feet Club 7:00 p.m. Strings of the Valley 8:00 p.m. Dreams Gymnastics & Dance Swamp 6:00 p.m. The The The 7:00 p.m. - Stargazers North Pavilions MAR Fragile Fragile Sunday, December 13 7 There’s Snow Place 8:00 p.m. Mall Rain Forest Seven 2 9 Desert Like Brookfield Zoo 10 Seas 5:00 p.m. Footwork Dance Ensemble MAR 11 Big Cats 25 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People Model Railroad Gift 16 Shop 7:00 p.m. Elite Dance Academy LGB Model Railroad Club Pachyderms 3 24 23 8:00 p.m. Dance Dimensions BZ Red Hots/Riverside Room 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. Great Bear Saturday, December 19 Polar Bear Roosevelt 13 5:00 p.m. Varieties Music Team Wilderness Sled 4 5 BZ West Mall Fountain East Mall 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People Bison Prairie Red Hots 17 21 Grill MAR 7:00 p.m. Mundelein Dance Company Wolf Woods MAR Bear Crossing 7 8:00 p.m. Pizzazz Dance Company Gift Shop Tropic World FREE Hamill Oaks Café 15 Sunday, December 20 MAR Family after 5:00 p.m. DLD Dance Center MAR South 20 Play Zoo 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Those Funny Little People The The 19 Mall 8 FREE Feathers Formal Pool 22 Hamill 7:00 p.m. TNT Exteme Dance Living & Scales Swamp 6 Bramsen Animal Coast Ambassador Family 8:00 p.m. Peggy Rose Dance Academy Pavilion MAR Wild 8 Photos with 14 South Gate MAR Scoops Co ee and Encounters Wildlife Snacks Animals* Trading Bramsen Animal Reptiles Post Coast Café Ambassador Pavilion & Birds Woof-Field 18 Guest Gifts del Sol Gifts Relations The celebration continues (Inside ITW Room) South after December 25th! 4:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Gate Check online for programs * Not available December 12. scheduled December 26-31.