Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic

This holiday season, get ready to visit Chicagoland’s longest-running lights festival featuring over two million twinkling LED lights! We’re excited to offer four types of tickets for Holiday Magic! Please explore your options and remember to select both admission and parking during checkout.

NEW! Two New Themed Lighting Areas:

Experience two new immersive lighting areas at the zoo! The Wild Encounters pathway will be transformed into Candy Cane Lane. Living Coast will be transformed into the Sparkling Coast, adorned with wintery blue moving light patterns and magical underwater light statues.

Highlights:

Meet Santa! 

Holiday Market

Holiday Treats & Sips and Jolly Gift Shops 

Experience Winter Wildlife

Seasonal Animal Experiences Available for Purchase 

Seasonal Attractions Available for Purchase 

DATES: November 22-24, 29-30 and December 1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-31, 2024.

Ticketing:

North Gate Entry - General Admission: Choosing North Gate admission provides entry and parking at the North Gate. Advance ticket purchases are strongly encouraged. 

South Gate Entry - General Admission: Choosing South Gate admission provides entry and parking at the South Gate. Reservations are required. 

Member Admission: Members do not need to reserve North Gate entry, but reservations are required for South Gate entry. To use member guest pass vouchers for South Gate entry, it is required to redeem these for advance reservations as well.

Active, reservist, and retired members of the military who present a valid ID at one of the Zoo's admission booths will be admitted to Holiday Magic free of charge.  

Host or Publisher Brookfield Zoo