Zoo-goers can also visit the zoo’s many residents in their indoor and outdoor animal enclosures.
The festivities include photos with Santa, gift shopping, and treats like warm spiced wine, craft beer, seasonal snacks. During ZooLights, more than two million twinkling lights illuminate the sprawling grounds, including larger-than-life animal designs and light shows set to holiday music. This spectacular holiday lights display transforms Chicago’s historic Lincoln Park Zoo into a breathtaking winter wonderland. ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo And check out our holiday guide to Chicago for even more things to do throughout the season.
Here are a few of our all-time favorite holiday light shows around Chicago. ‘Tis the season to be merry and bright! Celebrate this magical time of year with Chicago’s most luminous Christmas lights shows, including an immersive display at a botanic garden, a towering Christmas tree, and a museum exhibit that celebrates holidays from around the world.
