🦁✨ Wild Nights: Adults Only After-Hours @ Lincoln Park Zoo! 🍷🌙
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🦁✨ Wild Nights: Adults Only After-Hours @ Lincoln Park Zoo! 🍷🌙
Saturday Night at the Zoo — Adults Only Evening @ Lincoln Park Zoo!
Leave the kids at home and head to the zoo for a magical after-hours adults-only evening at Lincoln Park Zoo! 🦒✨ Sip drinks while strolling through lush gardens, visiting nearly 200 animal species after dark — with live music, a DJ, karaoke & so much more! Proceeds benefit Lincoln Park Zoo and help keep it free and open 365 days a year! 🙏
We normally do the winter holiday adult night but we also love this spring event — and we always have an absolute blast at these adult-only evenings! Get pictures with different characters, see all the summer lights, drink wine or beer, ride the carousel & Ferris wheel, visit the animals, listen to live music and so much more! 🎠🎡🍷
You've never seen the zoo like this before! If you've never been to a Night at the Zoo — it is a uniquely fun and magical way to experience LPZ after the gates close. No kids. No crowds. Just strolling, sipping & getting some much-needed outside time! 🌙✨
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📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Lincoln Park Zoo — West Gate 2300 N Stockton Dr, Chicago
🚪 Enter through the main West Gate off Stockton Drive/Webster by the lit-up ComEd sign
🤝 Meet inside at the Kovler Sea Lion Pool!
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🎟️ TICKETS — BUY NOW & SAVE! THIS ALWAYS SELLS OUT!
🟢 Super Early Bird: $15 (as of 3/27/26)
🟡 Pre-Sale: $25 (after April 5, 2026)
🔴 Prices continue to increase every few weeks — buy ASAP!
⚠️ This event WILL sell out — don't wait!
💡 Even if you're not 100% sure you can attend — buy now & sell later if needed!
👉 Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-night-at-the-zoo-an-adults-only-evening-at-lincoln-park-zoo-tickets-1981207539082
📘 Facebook Event:
👉https://www.facebook.com/events/1566418211306147
🌐 lpzoo.org
🗺️ lpzoo.org/zoo-map
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🎉 WHAT'S INCLUDED
🦁 After-hours viewing of gardens & animal habitats — most exhibits open!
🍷 Pop-up bars throughout the zoo — beer, wine, seltzer & canned cocktails (for purchase)
🍔 Concession stands with your favorite zoo foods (for purchase)
🎵 Live DJ playing your favorite hits
🎤 Live music
🎙️ Karaoke at Foreman Pavilion
📸 Fun photo booth & plenty of photo ops throughout
🎠 Free rides on the Endangered Species Carousel 🎡 Ferris wheel rides
🎯 Lawn games & plenty of spaces to relax with friends 🎁
Interactive games & giveaways!
📸 Photo ops with characters throughout the zoo!
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⚠️ GOOD TO KNOW
- 💳 Credit cards preferred for all payment transactions
- ☔ Event goes on rain, shine or cold — dress for the weather!
- 🚫 No kids — adults only! 😄
🌟 SPECIAL MULTI-GROUP EVENT! This is a collaborative gathering welcoming members from multiple Chicago Meetup groups — a wonderful opportunity to expand your social circle, meet new people, and share this incredible experience together! Come ready to make new friends! 🤝😊
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🚇 TRANSIT
- 🚌 #151 & #156 — stop at West Gate (Stockton & Webster)
- 🚌 #22 & #36 — exit at Clark & Webster for West Gate
- 🚌 #22 & #36 — exit at Clark & Armitage for Café Brauer Gate Public transportation or rideshare highly recommended!
🚗 PARKING
- Zoo parking lot entrance: Fullerton Pkwy & Cannon Dr (2400 N Cannon Dr)
- Parking rates: $20–$35 per day
- Metered street parking nearby (may be difficult during event)
- 📱 SpotHero or ParkWhiz recommended for cheaper options!
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❗ NO-SHOW POLICY
- 3 no-shows without updating your RSVP = 3-month event freeze
- RSVP cutoff = event start time — if you miss it, message the host directly
- Always check in with the host upon arrival
- Continual no-shows may result in removal from the group
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🦁🌙 No kids, no crowds — just strolling, sipping & making memories under the stars at one of Chicago's most beloved landmarks! 🍷🎶✨