Fall Fest
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Indigenous People’s Day Through November 1
Dive into the wonderful world of autumn—from picking the perfect pumpkin to taking in the nostalgic scents of hot cider and toasted s’mores—with Lincoln Park Zoo’s twelfth annual Fall Fest. This FREE, family-friendly celebration brings harvest-time fun to the heart of Chicago. Running now through November 1.
Paid Activities That Will Be Available This Weekend
Tickets: $4.50 each, $40 for 10, $185 for 50
Purchase at ticket booths, Searle Visitor Center, Member Center, or at tickets.lpzoo.org.
Fall-Themed Treats
Friday, Sep 25, 2026
8:00AM
Gates and Farm-in-the-Zoo open
9:00AM
10:00AM
Buildings open
10:00 am –
5:00 pm
Fall Fest Rides Open
Enjoy some harvest-time fun with a Fall Fest ride and attractions. All rides are ticketed. Skip the lines and buy your tickets in advance here!
10:00 am –
2:00 pm
Stilt Walker
Look up and snap a photo with our marvelous festive friend.
10:00 am –
11:00 am
($) Malott Family Penguin Encounter
11:00AM
11:30 am –
11:40 am
Seal Training and Feeding Demonstration
Kovler Seal Pool
12:00PM
1:00PM
1:00 pm –
1:10 pm
Ape Cognition & Care Demonstration
Regenstein Center for African Apes
2:00PM
2:00 pm –
2:10 pm
Penguin Feeding Demonstration
Robert and Mayari Pritzker Penguin Cove
2:30 pm –
2:40 pm
Seal Training and Feeding Demonstration
Kovler Seal Pool
3:00PM
3:00 pm –
3:00 pm
Fall Pumpkin Enrichment – Prehensile-tailed Porcupines
Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine
3:00 pm –
3:10 pm
Fall Pumpkin Enrichment – African Lions
African Lion
4:00PM
Buildings and Farm-in-the-Zoo close
5:00PM
Gates close
6:00PM
7:00PM
8:00PM
9:00PM
10:00PM
