Fall Fest
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 eleventh annual Fall Fest. This FREE, family-friendly celebration brings harvest-time fun to the heart of Chicago. Running now through October 26.
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.
Saturday, Aug 15, 2026
8:00AM
Gates and Farm-in-the-Zoo open
9:00AM
10:00AM
Buildings open
10:30 am –
3:30 pm
Groom the Goats
Domestic Goat
Journey to the barn to learn about the goats at the zoo and to have an opportunity to groom them.
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
4:00PM
4:30 pm –
4:30 pm
Farm-in-the-Zoo close
5:00PM
6:00PM
6:30 pm –
6:30 pm
Buildings close
7:00PM
7:00 pm –
7:00 pm
Gates Close
8:00PM
9:00PM
10:00PM
