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.
Thursday, Apr 16, 2026
8:00AM
9:00AM
10:00AM
Buildings open
Gates and Farm-in-the-Zoo Open
11:00AM
11:30 am –
11:40 pm
Seal Training and Feeding
Kovler Seal Pool
11:45 am –
12:00 pm
Monkey Cognition
Regenstein Macaque Forest
12:00PM
1:00PM
1:00 pm –
1:10 pm
Ape Cognition & Care
Regenstein Center for African Apes
2:00PM
2:30 pm –
2:40 pm
Seal Training and Feeding
Kovler Seal Pool
3:00PM
4:00PM
Buildings and Farm-in-the-Zoo close.
5:00PM
Gates close
6:00PM
7:00PM
8:00PM
9:00PM
10:00PM
