Zoo-ologie

Overview

Party with the Auxiliary Board and support Lincoln Park Zoo!

Help your favorite animals and have an unforgettable night! Join the Auxiliary Board of Lincoln Park Zoo for the 14th anniversary of its signature cocktail party, Zoo-ologie! Tickets to the event include an open bar, bites from Chicago’s best restaurants, dancing, and a raffle—all inside the beautiful and historic Pepper Family Wildlife Center.

Funds raised from Zoo-ologie will help keep the zoo free and open to all 365 days a year. Your philanthropy also enables best-in-class animal care and welfare practices, global conservation initiatives, and community engagement programs.

Ticket Information

The Full Zoo-ologie Experience ticket Includes:

• Event access from 6–10 p.m.
• Open bar at all locations
• Special experiences featuring keepers and zoo experts
• Access to all gourmet food stations
• Free rides on the Endangered Species Carousel all night
• Live music and dancing

The Cocktails and Dance Only ticket includes:

• Event access from 7:30–10 p.m.
• Access to select gourmet food stations
• Open bar at designated locations
• Free rides on the Endangered Species Carousel all night
• Live music and dancing

Mark your calendars: Ticket sales will start in mid-February!
 

Raffle Tickets – Stay tuned for more information!
Choose from five awesome packages! You may also purchase bundles of tickets for each raffle prize. Below is the breakdown:

• One (1) raffle ticket for $50
• Three (3) raffle tickets for $125
• Ten (10) raffle tickets for $300

Keep an eye out for raffle ticket sales in April!

Raffle ticket purchasers do not need to be present at the event to win.

Team Endangered Species

With this year’s event taking place on Endangered Species Day, this year’s event will feature three fundraising teams, each highlighting an endangered animal at Lincoln Park Zoo. Event attendees and supporters from afar will all be encouraged to make a fully tax-deductible donation to the team of their choice.

More info to come!

Directions and Parking

This year’s event will take place at Pepper Family Wildlife Center on zoo grounds, with entry via the zoo’s East or West gates.

Complimentary parking is available for all Zoo-ologie guests in the zoo’s main parking lot; enter at the intersection of Cannon Drive and Fullerton Avenue. If you are traveling by taxi or rideshare, you can request a drop-off at the zoo’s West Gate on Stockton Drive.

Doors open at 6 p.m. to Full Zoo-ologie Experience ticketholders. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. to Dine and Dance Only ticketholders. There is no re-entry once guests have exited the event.

Please show your ticket’s QR code on a smartphone at check-in. You may bring your printed ticket if you prefer, but this is not required.

Please celebrate responsibly!

Culinary Experience

All food stations are generously donated by some of Chicago’s best restaurants.

Join us as Chicago’s young professionals enjoy a night of savory hors d’oeuvres, sweet desserts, and an extensive bar.

In years past, many of Chicago’s restaurants have introduced some of their favorite menu items to our guests. It will be an unforgettable evening!

Sponsorship

Are you interested in becoming a sponsor? Please reach out to AuxiliaryBoard@lpzoo.org for more information.

Auxiliary Board

Learn more about the Auxiliary Board.