Adults Night Out: Sugar and Spice

All guests must be 21 years of age by Thursday, December 10. No one under 21 will be admitted to the event.

Yes! To learn more about accessibility at Lincoln Park Zoo, please visit lpzoo.org/accessibility. To view the accessibility map of Lincoln Park Zoo, click here.

Guests who identify as disabled, Deaf, or chronically ill may email [email protected] to get information on accommodations or ask other questions about the event experience.

$20 Early Bird: September 29–October 28
$25 General Admission: October 29–November 18
$30 Last Call: November 19–December 9
$35 Day-of: December 10*

*If tickets are still available on the day of the event, they will be sold at zoo gates.

Maybe. If tickets remain available, a limited number will be for sale at the entrance gates for $35. We highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance, though, as this event may sell out quickly!

All Lincoln Park Zoo event tickets are nonrefundable and not transferable to another event. If you can’t make it, feel free to give your ticket to a friend or family member age 21 or older.

All events will be held in rain, snow, or freezing temperatures. Please dress accordingly! If there is inclement weather, outdoor activities may be moved inside.

Limited paid parking is available in the zoo’s lot, located at Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive (2400 N. Cannon Drive). Parking is not included in the price of your entry ticket.

We strongly encourage guests to use public transportation or rideshare services if possible. We recommend rideshares drop off and pick up guests outside of the zoo’s West Gate at Stockton Drive and Webster Avenue.

The zoo is also accessible by train via the Armitage and Fullerton stations and by bus via the 22, 36, 151, and 156 routes.

Hopefully! Most outdoor and indoor habitats will be open for viewing. However, all animals have the choice to be in view of guests or behind the scenes. Zoo buildings will close for the night by 9:30 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo is a smoke-free, vape-free environment. For the health and safety of our animals and visitors, smoking is prohibited while inside zoo gates. Pets are not allowed, but service animals are welcome.

No firearms or weapons of any kind are allowed, except for on-duty police or security personnel. For the safety of guests, staff, volunteers, and animals, all purses, bags, and other items carrying personal belongings are subject to inspection upon entry.

Please make note of these restricted items:

• No outside food or beverages
• No filled water bottles, beverage containers, cans, or bottles
• No folding chairs
• No luggage of any kind
• No animals (except service animals)
• No coolers (unless medically required)
• No illegal substances
• No noisemakers or balloons
• No Segways or motorized scooters
• No thermal containers
• No weapons
• No remote-controlled aircrafts or drones
• No items deemed dangerous or inappropriate

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Code of Conduct can be found here.