Summer Wine Fest

This event will take place throughout Lincoln Park Zoo’s buildings and grounds. Main Mall and the south end will open at 6 p.m. for Early Access ticket holders. The whole zoo will open for those with General Admission tickets from 7 p.m.–10 p.m.

Animals that live at Lincoln Park Zoo always have the choice to be indoors or out, in view of the public or not. This is a zoo policy that promotes positive animal welfare. We hope many animals will choose to be outside, but they may choose to spend their evening indoors.

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

For guests who identify as disabled, Deaf, or chronically ill, please email access@lpzoo.org for information on accommodations or to ask other questions about the event experience.

21+. No one under this age will be permitted into the event. All guests must have a ticket.

Maybe. If tickets remain available, a limited number of tickets will be for sale at the entrance gates for a higher price. We highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance, though, as this event always sells out quickly!

Members receive 20% off on up to four tickets.

When members log into tickets.lpzoo.org with membership credentials, the discount will automatically be applied.

Not a member? Simply add a membership to your cart at checkout and the 20% discount will also automatically be applied. Choose the level of membership that best suits you and your household at $69, $95, $189 or $365 per year and receive discounts on parking, merchandise, food and beverages, events, and much more! For more info visit: lpzoo.org/join.

All Lincoln Park Zoo event tickets are nonrefundable and cannot be transferred to a different event. If you are not able to make it to the event, feel free to give your ticket to a friend or family member over the age of 21.

All events will be held rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, we will move what we can indoors or under cover. Please check the weather and dress accordingly!

Enter the zoo at the East Gate on Cannon Drive and Fullerton Parkway (the zoo’s parking lot) or the West Gate at Stockton Drive and Webster Drive. Tickets can be scanned on your smartphone or on a printed sheet of paper. Re-entry is not permitted.

Please make note of 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 (with the exception of 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

Alcohol purchased outside the zoo is prohibited. We ask that you refrain from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside the gates for the health and safety of our animals and visitors. Lincoln Park Zoo’s Code of Conduct can be found here.

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.