Cafe Brauer

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The zoo prior to private event

A Venue Unlike Any Other

Make your private event special by choosing Chicago’s premier venue: a place where the world of wildlife thrives all around you. We have stunning spaces, expert event partners, and prime real estate. With nature as the backdrop, make every event unforgettable.

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Featured Venue

Café Brauer

Introduce timeless style to your event by booking at a historic Chicago landmark. This venue overlooks Nature Boardwalk, a lively pond ecosystem, and has a clear view of the surrounding park and city skyline from the Great Hall.

Interior of Cafe Brauer prior to a private event

Rent the Entire Zoo

You can rent the entire zoo for your grand, exclusive event of up to 20,000 guests. With this option, you’ll book all the zoo’s indoor and outdoor animal habitats, gardens, and the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel.

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The zoo prior to a private event

All Venues

Interior of Ann Milligan Gray Room prior to a private event

Conference Meeting Spaces

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150

Ann Milligan Gray Room at Matthew Laflin Memorial Building

An indoor, historic space with unique architecture and rooms.

A dining tables near AT&T Endangered Species Carousel

Capacity: 61–150, 10–60

AT&T Endangered Species Carousel

Immersive indoor space amidst big cat exhibits, and the nearby, outdoor carousel featuring 48 artisan-crafted wooden animal replicas.

The red barn at Farm-in-the-Zoo

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150

A rustic barn, echoing feelings of a midwestern family farm experience.

Bird's Eye Bar & Grill

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300

Bird’s Eye Bar & Grill

An open-air rooftop among the treetops in the heart of the zoo.

Interior of Cafe Brauer prior to a private event

Capacity: 151–300, 301–500, 10–60, 61–150

Introduce timeless style to your event by booking at a historic Chicago landmark.

Landmark Cafe prior to a private event

Capacity: 151–300, 10–60, 61–150

Eadie Levy’s Landmark Café

One of the zoo’s oldest historic landmarks, located in the heart of the zoo.

Domestic pig nursing piglets in exhibit

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150

An intimate house amidst at Farm-in-the-Zoo, where guests can interact with animals.

Farm-in-the-zoo

Capacity: 301–500, 500+, 10–60, 61–150, 151–300

Farm-in-the-Zoo

The farm buildings, including the Main Barn, ranch-style Farm House, and Dairy Barn.

foreman Pavilion before a private event

Indoor/Outdoor Spaces

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300

Foreman Pavilion

An open-air pavilion that overlooks Waterfowl Lagoon and Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond.

Crowned lemur in exhibit

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150

Helen Brach Primate House

This fun, immersive space is surrounded by the habitats of 10 different primate species.

The Main Mall prior to a private event

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300, 301–500, 500+

The epic centerpiece of the zoo with views of African lions, harbor seals, and the historic Eadie Levy’s Landmark Café.

Park Place Terrace & South Lawn prior to private event

Indoor/Outdoor Spaces

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300, 301–500

Park Place Terrace & South Lawn

Bordered by swan, primate, and flamingo exhibits, the terrace and gently sloping lawn are ideal for outdoor events.

Eastern black rhino in exhibit

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300

Regenstein African Journey

An immersive animal house, home to lively habitats and species with room for spacious receptions and seated gatherings.

A western lowland gorilla carrying its infant on its back in exhibit

Capacity: 61–150, 10–60

Regenstein Center for African Apes

A space located among the great ape habitats with huge glass windows separating guests from the primates.

Meller's chameleon in exhibit

Capacity: 10–60, 61–150, 151–300

Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House

Surrounded by a tropical ecosystem, this space has a soaring 45-foot-high glass dome ceiling and reception options at ground level and overlooking the forest canopy.

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