Zoo Brews: Howls and Growls October 23, 2026

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Come for the brews, stay for the boos! Zoo Brews: Howls and Growls is an adults-only Halloween party at Lincoln Park Zoo that lets you “trick or treat” your way through sample stations across the zoo for samples of all your favorite potions and elixirs (craft beers and ciders). You can also catch a live pumpkin carving demonstration, explore spooky themed areas with roaming entertainers, and show off your creativity in the costume contest.

All tickets include:

• Lincoln Park Zoo souvenir sampling cup
• Unlimited samples of ciders, beers, and other beverages at stations across zoo grounds
• Unlimited rides on the carousel, Ferris wheel, and giant slide
• Themed areas with roaming entertainers
• Live pumpkin carving demonstration
• Live DJs playing themed hits
• Costume contest

$55 Early Bird: April 7–June 30
$60 General Admission: July 1–September 30
$65 Last Call: October 1–October 22
$70 Day Of: October 23*

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

Did you know that your ticket purchase helps keep Chicago’s zoo free to all 365 days a year? Buying tickets to events like Zoo Brews: Howls and Growls is a way to support animal wellbeing at Lincoln Park Zoo and conservation efforts to save species in the wild!