Craft Brews

Craft Brews is an event for ages 21+ only. Children, including infants, are not permitted.

Yes! To learn 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 can email access@lpzoo.org to get information on accommodations or ask questions about the event experience.

All Lincoln Park Zoo event tickets are nonrefundable. If you are not able to make it to the event, feel free to give your ticket to a friend or family member age 21 or older. All events will be held rain or shine. Please dress accordingly!

No. Tickets are first come, first served. We suggest buying your tickets early, as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at a later date.

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

Enter the zoo at the East Gate on Cannon Drive and Fullerton Parkway (in 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.

Paid parking is available at the zoo’s parking lot located at Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive (2400 N. Cannon Drive). The zoo is also accessible by train via the Armitage and Fullerton stations and by bus via the 22, 36, 151, and 156 routes. It is recommended for rideshares to drop off and pick up guests outside of the zoo’s West Gate at Stockton Drive and Webster Drive.

Nope! For the most efficient experience, please have your PDF ticket ready on your smartphone. All guests must show their ticket for entry.

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.

Craft Brews takes place rain or shine. Please dress accordingly. Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

Yes! A variety of delicious food options will be available for purchase across zoo grounds.

Please make note of the below items that are restricted for this event:

NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES
No filled reusable water bottles or beverage containers
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, and we ask that you refrain from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside the gates for the health and safety of animals and visitors. Lincoln Park Zoo’s Code of Conduct can be found here.

For the safety of our visitors, staff, and animals, all bags, purses, strollers, packages, and other items carrying personal belongings are subject to inspection upon entry to Lincoln Park Zoo.

Email events@lpzoo.org.