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Looking for the perfect way to celebrate your New Year’s Eve in a safe and socially distanced environment? Look no further. The best way to get out of the house and truly celebrate this holiday season is by heading over to the Lincoln Park Zoo. Here, you will find yourself in a beautiful winter wonderland decorated with the brightest and most colorful lights in all of Chicago. What better way to ring in the new year and start off 2021 with a bang! Enjoy hours of interactive games, a live DJ, giveaways and more. This after-hours zoo experience is a very exclusive and limited-time offer.

As you are enjoying the dazzling lights, enjoy a drink from one of our bars, which will include beer, wine, champagne, and spirits! The best part is that most of Lincoln Park Zoo’s animal exhibits will be open for you to experience as you sip on your drink. We will also be offering FREE carousel rides on the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel. All attendees will also receive over $300 in FREE offers from Chi Life Events (valid for first time users only).

During the event, we will also be hosting a photo contest where you can enter to win by posting pictures on Instagram or Facebook and using the hashtag “#ZooYearsEve”. A panel of judges will sort through the pictures and winners will be selected after the event. 

This will take place at Lincoln Park Zoo on Thursday, December 31st from 9:00pm-1:00am. Zoo Year’s Eve is a 21+ event so leave the kids at home and enjoy a stress-free and festive night. Remember to buddle up and keep warm, but we will also have plenty of animal buildings open for our guests to use as spaces to warm up. 

This unique New Year’s Eve venue actually has a few uncommonly known interesting facts. 

Did you know?

• Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, which makes it one of the oldest zoos in all of North America.

•The collection at Lincoln Park Zoo represents 200 different species of animals. 

• Lincoln Park Zoo is home to one of the largest zoo conservation programs in the country.

•Lincoln Park Zoo is also home to more than 1,100 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians as well as thousands of fish and insects.

We all know that it has been a restless year of being stuck at home. This event takes place outdoors and allows for very safe practice of social distancing.  Events like this do not come around often so it is a great opportunity to safely socialize and celebrate. Tickets are available now so hurry and get your hands on them at chicagotwentysomething.com. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to start a New Year’s Eve tradition.