Private Event Spaces AT L I N COLN PARK ZOO
Find the Perfect Private Event Location The historic Lincoln Park Zoo, boasting multiple buildings and the wildest settings in Chicago, is a spectacular venue for weddings and events of all sizes. Tigerlily Events is on-site to help you create your one-of-a-kind event.
Zoo Grounds/Main Mall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Indoor/Outdoor Spaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Farm in the Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CafĂŠ Brauer & Honeycomb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Animal Houses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Conference Meeting Spaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tigerlily Events Group Sales: groupsales@lpzoo.org
ZO O G ROUN DS/MAIN M A L L
ZO O GRO UNDS/ M AI N M ALL
Main Mall
Landmark Café
Transform the heart of the zoo into an epic centerpiece for your grandly scaled gathering. The zoo’s Main Mall is bordered by historic
African lions, Amur tigers, and harbor seals
zoo attractions – the Pepper Family Wildlife
will be in attendance at your event. This
Center, Kovler Sea Lion Pool and Eadie
wild thoroughfare is the perfect site for your
Levy’s Landmark Café – which means
tented gala or privately hosted concert.
C A PAC I TY • Reception Style: 3,000 •S eated with dance floor & cocktail space: 1,300
The Zoo’s iconic Eadie Levy’s Landmark Café – built in 1899 and located in the heart of the Lincoln Park Zoo Main Mall. Surrounded by the Kovler Seal Pool, Macaque Forest, and Pepper Family Wildlife
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Center, Landmark Café offers a beautiful
• Reception Style: 350
view of the African lions, Amur tiger, harbor seals, and Macaque monkeys.
2 | Lincoln Park Zoo Event Spaces: Zoo Grounds/Main Mall
•S eated: 220
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ZO O G ROUN DS/MAIN M A L L
Wild Kingdom (full & partial buyouts available)
The Lincoln Park ZOO is yours! Imagine your guests having the entire zoo to enjoy and explore. This extraordinary venue rental option
It’s truly an inspired, one-of-a-kind
includes all of the zoo’s indoor and outdoor
experience perfect for large company
animal exhibits, all of its spectacular gardens,
outings, galas, movie screenings and more!
C A PAC I TY Full Zoo Buy-out: 20,000
and the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel.
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ZO O G ROUN DS/MAIN M A L L
ZO O GRO UNDS/ M AI N M ALL
AT&T Carousel
Bird’s Eye Bar & Grill
As a fun option guests of any age will love, add the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel and its adjacent terrace for your cocktail reception!
C A PAC I TY • Reception Style: 175 •S eated: 75
Lincoln Park ZOO’s Bird’s Eye Bar & Grill offers a picturesque, open-air, rooftop setting among the treetops in the heart of the zoo.
The Carousel, located just to the east of
wooden animals and two chariots and can
Located along the zoo’s main mall, it features
the Pepper Family Wildlife Center and
accommodate up to 50 riders.
panoramic views of the African Lion, Amur
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tiger, harbor seal and birds of prey exhibits,
• Reception Style: 300
historic Eadie Levy’s Landmark Café and the
•S eated: 220
Primate House, features 48 artisan-crafted
zoo’s gorgeous gardens.
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• Seated with a dance floor: 200
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INDO OR/OUTDOOR SPAC E (AVA IL A BL E M AY– OC TO B E R )
I ND O O R/O UT D O O R SPACE ( AVAI LAB LE M AY–O CTO B ER)
Foreman Pavilion
Park Place Terrace & South Lawn
Boasting one of the most beautiful views in the entire zoo, the open air Foreman Pavilion overlooks our lush Waterfowl Lagoon and Hope B McCormick Swan Pond. Graceful willow trees, dwarf conifers,
swan geese. Glide into this gorgeous setting
prairie wildflowers and waterfalls frame
for your wedding or reception that deserves
this watery oasis that’s home to trumpeter
a tranquil touch.
swans, Chilean flamingos, ruddy ducks and
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Park Place Terrace is surrounded by sheer loveliness.
Pavilion 1 & 2 (North Side)
• Reception Style: 400
• Reception Style: 200
It’s perched on the edge of the zoo’s bur
The gently sloping South Lawn, flanked
•S eated: 125
oak-shaded South Lawn and bordered by
by our flamingo flock and lush gardens,
swan, primate and flamingo exhibits.
is the ideal addition to a terrace rental.
Pavilion 3 & 4 (South Side) • Reception Style: 120 •S eated: 80
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Sunny dispositions are certain to prevail
It’s perfect for cocktail receptions, farmer’s
alongside the terrace’s “Sunform” sculpture,
market dinners, weddings and outdoor
a modern interpretation of a classical sundial.
movie screenings.
•S eated: 250
Pavilion 1, 2, 3 & 4 (North & South) •R eception Style: 300 •S eated: 220
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FARM IN THE ZOO
Farm in the Zoo (includes Red Barn and Yellow Farmhouse)
The Farm-in-the-Zoo makes a charming choice for rustic dinners and receptions (especially of the “farm-to-table” variety). Situated along another idyllic marvel –
• Reception: 750 • Seated: 500
seasonal crops of the Edible Garden. Unlike
Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park ZOO’s
the rest of the zoo’s animal exhibits, those
prairie pond ecosystem – the farm buildings,
here are fully interactive. Guests can feed
including a classic Main Barn, ranch style
cows, pet goats and see chickens, pigs,
Farmhouse and Dairy Barn, surround the
rabbits and ponies up close.
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FARM IN THE ZOO
FARM I N T HE ZO O
Red Barn
Yellow Farmhouse
Transport your guests to a Midwestern family farm experience in the middle of Chicago!
C A PAC I TY • Reception: 120 • Seated: 85
The Farm-in-the-Zoo makes a charming
those here are fully interactive, including a
choice for rustic dinners and receptions
large, life-size tractor that sits in the center of
(especially of the “farm-to-table” variety).
the barn. Guests can feed cows, pet goats and
Unlike the rest of the zoo’s animal exhibits,
see chickens, pigs, rabbits and ponies up close.
Situated along another idyllic marvel – Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park ZOO’s prairie pond ecosystem – the Yellow Farmhouse is perfect for smaller parties. Our charming Farmhouse brings an intimately scaled, Midwestern family-farm
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experience to city dwellers. Guests can pet
• Reception: 60
goats, feed cows and see chickens.
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• Seated: 50
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Great Hall and North and South Loggias
Café Brauer is one of Chicago’s most highly prized rental venues for good reason.
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This timeless prairie style landmark
chandeliers, stained glass windows, tile
completed in 1908 and listed on the National
mosaics and flanking curved outdoor loggias.
•G reat Hall seated without a dance floor: 250
Register of Historic Places. The second
Imagine gorgeous indoor and outdoor spaces
floor Great Hall is the centerpiece, with its
offering earth-toned elegance against the
soaring, sky lit roof, Tiffany inspired glass
city skyline.
Photo Credit: George Street Photo
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•G reat Hall seated with a dance floor: 230
•R eception style with Loggias: 400 • Loggia Reception: 200 • Loggia Seated: 70
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Honeycomb (People’s Gas Pavilion)
Primate House
People’s Gas Pavilion is the perfect backdrop for your ceremony or cocktail hour.
C A PAC I TY • Seated: 175 • Reception: 215
Enjoy beautiful skyline views surrounded by
and connect with the natural world.
the Nature Boardwalk. A lush Midwestern
Renovations included more than 100 newly
prarie ecosystem, this natural oasis provides
planted trees and more than half a mile of
unique opportunities for visitors to engage
boardwalk surrounding the pond.
Adjacent to the Fairy Statue and Carousel, the Helen Brach Primate House provides the perfect setting for cocktails and a seated reception. Surround yourself with our crowned lemurs, black and white colobus, boligivan gray titi
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monkeys, and white-cheeked gibbons.
• Reception Style: 150 •S eated: 60
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ANIMAL HOUSES
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Regenstein African Journey (RAJ)
Regenstein Center for African Apes (RCAA)
Take your guests on a wild safari by holding your event at Regenstein African Journey. This immersive animal house is home to an array of exotic habitats and species from
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black rhinos and meerkats to pygmy hippos.
•S eated: 35
Its winding walkways are filled with unique nooks ideal for bars and food stations.
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• Reception Style: 150 •R eception style with outside tenting: 250
The Regenstein Center for African Apes – one of the country’s most state-of-the-art great ape habitats – is home to families of endangered western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees who reside in naturalistic indoor and outdoor exhibits. Give your guests the incredible opportunity
your event space let guests witness and view
to come nose to nose with gorillas and
interactions of these amazing primates as
chimpanzees. Huge glass windows next to
they forage and socialize.
CAPACI T Y •S eated with dance floor: 120 •R eception and seated with dance floor: 100 •R eception style: 200
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ANIMAL HOUSES
Regenstein Gallery or The Small Mammal Reptile House and Overlook (SMRH)
Imagine a cocktail reception in a tropical ecosystem followed by a dining experience surrounded by nocturnal animals native to four continents.
C A PAC I TY Regenstein Gallery or the Small Mammal Reptile House (SMRH) • Seated with dance floor: 100 • Seated without a dance floor: 120
In the ecosystem area, a soaring 45-foot
This area features reception options at
high glass dome rises above an array of
ground level and amid the forest canopy
animals from fennec foxes to Hoffman’s
overlooking this marvelous microcosm
two-toed sloths to white faced Saki monkeys.
of wildlife.
• Reception: 300 Small Mammal Reptile House Overlook (SMRH) • Seated: 40 • Reception Style: 50
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CO NF EREN CE MEETI N G SPAC ES
CO NFERENCE M EET I NG SPACES
Matthew Laflin – AMG Room
Searle Family/Macaque Forest Board Room (SFBR)
This grand neo-classic building was built in 1893 to house the former Chicago Academy of Sciences – the city’s first museum, founded in 1857.
C A PAC I TY • Reception Style: 150 • Theater Style: 130 • Seated: 120
The institution’s first home was consumed
gunpowder tycoon and philanthropist whose
by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Laflin,
donation spurred Chicago’s tradition of
the subsequent building’s namesake, was a
locating museums in lakefront parks.
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Built in 2016, the Searle Family Board Room is the perfect location for all-day meetings and events. With built-in AV, the room overlooks the Regenstein Macaque Forest. Enjoy
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your meetings while catching glimpses
• Reception Style: 70
of our snow monkeys eating, sleeping, and socializing!
• Seated: 50
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CO NTACT US Tigerlily Events at Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60614 Telephone: 773-571-0404 Email: groupsales@lpzoo.org
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Gift Shop Choose from a wild selection of Lincoln Park Zoo mementos, apparel, plush animals, and gifts. Open year-round.
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Lionel Train Adventure Ticket purchase required. Open seasonally.
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