# Things to do with kids at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

> 3 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513, in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [Reindeer Run Through Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/reindeer-run-through-holiday-magic-at-brookfield-zoo-chicago--listing-14bcfe9e35275193ddc50890) — Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Brookfield Zoo Chicago · From $45 · checked Oct 30. A two-mile walk, jog or run entirely inside Brookfield Zoo Chicago under the lights, a week before Holiday Magic opens. Registrants get a commemorative Reindeer Run hat and…
- [Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/holiday-magic-at-brookfield-zoo-chicago--listing-6c1d944d38f3ac8a384ca8f7) — Sat, Nov 21 (+31 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Brookfield Zoo Chicago · All ages · From $29.95 · checked Oct 16. Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Holiday Magic, now in its fifth decade, turns the zoo into an evening light festival with larger-than-life holiday displays, glowing tunnels, an expanded…
- [Sensory Friendly Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/sensory-friendly-holiday-magic-at-brookfield-zoo-chicago--listing-e64fb0737d6e204c521cd88f) — Thu, Dec 3 · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Brookfield Zoo Chicago · All ages · From $29.95 · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Brookfield Zoo Chicago runs one evening of its Holiday Magic light festival as a sensory-friendly night, presented with the inclusion nonprofit KultureCity. For this modified…

## Recently ended

- [Boo! at the Zoo with Dinos 2026](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/boo-at-the-zoo-with-dinos-2026--listing-df32ee09ff6bb9a20a254658) — ended Sun, Oct 25

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