Lights At Brookfield Zoo 2024. Celebrating its 43rd year, holiday magic returns with giant illuminated animals, a dazzling tunnel show and more than two million lights. Families can view larger than life light displays of reindeer, bears, bison, and giraffes throughout the zoo.

New this year is the led tree located just north of the carousel, along with illuminated displays like candy cane lane and sparkling coast, which transforms the plaza outside of the living coast into an underwater experience, with wavy blue lights and iridescent aquatic animals aglow, like jellyfish, dolphins and turtles. Families can view larger than life light displays of reindeer, bears, bison, and giraffes throughout the zoo.