Boo at the Zoo Brookfield Zoo

Want to take the kids to a not-so-scary Halloween celebration in the Chicagoland area? Look no further than Boo at the Zoo at Brookfield Zoo. The event takes place Saturdays and Sundays October 13-28. I wish I could take my family but our October is pretty crazy and we didn’t plan ahead of time for this event.

Schedule of Activities:

•  10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Candy Stations 
      Bring your own bag and trick-or-treat at the 5 candy stations throughout the zoo!  

•  10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Giant Pumpkin Carving
       Watch a professional pumpkin carver carve 1,000+ pound pumpkins!
North/South Mall

•  10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Halloween Craft*
      Hamill Family Play Zoo 

•  10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Decorate Spooky Treats*
      Decorate a cookie and cupcake with icing and sprinkles
      West Mall

•  10:00 am – 5:30 pm – Haunted Hayride*
      Picks up from North Mall

•  10:00 am – 5:30 pm – Creepy Cowboy Carousel*
      Carousel

•  10:00 am – 5:30 pm – “Crazed Maize” Corn Maze
       West Mall

•  11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkin Smasher (every hour on the hour)
      West Mall

•  11:30 am – Bat Zoo Chat
      Australia House

•  12:30 pm – Spider Zoo Chat

      Hamill Family Play Zoo*

•  1:00 pm – Owl Zoo Chat
      Hamill Family Play Zoo*

•  1:00 pm – Costume Parade
Starts in front of Discovery Center; ends on the West Mall

•  1:30 pm – Costume Contest
      West Mall 

•  2:00 pm – Scorpion Zoo Chat
      Hamill Family Play Zoo*

•  2:15 pm – Wolf Zoo Chat
      Wolf Woods

•  2:30 pm – Large Snake Zoo Chat
      Hamill Family Play Zoo*

•  3:00 pm – Raven Zoo Chat
      Hamill Family Play Zoo*

Pumpkins to the Animals:

•  October 13 at 11:00 am in Great Bear Wilderness

      Pumpkins to the Grizzly Bears
Pumpkins to the Polar Bears 

•  October 14 at 10:15 am in Tropic World 

      Pumpkins to the Orangutans
Pumpkins to the Gorillas

•  October 20 at 11:00 am in Great Bear Wilderness 

      Pumpkins to the Grizzly Bears
Pumpkins to the Polar Bears

•  October 21 at 10:15 am outside Pachyderm House

      Pumpkins to the Rhinos and Pygmy Hippo
Pumpkins to the Red River Hogs

•  October 27 at 10:15 am at Seven Seas/Pinniped Point

      Pumpkins to the Dolphins
Pumpkins to the Pinnipeds

•  October 28 at 11:00 am in Hamill Family Wild Encounters/Play Zoo*

      Pumpkins to the Goats and Reindeer
Pumpkins to the Lemurs