Enjoy dozens of seasonal beers while walking beneath the menagerie of bright lights on display at the Lincoln Park Zoo. While you're sipping, snap photos with Santa at the Helen Brach Primate House and take a complimentary spin on the Endangered Species Carousel. Unlike ZooLights itself, this beer tasting isn't free, but proceeds from the event help keep the zoo open to the public year-round.
Chicago doesn't slow down during the winter, and thankfully so, because winter in the Midwest seems to go on forever. These are the winter events that will keep you entertained all season. It's the perfect time to catch a few of the best concerts in Chicago, visit some just-opened Chicago restaurants or try out the new ice skating rink in Grant Park. Get out and make this winter one for the Instagram.
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