Membership offers many opportunities for you to connect with nature and to help the zoo's conservation efforts. Become a Brookfield Zoo member today!

EVERY MEMBER RECEIVES

  • Unlimited FREE admission for one year
  • FREE parking for one vehicle at the main entrance (1st and 31st)
  • Discount parking at the south entrance
  • Hamill Family Play Zoo discounted admission
  • Seasonal attraction discounts on Stingray Bay, The Carousel, and Butterflies!
  • Publications including member emails and Gateways, the quarterly member magazine
  • Shops: members-only monthly special offers
  • Restaurants: members-only discounts
  • Education programs, special events, and lectures: special member price
Become a member today! There are two ways to join:
  • Join online now! You’ll receive a link to a temporary membership card to print at home. No need to wait in line. Use the temporary card to immediately enjoy free admission and free parking at the main entrance. Any tickets or passes included with your chosen membership level will be mailed with your permanent membership card in approximately two weeks. Tickets and passes cannot be picked up at the zoo.
  • Visiting soon? Become a member at the zoo’s main entrance as you begin your day at the zoo. You’ll receive a temporary membership card (for immediate admission to the zoo) and all tickets or passes included with your chosen membership level. When you arrive at the zoo, you will be charged the parking fee. Be sure to present your parking receipt that same day when making your membership purchase and the fee will be deducted from the cost of your membership.
If you have any questions, please call the zoo's member representatives at (708) 688-8341 or e-mail member.questions@brookfieldzoo.org.




Bison Circle $1,500
All of the benefits of Sustaining Membership, plus other special opportunities. Please call 708-688-8667 for more information on Bison Circle membership.
 

Any questions?
Check out answers to some Frequently Asked Questions about membership.

Tax Deductibility Information

2012 Membership Purchases: Under IRS guidelines, members may deduct basic membership levels under $75 as a charitable contribution. All other levels may deduct as a charitable contribution only the excess of the membership payment over the estimated fair market value of the goods or services received in return. Family Members may deduct $89, Family Plus Members may deduct $87, Supporting Members may deduct $176, and Sustaining Members may deduct $367 of their membership fees.
2013 Membership Purchases: Under IRS guidelines, members may deduct basic membership levels under $75 as a charitable contribution. All other levels may deduct as a charitable contribution only the excess of the membership payment over the estimated fair market value of the goods or services received in return. Family Members may deduct $94, Family Plus Members may deduct $91, Supporting Members may deduct $180, and Sustaining Members may deduct $371 of their membership fees.

Further Information

  • Fees and benefits are subject to change.
  • If you have any questions, please call the zoo's member representatives at (708) 688-8341 or e-mail member.questions@brookfieldzoo.org.

Become a Brookfield Zoo member today!