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Dia de los Muertos at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield

October 28, 2023 - October 29, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Photo credit: iStock/Aurora Uribe

Location

Brookfield Zoo

8400 31st St.

Brookfield, IL 60513

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Description

Celebrate the Day of the Dead at Brookfield Zoo with sugar skulls, face painting, coloring pages, music and more.

Event cost: $29/95/ages 12-64, $24.95/ages 65-plus, $20.95/ages 3-11, free/2 and under

Event times: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 28-29, 2023

Additional Information

Website: https://www.czs.org/diadelosmuertos

Age recommendation: Babies, Early Elementary (K-3), Late Elementary (4-5), Preschool, Teens, Toddlers, Tweens

Neighborhood: Western Suburbs

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