ZooLights

Host your festive gathering in our Holiday Pavilion, where guests can mix, mingle and be merry amid a wonderland of lights! Just steps from your heated Pavilion, gather by the fire to raise a toast to the season with delicious s’mores. We'll work with you to customize every detail of your event, complete with all the trimmings! 

Rental fee: Monday - Wednesday: $3,600/Thursday - Sunday: $4,500

Rental includes:

• 2.5-hour rental of the Holiday Pavilion (our recommended time frame is 4:00-6:30 p.m.)
• Enclosed heated and festively-decorated Holiday Pavilion Tent (comfortably seats 50 and holds 100 standing room)
• Outdoor fire pits and benches
• Heating towers outside of the tent
• Eight picnic tables with festive holiday table covers
• Six 6-foot catering banquet tables with black linen
• ZooLights admissions for 50 guests
• Private access between the park and Pavilion for your guests
• Setup and cleanup crew
• Free parking

Add-ons:

• Additional ZooLights tickets: $15/person
• Strike a pose in your very own photo booth and make moments last a lifetime. $550 for 2.5 hours
• Face painters, caricature artists and/or costumed characters make colorful additions to any holiday party. $200/hour per each
• Animal encounter with our education team and an animal ambassador (10-15 minutes). $100/per animal
• S’mores kits: $8.00 /each
• Hot Chocolate Bar: $5.00 /person
• Catering by Centerplate, the Zoo’s onsite caterer. View our catering menu.
• Bar Service arranged by Centerplate. All bar service includes the cost of the following mandatory items: one-day liquor license, licensed and bonded bartender, and state police detail. Requires a minimum of one month’s advance notice.

Contact Us

For more information, contact the Events & Celebrations department:

Zoo New England
1 Franklin Park Zoo
Boston, MA 02121
Phone: 617-989-2009
Fax: 617-989-2025
Email: rentals@zoonewengland.org