Wild Lights Cheers! - Festive Food & Beverages

Eats & Drinks

Whether your appetite craves savory or sweet, we’re preparing a variety of flavorful items — many with a festive flair to celebrate the season.

 

*Hot Chocolate special: Purchase souvenir mug with first fill of hot chocolate for $9.99, and get refill of hot chocolate for $2.99.

  • Coffee Shop

    Found right in the main entrance, start your visit off with Stone Creek Coffee, bottled beverages, pastries, grab and go items, and more:

    • Hot Chocolate – $5.99
    • Souvenir Hot Chocolate Mug – $9.99
      • Souvenir Hot Chocolate Refill – $2.99
  • Gathering Place Bar

    Purchase a Holiday Hop Pass and travel around the Zoo sampling seasonal beers. Available in the U.S. Bank Gathering Place (no online sales).

    Embark on a holiday beer journey and enjoy these bubbly brews:

    • Stop #1, Gathering Place – Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop IPA
    • Stop #2, Leinie Lodge – Deschutes Brewery Jubelale Winter Ale
    • Stop #3, Bear Garden – Duesterbeck’s Brewing Company Nutty Bill’s Peanut Butter Porter
    • Stop #4, Nourish 414 – Great Lakes Brewing Company Barrel Aged Christmas Ale

     

    Drink menu for Wild Lights 2025

  • Cocoa Camper
    Drinks
    • Hot Chocolate – $5.99
    • Souvenir Hot Chocolate Mug – $9.99
      • Souvenir Hot Chocolate Refill – $2.99
    • Peppermint Rumchata Hot Cocoa – $11.99
    • Orange Whiskey Hot Cocoa – $11.99
    • Craft Beer – $10.99
    • Domestic Beer – $9.99

     

    Sweet Treats
    • Beignets with Chocolate – $12.99
    • Beignets with Caramel – $12.99
    • Cruller Donut Holes – $5.99
    • Iced Cookies – $5.99
    • Oreo Peppermint Popcorn Bag – $9.99
    • S’Mores Pops – $5.99
  • Peck Welcome Center
    • Chili
    • Frito Pie/Walking Taco
    • Charcuterie Box
      • Cheddar, semi-soft, salami, pepperoni, olive, crackers
    • Hummus & Veggie Box
      • Hummus, feta, snap peas, carrot, tomato, pita

     

    Drink menu for Wild Lights 2025

  • The Coop

    This unique food truck offers a variety of tasty chicken-based options, including chicken sandwiches, chips, and drinks.

  • Wild Burger

    Wild Burger Menu

  • Leinie Lodge

    Craft Beer, Seltzers, Canned Cocktails, Pretzels, Snacks

  • Bear Garden

    An ode to Wisconsin’s outdoors with an “adult-friendly” menu. Visitors can choose from craft beer (rotating taps), seltzers, canned cocktails, pretzels, and snacks.

  • Nourish 414

    Nourish 414 menu for Wild Lights

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As a precautionary measure, the Aviary is closed.