Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 10/23/2022
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
What to expect:
- Strolling entertainment
- Trick-or-treating stations throughout the Zoo
- Halloween face painting
- Photo opportunities
- Education stations
- Habitat chats
- Animal enrichment
- Access to the Zoo’s naturalistic habitats
New this year: Themed weekends
We’re taking the fun to the next level with special themed weekends! Throughout the month of October, we will be decorating the park each weekend to honor our favorite heroes and villains, celebrate our friends in the animal kingdom or cast a spell over Metro Detroit.
Want to join in on the extra special fun? Feel free to dress up according to each weekends theme! All costumes are welcomed during Zoo Boo.
Themed weekends include:
- Wildlife and Wild Places| Oct. 8-9
- Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves, oh my! | Oct. 15-16
- Heroes and Villains | Oct. 21-23
Tickets
General admission rate: $17-$23
Parking: $8 per car for all Zoo Boo attendees, including DZS members.
Theater + add on $7 per person: Add on includes a ticket to the 4D Theater and your choice of the Carousel OR train.
Please note, this pass does not include Zoo Boo admission. 4D movie choices are Tiny Giants 4D Experience and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience. Click here to view trailers.
Children younger than 2 are admitted free. Space is limited, and prices vary subject to time and date. Tickets can be purchased either online or on site at Customer Care during daytime Zoo hours. All tickets must be purchased in advance; walk-up tickets will not be sold at the gate. The best way to guarantee your Zoo Boo experience is to purchase tickets in advance online.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.