Birthday Parties

• Check out our Birthday Party Package (PDF) for children!
• Or plan your own visit. Invite 15 or more paying guests to join you at the Zoo and you may be eligible for discount admission tickets, as long as you pre-register as a group at least two weeks in advance. Enjoy pizza and ice cream in the Zoo or plan an outside picnic with presents. Grab a pizza at Ndoki Pizza (outdoor seating is available on first-come, first-served basis) and then enjoy ice cream in the Boomerang Shoppe [price considerations: approximately $18 per whole pizza or $3.50 per pizza slice and up to $4.50 per ice cream cone]. OR There is a public picnic area adjacent to the main Zoo entrance where groups can gather for picnics and presents.
• Prefer to rent a room? The smallest meeting space available is 3,000 square feet (capacity 100) and rents for $500 a day.
• Planning for a flock of 25 to 50 night owls? Explore the Zoo at night with an evening Night Howl or make it a sleepover with an Overnight at the Zoo!

• Snap a guest-of-honor and group photo in front of one of the Zoo's animal sculptures.
• Map out your guests' visit in advance to ensure they see one or more of our free daily demonstrations: 11:00am or 3:30pm penguin feeding, 11:30am gorilla presentation, 12:30pm diving demonstration and 1:30pm Birds of the South show!
• Plan a scavenger hunt – create your own or use ours. Download the Garden Scavenger Hunt (PDF) for your visit!
• Encourage your guests to "explore more" of the Zoo with our new unlimited rides and attractions wristbands ($20 per person ages 3 and up; admission and Sky-High Safari are not included with purchase), allowing them to enjoy unlimited carousel rides, train rides, pony rides, giraffe feeding, lorikeet feeding and rock wall climbing all day long! Wristbands are available for purchase at the front gate.
• Schedule an Adventure Tour and get an inside look at some out-of-sight places! Most tours take place on Saturdays and include take-home items and a coupon for a free refreshment (available the day of the tour). Recommended for kids ages 8 and up; children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

For the safety of our guests and animals, we ask that you refrain from bringing the following items into the park:

• Due to limited storage space, cake, ice cream and other outside food and beverages are not allowed (with the exception of cake or cupcakes affiliated with formal birthday party packages - click on the birthday party package link above for details).
• Outside entertainment (clowns, magicians, etc.)
• Latex balloons.
• Gifts or presents.