There's always something new at the zoo! Mark your calendar for our special public events and membership events below. Also check out the daily schedule of fun, interactive events, including special shows and animal demonstrations.
 Denver Zoo Keeper Experience
Call for available dates
Advance registration is required
Member: $225.
Non-member: $250 (includes zoo admission)
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a zookeeper? Come spend a morning with Denver Zoo Education animal keepers while you learn about what is involved in being a zookeeper and have the opportunity to get some hands on experience working around live animals.
Learn More! Register Now! Call 303-376-4808
Members’ Mid-Week Walk
Wednesday, July 1
8 a.m.
Free for Denver Zoo Members - Denver Zoo Members Only Event
Get your pulse racing and put your mind at ease with a mid-week morning walk on the wild side. Watch animals start their morning routines and keepers prepare for a busy day while striding through the zoo before it opens to the general public.
Breakfast specials available for purchase at Samburu Grille.
 I-Scream For Conservation
Member’s Ice Cream Social
Thursday, July 9
6:30 – 9 p.m.
$5 for admission, includes ice cream sundae bar
Members and their guests, only; advanced reservation required
Join Denver Zoo for a good old ice cream social as the zoo’s conservation team gives a shout out to conservation efforts within the zoo and around the globe. With a zoo-li-cious sundae in hand, learn more about Denver zoo’s global conservation efforts through animal demonstrations and interactive interpretive stations. When you’re finished with your ice cream drop off your bowl and spoon at the gasification station and watch your trash turn into energy as the zoo’s green team demonstrates how this state of the art technology will make Denver Zoo’s Asian Tropics the greenest zoo exhibit in the world.
Bring a picnic or purchase food at one of the zoo’s concessions.
Make a night of it! Don’t miss out on our special Family CampOUT the night of the Ice Cream Social.
Not a member? Learn the benefits of a Denver Zoo membership and become a member today!
Reserve your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741
 Witness for Wildlife 2009 Pilot Program
July 20, or Friday, August 28
Citizen Naturalist volunteers are needed! Denver Zoo and Center for Native Ecosystems are bringing volunteers into the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor through a pilot version of Freedom to Roam’s Witness for Wildlife program. The Herman Gulch wildlife corridor is an important linkage area for several wildlife species in Colorado, including the threatened Canada lynx and the imperiled boreal toad. Protecting existing roadway permeability and creating new opportunities to ensure habitat connectivity in areas like the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor are critical for sustaining wildlife populations in the Southern Rockies region.
In just a short drive from Denver, volunteers will experience the importance of landscape connectivity and the drastic effects habitat fragmentation can have on wildlife species. Together with Center for Native Ecosystems and Denver Zoo staff, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor to gather information and observations on this important habitat. As a Citizen Naturalist volunteer, you can join us for one of three trips this summer: June 25, July 20, or August 28. Each Witness for Wildlife trip will visit one of several strenuous trails in the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor, such as the Herman Gulch trail, the Watrous Gulch trail, or the Grizzly Gulch trail. Each trip is limited to 6 participants.
For more information or to reserve your space as a volunteer Citizen Naturalist, contact Amy Masching at amasching@denverzoo.org or 303-376-4935.
 Zoo Pride Appreciation Dinner
Thursday, July 23, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Advance registration required - Invitations will be mailed
What is Zoo Pride?
Zoo Pride is a special group of patron level members who are deeply committed to Denver Zoo’s mission and partner with us to ensure the continued vitality of the zoo and our conservation and educational programs. Become a Part of the Family Today!
Not a Zoo Pride member but you would like to attend? Learn more about the many benefits of becoming a Zoo Pride member and how you can join today!
For more information on Zoo Pride and to join call Mary Bradley at 303-376-4875.
 Early Morning Photo Safari at Denver Zoo
Sign up online for:
July 25 – Saturday
August 23 – Sunday
Join us for an early morning photography session long before the zoo opens to the public at Denver Zoo with staff photographer Dave Parsons this spring and summer. (Rain or shine, tickets are non-refundable)
Get the morning light on a variety of animals including bighorn sheep, arctic wolves, harbor seals, eagles and many more! In addition to the early entry to the zoo, participants can enjoy an exclusive close-up photo session of macaws and raptors.
Photographers have the opportunity to explore on their own or join the group. The session is limited to 25 photographers, 12 years and older. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult 18 years or older. Cost is $45 or $40 per person for members and includes a great variety of photographic opportunities for the entire day!
Photos taken at Denver Zoo are for your personal use only (including recreational use and photo contests). Commercial photography (for profit-making like stock photography) is prohibited without written permission from our Marketing department. Commercial photography fees start at $250 per image.
Learn More!
Members’ Walk
Sunday, July 26
8 a.m.
Free for Denver Zoo Members - Denver Zoo Members Only Event
Get your pulse racing and put your mind at ease with a weekend morning walk on the wild side. Watch animals start their morning routines and keepers prepare for a busy day while striding through the zoo before it opens to the general public.
Breakfast specials available for purchase at Samburu Grille.
Members’ Mid-Week Walk
Wednesday, August 5
8 a.m.
Free for Denver Zoo Members - Denver Zoo Members Only Event
Get your pulse racing and put your mind at ease with a mid-week morning walk on the wild side. Watch animals start their morning routines and keepers prepare for a busy day while striding through the zoo before it opens to the general public.
Breakfast specials available for purchase at Samburu Grille.
 ZOOmily- Tails From Near & Far, Far Away
Presented By: Mountain States Toyota
Saturday, August 8
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
See Video of ZOOmily in 2008!
Ticket Prices:
Denver Zoo Members
$15 in advance or $20 at the gate
Non-Members
$20 in advance or $24 at the gate
Tickets available now or call 303-376-6741.
Ticket Price includes: Dinner and desserts throughout the zoo!
Once upon a time, there was a magical evening where your children’s favorite animal stories and fairy tales from around the world come to life, with costumed characters, magical performances, once in a lifetime animal experiences and food fit for a king.
Help bring a fairy tale to life! Come dressed as a character from your favorite fairy tale or children’s story and you could win a prize!
Proceeds from ZOOmily will benefit Denver Zoo’s Red Apple Fund for Life-Long Learning, which makes it possible for all individuals – no matter their economic circumstances – to discover the wonders of animals through participation in Denver Zoo education programs.
Presented By:
Grand Sponsor:
Reserve your tickets now or call 303-376-6741.
 Singles Safari
Friday, August 14
6:30-10 p.m.
Admission: $20
Come and shake your tail feathers with Denver’s swinging singles. Denver Zoo is offering an evening to escape the usual bar crowd and mingle with some wild things, sip exotic cocktails and listen to local music while we set the mood for some mating games and wild tours throughout the Zoo. Singles will enjoy animal encounters and a menu of decadent appetizers sure to please every palate.
Price includes after hours zoo admission, two free drinks per person, interactive animal encounters and a chance to meet some of Denver’s finest with hopes of finding some animal attraction. Purchase tickets now!
Comedy Night
August 20
6:30-10 p.m.
Join comedian Adam Cayton-Holland
21 years or older.
Call Carol for tickets at 303-376-4916 after July 1.
Patron Appreciation Brunch
Saturday, August 22, 8 – 10 a.m.
Advance registration required- Invitations will be mailed
What is Zoo Pride?
Zoo Pride is a special group of patron level members who are deeply committed to Denver Zoo’s mission and partner with us to ensure the continued vitality of the zoo and our conservation and educational programs. Become a Part of the Family Today!
Not a Zoo Pride member but you would like to attend? Learn more about the many benefits of becoming a Zoo Pride member and how you can join today!
For more information on Zoo Pride and to join call Mary Bradley at 303-376-4875.
 Early Morning Photo Safari at Denver Zoo
Sign up online for:
July 25 – Saturday
August 23 – Sunday
Join us for an early morning photography session long before the zoo opens to the public at Denver Zoo with staff photographer Dave Parsons this spring and summer. (Rain or shine, tickets are non-refundable)
Get the morning light on a variety of animals including bighorn sheep, arctic wolves, harbor seals, eagles and many more! In addition to the early entry to the zoo, participants can enjoy an exclusive close-up photo session of macaws and raptors.
Photographers have the opportunity to explore on their own or join the group. The session is limited to 25 photographers, 12 years and older. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult 18 years or older. Cost is $45 or $40 per person for members and includes a great variety of photographic opportunities for the entire day!
Photos taken at Denver Zoo are for your personal use only (including recreational use and photo contests). Commercial photography (for profit-making like stock photography) is prohibited without written permission from our Marketing department. Commercial photography fees start at $250 per image.
Learn More!
Witness for Wildlife 2009 Pilot Program
Friday, August 28
Citizen Naturalist volunteers are needed! Denver Zoo and Center for Native Ecosystems are bringing volunteers into the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor through a pilot version of Freedom to Roam’s Witness for Wildlife program. The Herman Gulch wildlife corridor is an important linkage area for several wildlife species in Colorado, including the threatened Canada lynx and the imperiled boreal toad. Protecting existing roadway permeability and creating new opportunities to ensure habitat connectivity in areas like the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor are critical for sustaining wildlife populations in the Southern Rockies region.
In just a short drive from Denver, volunteers will experience the importance of landscape connectivity and the drastic effects habitat fragmentation can have on wildlife species. Together with Center for Native Ecosystems and Denver Zoo staff, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor to gather information and observations on this important habitat. As a Citizen Naturalist volunteer, you can join us for one of three trips this summer: June 25, July 20, or August 28. Each Witness for Wildlife trip will visit one of several strenuous trails in the Herman Gulch wildlife corridor, such as the Herman Gulch trail, the Watrous Gulch trail, or the Grizzly Gulch trail. Each trip is limited to 6 participants.
For more information or to reserve your space as a volunteer Citizen Naturalist, contact Amy Masching at amasching@denverzoo.org or 303-376-4935.
Members’ Walk
Saturday, August 29
8 a.m.
Free for Denver Zoo Members - Denver Zoo Members Only Event
Get your pulse racing and put your mind at ease with a weekend morning walk on the wild side. Watch animals start their morning routines and keepers prepare for a busy day while striding through the zoo before it opens to the general public.
Breakfast specials available for purchase at Samburu Grille.
Free Day for Seniors
Tuesday, September 8
Seniors 65 and older will receive free admission to Denver Zoo.
 
Brew At The Zoo
Presented By:
Friday, September 11
7– 10 pm
No guest under the age of 21 will be admitted.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 19!
Ticket Prices:
Denver Zoo Members
$45 in advance/$55 at the door
Non-Members
$55 in advance/$65 at the door
NEW! VIP Ticket
$75 (Includes early admission at 6 pm)
Want to avoid the crowds and be one of the first to taste the region’s best brews? Purchase an exclusive VIP pass which includes early admission to the event at 6 pm. VIP tickets are limited. Get yours today!
Designated Driver Ticket
$25
Tickets available online now or call 303-376-6741.
Join the creatures of the night at Denver Zoo for a suds safari featuring more than 40 of Colorado’s finest breweries, complimentary food from local restaurants, live music and dancing at the 12th annual Brew At The Zoo.
Ticket Price Includes:
- Souvenir tasting mug
- Complimentary food from local restaurants
- Unlimited beer and specialty beverage tasting from more than 40 of the region’s top breweries and beverage providers.
- Live Music featuring some of Denver’s best bands.
NEW! Want to avoid the crowds and be one of the first to taste the region’s best brews? Purchase an exclusive VIP pass which includes early admission to the event at 6 pm. VIP tickets are limited. Get yours today!
Raise your glass to conservation education!
All proceeds from Brew At The Zoo will benefit Denver Zoo’s Red Apple Fund for Life-Long Learning, which makes it possible for all individuals- no matter their economic circumstances – to discover the wonders of animals through participation in Denver Zoo education programs.
Scout Night
October 3
6 – 9:30 p.m.
Price: TBD
Visit Denver Zoo for a fun and festive night exclusively for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and their families. Participate in live animal encounters, cool crafts and hands-on activities that help meet badge requirements for Brownie Girl Scouts, Junior Girl Scouts, and Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos levels of Cub Scouts. All Scouts will receive a special Denver Zoo Scout Night patch. Cost of admission to be announced.
Boo at the Zoo
Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November, 1
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Activities Free with General Zoo Admission
Denver Zoo’s 25th annual “Boo at the Zoo” steadily approaches so get your costumes ready. This year’s theme encourages children to be a hero for the planet and dress up as their favorite superhero while they learn about several ways they can help the environment. Trick-or-treaters visiting more than 30 trick-or-treat stations can enjoy close encounters with the creepy kind, viewing vampire bats, reptiles, spiders and Denver Zoo’s other creatures.
Members’ Zoo Lights Preview
Thursday, December 10
5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
We are delighted to invite our members to Members’ Zoo Lights Preview Night on December 10 from 5 - 9 p.m. This exclusive event will allow members a sneak-peak at Denver Zoo’s largest annual celebration before it is unveiled to the public on December 11.
Zoo Lights
Friday, December 11 – Sunday, January 3
5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Price: TBD
WHERE WILDLIFE MEETS WILD LIGHTS!
Come and experience a holiday light safari with more than 38 brilliantly-illuminated acres of lights, featuring more than 150 animated animal sculptures that swing through trees, jump across lawns, hide in bushes and appear in places where they’re least expected.
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