National Elephant Day
Saturday, March 13
10 am – 4 pm
Activities free with admission

They say an elephant never forgets, so don’t miss Denver Zoo’s celebration of the Thai festival, National Elephant Day,  in honor of our resident pachyderms Mimi and Dolly.

Activities Include:

Activity Station: Asia: Elegant Elephants – Pachyderms
10 am – 4 pm
Learn about the many facets of the complex connections between humans and Asian elephants and what Denver Zoo is doing to help this endangered species.

Activity Station: Trumpeting Trunks and Tantalizing Tusks – Pachyderms
10 am – 4 pm
Learn about human-elephant relationships and examples of ways you can contribute to the future of the elephants by raising awareness of the elephants’ plight and taking positive conservation action to help save this endangered animal.

Activity Station: LEEDing the Way to Asian Tropics – Pachyderms
10 am – 4 pm
Denver Zoo’s new exhibit, Asian Tropics, will be at the leading edge for zoo exhibitory. Not only will Asian Tropics house Asian elephants and other endangered Asian wildlife, the design and use of the new facility will change how zoos house their animals. Learn about this new exhibit and how Denver Zoo is LEEDing the way for new exhibitory design.

Breakfast with the Birds- International Migratory Bird Day Celebration
Saturday, May 8
7-10 am
Admission: $50/Space is limited! Buy your tickets online now
Admission includes breakfast and special bird meet and greets!
Must be 16 years of age or over

Join Denver Zoo’s curator of birds John Azua for a unique dining experience amongst some of Denver Zoo’s fine-feathered friends. Learn more about how Denver Zoo cares for its extraordinary bird collection during a behind the scenes tour of our revolutionary bird propagation center and experience an exclusive feathery meet and greet.
Breakfast will include:

• Swiss, mushroom and asparagus frittata
• Maple sausage links
• Crisp peppered bacon
• Homemade breakfast potatoes
• Fresh Fruit Display
• Assorted breakfast pasties
• Beverages: shade grown coffee, orange juice, hot tea and water

Members’ Mother’s Day Brunch
Sunday, May 9
Primate Panorama Seating: 8 – 9:30 am
Conoco Zoo Gardens Seatings: 8 – 9:30 am, 10 – 11:30 am or Noon – 1:30 pm
Members and their guests, only
Seating is limited, reserve your seat today
Admission: $32 for Adults (ages 12 and older) & $16 for Children (ages 3 – 11). Children ages 2 and under are free.

Join Denver Zoo for our annual Mother’s Day celebration as we serve a delicious breakfast al fresco. Choose from Denver’s most unique dining settings of an early morning brunch with the monkeys in Primate Panorama or a later seating amongst the roses in the Conoco Zoo Gardens. Space is limited, reserve your seat today.

Brunch buffet will include:

• Fluffy scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, sliced mushrooms, yellow and green peppers
• Baby spinach and strawberry salad with goat cheese crumbles and raspberry vinaigrette
• Crisp pepper bacon
• Country sausage
• Fresh fruit salad drizzled with honey lime vinaigrette
• Homemade breakfast potatoes
• Selection of muffins, danishes, multigrain breads and breakfast rolls
• Domestic cheese display with grapes and crackers
• Waffle bar with assorted toppings
• Hand carved turkey with orange cranberry chutney and rolls
• Hand carved honey baked ham with whole grain mustard and rolls
• Petite Dessert Bars & with grapes & crackers Cheesecake Bites
• Bananas Foster flambé station
• Fresh baked cookies
• (1) complimentary mimosa or Bloody Mary, guests ages 21 and over
• Beverages: orange juice, apple juice, coffee, milk, hot tea and water

Seating is limited, reserve your seat today

VIP Members’ Mother’s Day Brunch

VIP Brunch buffet will include:

• Signature omelet station – create your own omelet with the following toppings. Dungeness crab, honey cured ham, sausage, peppered bacon, sharp cheddar chess, Swiss cheese, bleu cheese, grilled asparagus, green peppers, red peppers, diced onions and fresh spinach.
• Spinach and Swiss Strata
• Hand carved sugar cured honey spiral ham
• Crisp peppered bacon
• Roasted breakfast potatoes with red and green peppers
• French toast bar served with sweet toppings, whip cream, sliced bananas, berries, melted butter, and hot maple syrup.
• Assorted breakfast pastries and breads served with butter, jam and honey.
• Create your own breakfast parfait bowl of fresh fruit with berries, apples, bananas, mandarin, oranges, melons vanilla yogurt and granola.
• Domestic cheese display served with water crackers.
• Bottomless Mimosas and Blood Mary’s
• Beverages: orange juice, milk, hot tea, lemonade, coffee and water

Seating is limited, reserve your seat today

Members' Summer Preview Party
Thursday, May 27
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Members and their guests, only
No registration required, admission is free, just come on in!

Start your Memorial Day weekend off with a roar, snort, trumpet and whistle! Get nose to snout with some of Denver Zoo's residents at a Wild Encounter, hop on a hippo or wrangle a rhino on the conservation carousel and be one of the first to experience some of Denver Zoo's newest shows and animal demonstrations during Members' Night: Summer Preview Party.

Denver Zoo’s Date Night - Dinner and an Elephant
Sunday, June 6
6 – 7 pm or 7:30 – 8:30 pm
$70.00 per couple, $35.00 per person
Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.
Adults ages 18 and over. No guests under the age of 18, including children and infants will be admitted.

Take a walk on the wild side with Denver Zoo’s Date Night: A Dash of Asian Spice. Get up close and personal with some friendly pachyderms, journey to the Far East with an Asian inspired feast and see what fortune has in store for you.

Dinner Includes:

• Assorted Tempura Vegetables served in tissue cones
• Asian Dumpling traditional pork dumplings garnished with sesame seeds and ginger baby carrots presented on Chinese spoons
• Crab Rangoon served with rough mustard
• Asian Salad shredded Napa cabbage, green onions, sesame seeds, slivered almonds tossed in a soy vinaigrette topped with ramen noodles served with a vegetable spring roll and plum dipping sauce
• Guests will select (1) dinner entrée the evening of the event:
• Spicy Grilled Tofu dressed with a honey chili glaze
• Lemon Ginger Beef Kabob paired with shitake mushrooms
• Teriyaki Chicken roasted quarter chickens marinated with a homemade teriyaki sauce
• Asian Vegetable Stir Fry
• Orange Pecan Fried Rice
• Green Tea Ice Cream served with a fortune cookie
• (1) complimentary glass of wine or beer
• Beverages: Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

Members’ Ice Cream Social: Red, White and Zoo

Kick off 4th of July weekend with a good old ice cream social with Denver Zoo. Join the zoo’s conservation team as they give 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.

Bring a picnic or purchase food at one of the zoo’s concessions.

Denver Zoo’s Date Night - Surf and Conserve: Sustainable Seafood
Sunday, July 11
6 – 7 pm or 7:30 – 8:30 pm
$70.00 per couple, $35.00 per person
Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.
Adults ages 18 and over. No guests under the age of 18, including children and infants will be admitted.

Enjoy an evening of seafood and conservation at Denver Zoo’s Date Night: Surf and Conserve: Sustainable Seafood. Learn about smart seafood choices and their impact on the environment. Dine on a eco-savvy seafood cuisine and meet some of Denver Zoo’s water dwelling residents.

Dinner Includes:

• Farmed Bay Scallops presented on individual Asian spoons drizzled with a pobalno cream sauce 
• Mini Dungeness Crab Cakes served with rough mustard
• Imported Fruit and Cheese Skewer
• Spinach and Poached Pear Salad with radicchio, candied walnuts and Maytag Bleu cheese served with a raspberry vinaigrette
• Guests will select (1) dinner entrée the evening of the event:
• Alaskan Wild Lavender Salmon grilled salmon brushed with a  piquant glaze of lavender, honey, herbs, and balsamic vinegar
• Linguini with Farm Clams sautéed with fresh garlic, topped with shaved parmesan cheese
• Caraway Chicken Breast aromatic caraway seeds lend a delicate nutty flavor to the chicken breasts
• Fresh Steamed Green Beans topped with slivered almonds
• Yukon Gold Smashed Potatoes
• Homemade Cheddar and Fresh Chives Biscuits
• Crème Tart with Oranges and Honey
• (1) complimentary glass of wine or beer
• Beverages: Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

Denver Zoo’s Date Night - Guess Wooo’s Coming to Dinner

Looking for a break in the usual date night? Come to Denver Zoo’s Date Night: Guess Wooo’s Coming to Dinner for a dinner and a mystery. Enjoy a delicious meal with some of the best comfort food in town and then take part in solving a mystery. This isn’t a date night for the faint of heart, this will be a night to remember.

Dinner Includes:

• Grilled Cheese Wedge and Tomato Soup Shooter homemade tomato soup served in a shot glass with a wedge of grilled cheese
• Lobster Macaroni and Cheese creamy cheese sauce, butter, mascarpone cheese and lobster chunks served in individual bean pots
• Petite Turkey Pot Pie tender chunks of turkey, carrots, onions and fresh herbs served in a miniature demitasse cups, topped with a flaky puff pastry crust and baked until golden brown
• The Wedge crisp iceberg lettuce with chopped tomatoes and bacon bites served with traditional bleu cheese dressing drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette
• Guests will select (1) dinner entrée the evening of the event:
• Seasoned Prime Rib served with creamy horseradish sauce
• Roasted Center Cut Pork Chops served with apricot and mango chutney
• Chicken Wellington chicken breast rubbed with olive oil, thyme, and black pepper, topped with a wild mushroom duxelle and boursin cheese, wrapped in a puff pastry and baked to a golden brown
• Buttered Baby Carrots
• Cheddar Smashed Potatoes
• Fresh Baked Bread Loaves and Compound Butters
• Warm Baked Apple Pie A la Mode
• (1) complimentary glass of wine or beer
• Beverages: Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

Denver Zoo’s Date Night - Bella Notte
Sunday, August 1
6 – 7 pm or 7:30 – 8:30 pm
$70.00 per couple, $35.00 per person
Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.
Adults ages 18 and over. No guests under the age of 18, including children and infants will be admitted.

Want to enjoy a romantic night in Venice without the long flight? Join us at Denver Zoo’s Date Night: Bella Notte. Meet some of the zoo’s resident animals, dine on Italian cuisine by candlelight, take a romantic stroll hand in hand around zoo grounds at twilight.

Dinner Includes:

• Assorted Bruschetta Station toasted French bread slices topped with savory toppings
• Antipasto Display a tiered display of peppers, olives, artichoke hearts, salamis, prosciutto, pepperoni, provolone, fresh mozzarella, roasted red and yellow bell peppers and fresh asparagus
• Caprese Salad sliced tomatoes with mozzarella with fresh basil drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette
• Guests will select (1) dinner entrée the evening of the event:
• Wild Mushroom Ravioli served with a quarto formaggio sauce and fresh sage
• Filetti Al Balsamico filet medallions served with balsamic vinaigrette, fresh basil and oregano
• Seared Chicken Piccata boneless breast of chicken served with a mushroom, white wine and caper sauce
• Caponata Sicilian Eggplant Dish
• Herb Risotto Cakes
• Garlic Love Knots
• Torta Tiramisu
• (1) complimentary glass of wine or beer
• Beverages: Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

ZOOmily: Fairy Tale Lore and Rhymes Galore 
Saturday, August 7
6 pm – 9 pm
Admission: $15.00 for general public and $12.00 for members
Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

Travel down Nursery Rhyme Road to the undersea Fantasy Land, as you meet characters and animals from your favorite nursery rhymes and children’s stories.  Join our Zooper Heroes force, striving to preserve the earth and protect the beloved residents of the Fairy Tale Forest!  Animal encounters, costumed characters, games, crafts, dessert and family fun, all at Denver Zoo!

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.

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Denver Zoo’s Date Night - An Evening South of the Border
Sunday, September 12
6 – 7 pm or 7:30 – 8:30 pm
$70.00 per couple, $35.00 per person
Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.
Adults ages 18 and over. No guests under the age of 18, including children and infants will be admitted.

Get away from the daily routine and enjoy a romantic evening at Denver Zoo’s Date Night: An Evening South of the Border. Feast with your loved one on a romantic cuisine with some Spanish flare and then take a long stroll through zoo grounds while enjoying a cool summer night.

Dinner Includes:

• Spanish Tapas Bar Sampling Platter wedge of manchego, serrano ham slices, mixed marinated olives  sliced rounds of chorizo
• Santa Fe Chicken Spring Roll served with housemade pineapple salsa
• Chilled Green Gazpacho cucumber soup with yogurt and fresh mint garnished with a thin slice of cucumber ,yellow cubed tomatoes, then lightly drizzled with lemon infused oil
• Guests will select (1) dinner entrée the evening of the event:
• Tequila Chicken with a Watermelon Salsa a sweet and spicy watermelon-peach salsa accompanies our tequila-lime marinated grilled chicken breasts
• Marinated Mexican Beef Tips served in a pobalno cream sauce
• Grilled Salmon Filets spicy skillet-browned salmon topped with a zesty Santa Fe corn salsa
• Black Beans
• Spanish Rice
• Warm Tortillas
• Crème Caramel Flan topped with fresh whip cream and berries
• (1) complimentary glass of wine or beer
• Beverages: Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water

Space is limited, advance registration required. Buy your tickets online now or call 303-376-6741.