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Oct. 2, 2022

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

A Day at the Zoo

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Weekdays WKDY Weekends WKND
Adult (ages 22-59) $21 $23
Youth (Ages 12-21) $21 $23
Senior (60+) $20 $22
Child (ages 2-11) $16 $18
Under 2 (0-23 Months) Free Free

Special Adventures

Zootoberfest

Zootoberfest

Zootoberfest

Every Saturday and Sunday in October | 10am-4pm

Cheers! Kick off October with Zootoberfest! It will take place every Saturday and Sunday this month! Zootoberfest will feature some of your favorite local breweries. Guests can purchase a commemorative stein to sip beer from while they enjoy a fall afternoon at Memphis Zoo. You must have a stein to participate in Zootoberfest. All steins are available for purchase after you enter the Zoo. This event is free with your general admission. Must be 21 or older to purchase alcohol Learn More

Art for Elephants

Art for Elephants

October 1 | 9:00am-4:00pm

Art for Elephants celebrates its 11th year! Help support elephants in the wild by attending Art for Elephants at Memphis Zoo. Proceeds from this event go to Elephants for Africa, a charity committed to protecting the endangered African elephant through research and education. Our Art for Elephants event is included with your Zoo Admission. Learn More

Zoo Boo

Zoo Boo

Select Nights October 14-31 | 6:00-9:30 pm

Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, OH MY. Halloween is taking over Memphis Zoo for its annual haunting at Le Bonheur’s Zoo Boo. Grab your boo crew, your costumes, and your trick-or-treat bags to make sure you score those hallowed sweets. As Things start to become a little Stranger, you may want to watch your step, or you could end up in The Upside Down. Join us, won’t you? JUST BOO IT! Zoo Boo is select nights October 14-31 from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Tickets are $13 for members and $18 for nonmembers. Learn More

Pancakes for Primates

Pancakes for Primates

October 15 | 9:00-10:30am or 10:30-12:00pm

Join our primate friends for the Memphis Zoo’s first “Pancakes for Primates” event on October 15th. Grab a ticket to dine with our primates at 9-10:30 AM or 10:30-12:00 PM. Aside from eating a delicious breakfast and building your own pancakes in Primate Canyon, you can enjoy the Primate Keeper Chat, a Gorilla feeding, and fun Gorilla enrichment. You may also participate in a silent auction benefiting Primate conservation efforts. Tickets are $20 for members (Zoo admission included) and $25 for non-members (Zoo admission not included). So, bring your appetite and swing by this one-of-a-kind event! Learn More

Conservation & Cocktails: A Night For Elephants

conservation and cocktails event poster

Conservation & Cocktails: A Night For Elephants

October 8, 2022 | 6:30pm - 9:30pm

A night to raise money for the organization Elephants for Africa, a small research organization based in Botswana that centers its conservation efforts around the African savanna elephant. Learn More

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Special Events

Zootoberfest

Every Saturday and Sunday in October | 10am-4pm

Cheers! Kick off October with Zootoberfest! It will take place every Saturday and Sunday this month! Zootoberfest will feature some of your favorite local breweries. Guests can purchase a commemorative stein to sip beer from while they enjoy a fall afternoon at Memphis Zoo. You must have a stein to participate in Zootoberfest. All steins are available for purchase after you enter the Zoo. This event is free with your general admission. Must be 21 or older to purchase alcohol Learn More
Art for Elephants

October 1 | 9:00am-4:00pm

Art for Elephants celebrates its 11th year! Help support elephants in the wild by attending Art for Elephants at Memphis Zoo. Proceeds from this event go to Elephants for Africa, a charity committed to protecting the endangered African elephant through research and education. Our Art for Elephants event is included with your Zoo Admission. Learn More
Zoo Boo

Select Nights October 14-31 | 6:00-9:30 pm

Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, OH MY. Halloween is taking over Memphis Zoo for its annual haunting at Le Bonheur’s Zoo Boo. Grab your boo crew, your costumes, and your trick-or-treat bags to make sure you score those hallowed sweets. As Things start to become a little Stranger, you may want to watch your step, or you could end up in The Upside Down. Join us, won’t you? JUST BOO IT! Zoo Boo is select nights October 14-31 from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Tickets are $13 for members and $18 for nonmembers. Learn More
Pancakes for Primates

October 15 | 9:00-10:30am or 10:30-12:00pm

Join our primate friends for the Memphis Zoo’s first “Pancakes for Primates” event on October 15th. Grab a ticket to dine with our primates at 9-10:30 AM or 10:30-12:00 PM. Aside from eating a delicious breakfast and building your own pancakes in Primate Canyon, you can enjoy the Primate Keeper Chat, a Gorilla feeding, and fun Gorilla enrichment. You may also participate in a silent auction benefiting Primate conservation efforts. Tickets are $20 for members (Zoo admission included) and $25 for non-members (Zoo admission not included). So, bring your appetite and swing by this one-of-a-kind event! Learn More
Conservation & Cocktails: A Night For Elephants

October 8, 2022 | 6:30pm - 9:30pm

A night to raise money for the organization Elephants for Africa, a small research organization based in Botswana that centers its conservation efforts around the African savanna elephant. Learn More

Book Your Adventure

Oct. 2, 2022

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

A Day at the Zoo

Adventure Guides

Know Before You Go

Weekdays WKDY Weekends WKND
Adult (ages 22-59) $21 $23
Youth (Ages 12-21) $21 $23
Senior (60+) $20 $22
Child (ages 2-11) $16 $18
Under 2 (0-23 Months) Free Free

Oct. 2, 2022

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Right Now at the Zoo

10:00 AM Reptile Chat
10:30 AM Hippo Chat
11:00 AM Panda Keeper Chat

Adventure Guides

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9:00 AM Gates Open
5:00 PM Last Entry
5:30 PM Gates Close

11:00 AM Giraffe Feeding Adventure (Seasonal, March-October)
1:30 PM Giraffe Keeper Chat
2:00 PM Rhino Keeper Chat
2:30 PM Elephant Feeding & Chat

1:00 PM Animals of the Night Keeper Chat

3:00 PM Aquarium Keeper Chat

1:30 PM Cat Country Chat

11:00 AM Panda Keeper Chat

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10:00 AM Reptile Chat

11:00 AM Sea Lion Show
2:00 PM Polar Bear Chat
3:00 PM Sea Lion Show

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3:00 PM Penguin Feeding

1:15 PM Primate Keeper Chat

1:00 PM Bear feeding

2:00 PM Tropical Bird Feeding

10:30 AM Hippo Chat

Zoo Map

Experience Packages Dining Options Membership Discounts

Stroller Rental

Single $12

Double $14

Children will enjoy our colorful strollers, each with storage capacity, a canopy to block the sun, wheel locks, and easy maneuverability.
Strollers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Wheelchair Rental

$12 per wheelchair

$30 per electric wheelchair

Enjoy your visit with a comfortable wheelchair or easily-operated electric cart- both with storage compartments.

A form of I.D. is required.

Wheelchairs and electric carts are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Zoo Tram

Tired of walking? Take a guided tour around the Zoo for just $4 per person for an all-day pass!

Runs during SunTrust Zoo Lights and everyday March through October.

Closed December through February.

Farm Train & Children's Rides

$2 per ride for farm train

$2 for CHINA carousel.

$1 for children's rides in rides area

Open seven days a week 9:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting, beginning March.

Rides & train and carousel are closed November 1 through February 28.

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Conservation & Cocktails

OCTOBER 8

Join us for a brand-new event supporting our mission to save wildlife. Enjoy a gorgeous fall evening at the Memphis Zoo during Conservation & Cocktails: A Night for African Elephants. Spend the evening with our herd for a beautiful event complete with live entertainment by BamBam Beats, specialty elephant-themed cocktails anddelicious hors d’oeuvres. The evening will also include an exclusive silent auction, featuring 20 exceptional items, including a brush painting by Asali elephant, that will be painted at the event, a behind the scenes experience with Asali, and a Stolpman Winery four course chef inspired wine dinner for up to 10 guests at Zambezi. Finally, there will be a special presentation by Dr. Kate Evans, Founder and Director of Elephants for Africa. All funds raised at this event will support the Memphis Zoo’s elephant conservation program. Tickets are $100 for members and $125 for non-members and the attire is festive casual.

Must be 21 years old or older to attend

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Presenting Sponsor: Dorothy Orgill Kirsch

Event partners:

Athens Distributing Company

Bors-Koefoed “BK” Family

Huey’s

Natalie and Jimmy Jalenak

Libation Partners