TODAY AT THE ZOO

Daily activities offered through May 24, 2025

Activities are free with zoo admission except as noted.
Subject to cancellation depending on the cooperation of weather and animals.

Animal Keeper Talks

10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Daily, Times Vary

 

Animal keepers provide exceptional care to all the animals at the zoo, making sure they have everything they need to be healthy and happy. Hear great stories about the individual animals that call Woodland Park Zoo home.

All programs are subject to cancellation due to weather or animal availability.


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Daily Programs

*denotes fee-based activity

 


Carousel Closure


The Historic Carousel is closed for maintenance through October 18, 2024.

 

 

Interactive Zoo Map

Use our new interactive map for up to to date information during your visit. Thank you for going digital and reducing paper waste! No download required.

View Interactive Map

 

 

Ride the Historic Carousel*

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Daily
*Cost: $3 a ride (cash or card) in addition to zoo admission

Enjoy rides on Woodland Park Zoo’s Historic Carousel with classic, hand-carved wooden carousel horses.

Riders that are not 42 inches or taller need an adult to hold them for safety. Adults can only hold one rider at a time. Adults can ride with two children under 42 inches if one of the children is carried in a child carrier that allows both the adult’s hands to be free, or they can all sit together in one of the chariots. Either way the adult holder rides for free.

 

 

Zoomazium

9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Daily

With different play areas for children from birth to 8 is an indoor place to explore, play and have fun! What could be more fun than exploring a mountain cave, crossing a rope bridge in the tree canopy, discovering what lies beneath a savanna water hole or even climbing a 20-foot tree?! All this and more are awaiting discovery for young children interested in nature.

Learn more about Zoomazium


 

Shake, Rattle, Roar

Zoomazium


11:30 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays


 

Look, Listen and Feel Storytime

Basecamp Northwest in the Living Northwest Trail Exhibit


10:30 a.m. Wednesday & Friday

Come hear a story with hands-on elements in Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest. Designed for young guests, this story time experience is designed to be multisensory and themed to each season.


 

Make Enrichment for Animals

Alvord Broadleaf Theater


12:45 p.m. Thursdays

Animals like to solve puzzles, explore, sniff, play and tear apart. Learn what it takes to provide fun opportunities for animals to show off their natural skills and build enrichment for the zoo’s keas. Head to Alvord Broadleaf Theater for this hands-on building experience.

 

 

Animal Training Demonstration

Wildlife Theater


2:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Meet the zoo’s ambassador animals and their amazing animal keepers! Discover their stories and learn about their special relationships and personalities.


 

Tiger Training Demonstration

Banyan Wilds


11:30 a.m. Saturdays & Sundays

How do animal keepers safely work with large powerful predators? Learn how training allows tigers to participate in their own care and discover what Woodland Park Zoo is doing to protect these iconic cats


 

Horticulture Talk

Tropical Rain Forest Dome


1:30 p.m. Tuesdays

Plenty of carnivores live at Woodland Park Zoo, but did you know the zoo also has carnivorous plants? Hear incredible floral stories from the zoo’s talented horticulture team.


 

Penguin Snack Time

Humboldt Penguin Exhibit


2:30 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays

The zoo’s Humboldt penguin colony has more than 40 individuals all with different personalities. Come and hear about all the recent action, drama, and comedy, happening between the penguins while watching them receive their afternoon snacks.

Our Mission

Woodland Park Zoo saves wildlife and inspires everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.

Land Acknowledgment

Woodland Park Zoo recognizes that these are the lands of the Tribal signatories of the Treaty of Point Elliott. We acknowledge their stewardship of this place continues to this day and that it is our responsibility to join them to restore the relationship with the living world around us.


5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103   |  206.548.2500  |   zooinfo@zoo.org


Association of Zoos & Aquariums
Seattle Parks & Recreation
Humane Certification