EARLY CLOSURE
The zoo will close early at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025 for Jungle Party, our annual fundraising event.

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Pumpkin Bash presented by T-Mobile Recurring event

Saturday, October 30, 2021 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM


Happy Halloween


Pumpkins for the animals, trick-or-treating, and more are in store for little goblins and ghosts at our pumpkin-themed party on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, 2021. Will we crunch, smash or stomp our pumpkins? Come find out!


Bring Your Costume


During Pumpkin Bash, one child (12 years and under) in costume is admitted into the zoo FREE with a paid adult*. Bonus points for animal costumes!


Pumpkin Palooza


See your favorite animals crunch, smash or stomp on pumpkins! This is part of the zoo’s excellent animal care program to help enrich the lives of the zoo’s animals, promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally and physically stimulated and engage zoo visitors.


View the schedule of activities on the event webpage
Fees: Free with zoo admission or membership
Contact: zooinfo@zoo.org
Calendar: Event Calendar
Category: Families / Public Events
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Repeats:
Daily until 10/31/2021
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Coming Up

 

Dinosaur Discovery

Asian small clawed otter playing with a pumpkin

Where Dinosaurs Come to Life

May 1 – September 1, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Step back in time to when prehistoric giants ruled the Earth with the return of Dinosaur Discovery. Encounter 26 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs as the Habitat Discovery Loop transforms into beautiful prehistoric forest ‘Dinosaur Discovery’.

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BECU ZOOTUNES

Octopus lantern

presented by Carter Subaru

Summer Never Sounded So Good

Woodland Park Zoo is excited to welcome guests back to the meadow this summer for the 41st annual BECU ZooTunes, presented by Carter Subaru! This year’s concert season features a fantastic lineup, with beloved returning artists and artists making their ZooTunes debut! Get ready for a summer filled with incredible music and unforgettable moments at ZooTunes!

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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


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