Boo at the Zoo

Date

October 24
- October 26

Time

5:30 p.m.
- 9:00 p.m.

Presented by Prairie Farms Dairy

New for 2025 – Two Weekends! Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26

It’s Halloween time at the Zoo! Join us for Boo at the Zoo, now featuring TWO weekends: Oct. 17-19 AND Oct. 24-26. Enjoy not-so-scary family-friendly activities including a Trick-or-Treat Trail, live pumpkin-carving demonstrations, dazzling light shows and…ANIMALS! All ghosts and goblins (and their parents) are encouraged to come in costume!

Boo at the Zoo pre-purchased tickets are required for this event and are now on sale. Zoo Pass members save 15% with code trick and their membership number.

 

 

The Zoo’s Halloween activities are a real treat!

  • Follow the Trick-or-Treat Trail through Adventure Africa with 6 different sweet spots. (Be sure to bring your own treat bags to gather your goodies, as trick-or-treat bags are not provided.)
  • Be dazzled by a light show and not-so-spooky spots like the Candy Corn Farmer’s Market, Pumpkin Park, Haunted Hollow, and more.
  • Learn about animals at Halloween-themed conservation connections.
  • Stop in for a spell at Mad Science of Milwaukee to enjoy some eerie experiments!
  • Open animal buildings include: Aquatic & Reptile Center, Dairy Complex, Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country, Primates of the World, and Sterns Family Apes of Africa. For their health and safety, outdoor animals are not viewable.
  • Eat, drink, and be scary! A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase.
  • See if you can make your way through our creatively-crafted Harvest Haystack Maze.
  • It’ll be a “boo-tiful” night for Halloween entertainment with our stilt walkers!
  • Stroll through hundreds of carved pumpkins at the Gourd Gallery.
  • Plus more to come!

 

 

Boo at the Zoo will be held rain or shine. Tickets are nonrefundable and honored only for the specific evening for which they were purchased. Parking is included in the ticket price — a $15 value. All event activities are free with Zoo admission unless otherwise noted.

 

Adults: $17
Juniors (ages 3 to 12): $15
Children (2 and under): Free
Parking: Included in ticket price
Zoo Pass Discount: 15% discount with code trick and membership number

 

Tickets are available online and at a limited number; available until the night of the event or until the event is sold out. Zoological membership is not valid for Boo at the Zoo; the 15% discount is only available online by using the code trick.