Come See the Original Creatures of the Night!

It’ll be all treats and no tricks (except the magical kind!) for your little ghosts and goblins at this year’s Boo at the Zoo, the region’s most exclusive Halloween party. The event is a fun way for families with young children to trick-or-treat and enjoy Halloween festivities in a safe and unique environment. All treats are orangutan-friendly too! View an Orangutan Friendly Sustainable Palm Oil Candy List for 2011 - a helpful guide for consumers. Learn more about palm oil.

Boo Activities Include:

• Haunted fun house and ghoulish graveyard offer frightful fun!
• Select animal encounters with shows each evening by education interpreters
• Trick-or-treat at more than 20 spooky treat stations
• Creepy bat cave
• Lighted pumpkin path
• Boo Carousel
• Select animal exhibits are open including giraffes, hippos, Monkey Pavilion, Aquatics, The Loft and Lion's Lair!
• Sky Ride Activities - check the Sky Ride page for fun activities each weekend!

Dates

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 21-23 and 28-30, 2011 - - 6 nights!

Time

5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. - with last ticket sold at 7:30 p.m.

Please NOTE: The Zoo will close early for day visits at 4 p.m. on all six Boo at the Zoo evenings, with the last ticket of the day sold at 3 p.m. Guests must exit the Zoo at 4 p.m. and can re-enter at 5:30 p.m. for Boo at the Zoo.

Tickets

Tickets are sold each night of the event at the Zoo only. To make the evening special, please consider carpooling and arriving a bit early. Tickets are also sold on the Free Shuttle (please see shuttle information below). Either way, it'll be a fun and memorable adventure for the kids...and don't forget, you can get a Boo Combo ticket and ride the Mountaineer Sky Ride too! Tickets are sold each night of the event at the Zoo only. No passes or other coupons accepted.

Cost

No passes or other coupons accepted. Advance tickets not available. Kids under age 3 are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Boo Pricing

$15 for ages 3-65
$ 9 for Zoo members
$13 Military and over 65 Senior Discount

Sky Ride - Boo Combo Pricing

$18 for ages 3-65
$12 for Zoo members
$16 Military and over 65 Senior Discount

Members

Be sure to have your membership card and photo ID for check in. You will not be able to purchase or renew a membership at Boo at the Zoo—please renew one of the following ways:

1. Online by 10 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011.
2. Call 719-633-9925 x115 by 10 a.m. on Friday October 28, 2011 to renew over the phone.
3. Visit Admissions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2011 to renew at the door.
4. Visit Admissions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 or Sunday, October 30, 2011 to renew at the door.  Be sure to have your old membership card or renewal receipt to get member-priced Boo tickets.

*One-time use guest tickets and the Sky Ride Day Pass are not applicable to Boo at the Zoo.

Who qualifies for the $9 Boo ticket prices (or $12 Sky Ride Boo Combo ticket prices)?

Zoo Members that meet the following criteria:

• Individual Plus = named adult on membership and one guest
• Family/Grandparent = one or two named adults on membership, and the number of children listed on the membership
• Family Plus = same as Family, in addition to one guest
• Contributing = same as Family Plus
• Conservator = same as Family/Contributing, in addition to two guests (not just one)
• Patron = same as Conservator
• Patron Gold = same as Conservator/Patron
• Listed Third Adult (only one per membership)

For questions regarding your membership, please call 719-633-9925 x115 or email membership@cmzoo.org.

More Info

Call (719)633-9925 ext. 111 or email info@cmzoo.org

So don your costume, bring your trick-or-treat bag and flashlight to the wildest Halloween event in town. It'll be a frightfully good time!

If you are interested in sponsoring Boo at the Zoo, please contact Jean Gordon 719-633-9925, ext. 114

Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting Boo at the Zoo!