Party with a Purpose: Moonlight on the Mountain

June 22, 2023

CMZOO’S MOST POPULAR 21-AND-UP EVENT IS THURSDAY, JUNE 29 – AND TICKETS ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT! – Where else can you listen to live music, feed a giraffe, and enjoy an adult beverage on a mountainside? (Nowhere!) Make plans for an unforgettable evening on Thurs., June 29, 6 to 10 p.m. at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Moonlight on the Mountain is the Zoo’s most popular after-hours event exclusively for adults 21-and-up. VIP tickets are sold out and general admission is going fast!

Attendees can enjoy the talents of local musicians, and generously donated food and drink samples from vendors across the Front Range (while supplies last). Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is one of the few zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that doesn’t receive any tax support, so events like this support continued excellent animal care, Zoo operations and improvements.

Moonlight on the Mountain general admission tickets are $79.75 per person. Advance tickets are required and available at cmzoo.org/moonlight.

General admission tickets include:
– Complimentary souvenir sampling cup and spork, which help us make this a waste-wise event.
– All-inclusive beverage sampling from regional breweries, wineries, distilleries, and non-alcoholic beverage purveyors, while supplies last.
– All-inclusive food sampling from regional restaurants, while supplies last.
– Live musical entertainment throughout the Zoo.

Other details:
– This evening event is just for adults 21-and-up. IDs must be presented on event night. No one under age 21 will be permitted, including children or infants.
– Advance tickets are required. No walk-up tickets will be available. This event is popular, and is likely to sell out.
– Dress for a night of dancing and walking up and down the hills of the Zoo!
– Designate a driver, or better yet, don’t drive at all! Take a taxi or use a ride-sharing service like, Lyft or Uber.
– Sky Ride tickets $5 per person at the Sky Ride cashier booth (Last ride up at 7:30 p.m.)

Savor food from some of your local favorites!
— Chuy’s Tex-Mex
— Icing on the Cake
— Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub
— Lazy Dog Restaurants
— Lolley’s Ice Cream
— Nothing Bundt Cakes
— Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
— Taste Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Catering
— Texas Roadhouse
— The Cheese Haus
— Thunder and Buttons

Sample beer, wine, liquor, coffee and more from these regional companies!
— 3 Hundred Days Distilling
— The Beast
— Bristol Brewing Co.
— DWB Craft Brewery
— Fossil Craft Beer
— Goat Patch Brewing Company
— Kangaroo Coffee
— Lee Spirits Company
— Lost Friend Brewing Company
— Manitou Brewing Company
— Manitou Winery
— Natalie’s Orchid Juice Company
— Oskar Blues
— Raising Cane’s
— Rock Bottom Brewery
— The Shine Shop & Craft Spirits Distillery
— Complimentary fountain soda and cash bar at Rocky Mountain Barbeque Co.

Dance the night away to local musicians located throughout the Zoo until 10 p.m.!
— A Carpenter’s Daughter
— Balanced Rock
— FlashBlack
— George Whitesell
— Jacob Christopher
— Melissa Crispo
— Red Moon Rounder
— Ryan Flores
— The Gus Meza Band

Moonlight on the Mountain is made possible thanks to your Colorado Springs Toyota dealers!

Advance tickets are required. Reserve your tickets now at cmzoo.org/moonlight.

About Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society was founded in 1926. Today, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, America’s mountain Zoo, offers comprehensive education programs, exciting conservation efforts and truly fantastic animal experiences. In 2023, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was voted #4 Best Zoo in North America and CMZoo’s Rocky Mountain Wild was named #2 Best Zoo Exhibit in North America by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. It is Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s goal to help guests fall in love with animals and nature, and take action to protect them. Since 2008, CMZoo’s Quarters for Conservation program has raised more than $4.5 million dedicated to frontline conservation efforts around the world. Of the 238 zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is one of just a few operating without tax support. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo depends on admissions, membership dues, special event attendance and donations for funding.