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Sunset at the Zoo – September 22, 2023


HISPANIC CULTURAL CELEBRATION Join us at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens for our last Sunset event of 2023, as we proudly celebrate Hispanic culture and heritage!   There’ll be: Vendors… Read More

Sunset at the Zoo – August 25, 2023


NATIVE AMERICAN & ALASKA NATIVE CULTURAL CELEBRATION Join us at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens for our fourth Sunset event of 2023, as we proudly celebrate Native American & Alaska… Read More

Sunset at the Zoo – July 28, 2023


BLACK & AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION Join us at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens for our third Sunset event of 2023, as we proudly celebrate Black & African American culture… Read More

Sunset at the Zoo – June 23, 2023


LGBTQ+ PRIDE CELEBRATION Join us at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens for our second Sunset event of 2023, as we proudly celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends and family!   There’ll be:… Read More

Rescheduled – Veterans Day at the Zoo


Sponsored by VyStar Credit Union   Veterans Day at the Zoo has been rescheduled from November 11 and 12 due to Hurricane Nicole. The new event days are on Saturday, December 3… Read More

Good Is Everywhere – FREE Day Courtesy of VyStar – SOLD OUT


SOLD OUT Good Is Everywhere Enjoy a FREE DAY at the Zoo courtesy of VyStar! Thanks to VyStar’s Good is Everywhere Celebration, guests of all ages get to enjoy FREE ADMISSION to the Zoo… Read More

Veterans Day at the Zoo


Sponsored by VyStar All veterans and active military get in the Zoo FREE on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4. Veterans and active military members will also get buy-one-get-one tickets for… Read More

Veterans Day at the Zoo


  Sponsored by VyStar Credit Union   All veterans and active military get in the Zoo FREE on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4. Veterans and active military members will also… Read More

Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild – Presented by Publix


Experience the Zoo like you’ve never seen it before! See different, hand-constructed, larger-than-life illuminated lantern displays around the Zoo on a 3/4 mile path. Celebrate the art, beauty and wonder of traditional… Read More

Homeschool ZOOventure Class – The Unhuggables: Ages 5-8


The Unhuggables (Ages 5-8) Lovable and huggable…not these animals. Prickly, pokey, and sharp are what these animals are all about as they use spines, quills, and more for protection from predators. Thursday,… Read More
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