Have Your Event On the Wild Side
Make your special occasion an event to remember! Whether an intimate gathering or a grand affair for thousands, we offer a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces to enjoy. Our professional staff can cater to your wildest instincts, helping to plan and customize your Zoo experience.
Call: (718) 741-EVENTS Email: events@wcs.org
Learn more about our professional in-house catering services: Dancing Crane Caterers
Event Locations:
Dancing Crane Pavilion
This covered outdoor space is ideal for “corporate outings” and large group gatherings. Overlooking our flock of Chilean Flamingos, the Pavilion is just a short walk to many of our award-winning exhibits, including Congo Gorilla Forest.
• Capacity: Daytime (during Zoo hours) = 144; After 6pm = 1,000
• Availability: Year-round
Dancing Crane Café
From company outings to wedding receptions, the Café is a perfect place to bring your wild gathering indoors.
• Capacity: Formal sit-down dinner = 175; Informal dining = 220
• Availability: Year-round, 6pm-Midnight
Executive Dining Hall at the Dancing Crane Café
Presentations, meetings or birthday parties for adults, this venue can provide an intimate setting for a variety of group gatherings.
• Capacity: EDR only, seats = 25; EDR + adjacent space, seats = 125
• Availability: Year-round; Weekends: all day; Weekdays: 3pm-Midnight
Congo Gorilla Forest
Your event can be an African adventure! Our award-winning, 6½ acre exhibit is home to fascinating wildlife from the Congo, including red river hogs, okapi, monkeys, and some of the largest troupes of lowland gorillas in the country. With a number of locations and arrangements within this exhibit, there are many ways to create a uniquely memorable experience.
• Capacity: Full exhibit, Cocktails = 500; Seated dinner in Gorilla Gallery = 80
• Treetops Gallery*, Seated = 175 guest (125 w/ dance floor)
• Availability: Seasonal *no seasonal restrictions on Treetops
• May – October: Full exhibit, 6pm – sunset (weather dependent)
• November – April: Gorilla Gallery, 5-7:30pm
JungleWorld
Roam through a lush Asian rain forest surrounded by monkeys, black leopards, gibbons, tree kangaroos, bats and more. This indoor exhibit engages guests in the wonders of an Asian rain forest.
• Capacity: Cocktails = 150; Seated dinner = 40
• Availability: Year-round, 6-8pm
Tiger Mountain
Come within a (safe!) whisker of the world’s largest cats! Majestic Siberian Tigers are the centerpiece of this award-winning exhibit, which seeks to inspire people to understand and care about saving big cats in the wild. Combining a sweeping landscape and interactive elements, our re-creation of the tiger’s natural habitat in the Amur Valley is an ideal spot for cocktail parties.
• Capacity: Cocktails = 200
• Availability: Weather dependent, 6pm - sunset
Butterfly Garden
Flora and fauna in full display! Guests can enjoy cocktails as they wander through a gorgeous outdoor garden, and then explore the indoor greenhouse where butterflies take flight.
• Capacity = 125
• Availability: Butterflies on exhibit April-October, 6pm - sunset
Interested in planning an event at the Zoo that does not include catering services?
Contact our Group Sales Department at (718) 220-5198
or wcsgroupsales@wcs.org.
