Bronx Zoo

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 26

INCLUDING MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

Our annual daytime family-friendly Halloween tradition is back at the Bronx Zoo.

Come dressed in your Halloween best and celebrate! And of course, enjoy a day filled with more than 10,000 of your favorite animals. Plus, step into the NEW World of Darkness!

Tickets are required and must be reserved in advance. All guest and Member reservations include access to Boo at the Zoo activities.

October is your last chance to travel back in time to the prehistoric jungle and get up-close with more than 60 life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs and pterosaurs on our immersive walking trail. Climb a giant fossil, walk through a massive ribcage, enjoy photo ops with dino eggs, dig up ancient fossils, and learn the newest dino info from expert guides!

Dinosaur Safari is included with Bronx Zoo Admission

New This Year

Boo Dance Party

After each costume parade, boogie down with our puppets - complete with music and bubbles!
Astor Court, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm

Pumpkin Garden

Make memories with four NEW super-sized animal pumpkin displays, designed by our expert pumpkin artists and perfect for your photos.
Rhino Garden, 11am - 5pm

Candy Trail

Enjoy treats at our expanded trail of palm oil free candy stations.
Rhino Trail, 11am - 2pm
Limit one turn per family. While supplies last.

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Wildlife Theater: The Tale de los Animales Who are No More

Join Bruja Alma, and her spooky animal puppet friends, as they sing, dance, and tell the story of the animals who are no more. Can you help Alma conjure up a solution?
Giraffe Corner, 10:45am, 11:30am, 12:30, 1:30pm 2:30, 3:30pm
Shows run approximately 15 minutes

Magic & Mind Reading

Our fan favorite magician returns with an animal-inspired magic & mind reading show, sure to thrill and delight the entire family.
Grizzly Corner, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Shows run approximately 15 minutes

Spooky Stories to Tickle Your Spine

Listen to folktales from around the world featuring animals that you can see here in the zoo!
Grizzly Corner, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm

Costume Parade

Delight in amazing costumed entertainment by our stilt walkers and Halloween-themed puppets. Join in the fun and make sure you’re showing off your Halloween best!
Astor Court, 12pm, 1pm, & 2pm

Face Painting

Transform into a spooky or sweet creature with free face-painting for children ages 3+!
Astor Court, 11am - 3:30pm

Halloween Crafts

Decorate your own spooky creature puppet to bring to the Costume Parade!
Giraffe Corner, 11am - 4pm

Pumpkin Carving Demos

Watch as expert artists create giant animals and intricate scenes out of pumpkins.
Dancing Crane Pavilion, 11am – 4pm
Speed Carving Demos 11:30am, 2:30pm

Boo Play Space

Enjoy NEW Halloween themed lawn games - fun for the whole family!
Astor Court, 11am - 4pm

Trick or Truth Maze

Find your way through a themed seasonal maze!
Butterfly Path, 11am - 4pm

More Halloween Fun

Creepy Crawly Mystery Wall

Touch and feel mysterious textures and materials to learn about animals and other creatures!
Giraffe Corner, 11am - 4pm

Extinct Animal Graveyard

Stop by the eerie graveyard of animal species that are no longer with us and learn how to prevent extinctions from happening in the future.
Giraffe Corner, 10am - 5pm

Boo at the Zoo Mural

Color in your favorite animals on the mural we all create together.
Astor Court, 11am – 4pm

Digital Scavenger Hunt

Bones tell a story about how animals live. Find skull models around the zoo and see what story these skulls tell you!
10am – 5pm

Get TicketsMember Reservations

Activity end-times vary. Some activities are weather permitting. For up-to-date program schedule, go to BronxZoo.com/today

Check our Know Before You Go Page for the latest information on our current entry policies and procedures.

More Spooktacular Activities

We’ve got your entire spooky season covered with family fun this fall. Check out even more Bronx Zoo programming coming your way!

Educational Programming

Looking for more kid-friendly fun? How about a Spooktacular Night Walk, or a Sensory Sensitive Spooktacular Morning? Come in costume and meet some animal visitors, and enjoy even more Halloween excitement together with your Boo-tiful day at the zoo.

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Boo Connection

Sign up for our special Halloween-themed Wild Encounter to meet animals like lizards, owls, snakes, bugs, and hornbills - and learn why some so-called “spooky” animals aren’t creepy at all.