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Upcoming Events
Photo Safari
Date: April 01, 2013 - November 01, 2013
Aim, focus and take your best shot during Photo Safari at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The Zoo's annual photo contest is open to all amateur photographers.
DINOSAURS!
Date: May 09, 2013 - September 15, 2013
The prehistoric age comes to life through the magic of animatronic technology when DINOSAURS! return this summer for a sixth earth-shaking season at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Free Family Photo at the Zoo
Date: May 23, 2013 - June 30, 2013
Every Thursday - Sunday, May 23 through June 30, visit the Windows Phone experience and meet the smartphone that helps you point, shoot and share in an instant. All visitors...
Camp Ballarat Animal Show
Date: May 25, 2013 - September 02, 2013
Camp Ballarat is an animal program in Australian Adventure at the Ballarat Theatre.
Professor Wylde's Animal Show
Date: May 27, 2013 - September 02, 2013
Professor Wylde's Animal Show at the Zoo's Savanna Theater engages Zoo visitors with a character-based theme that is both educational and entertaining.
Vet Care & Rhino Barn Tour (Adopt an Animal)
Date: June 18, 2013 | June 20, 2013
Adopt an Animal Tour - Get up close with the newest addition to our rhino collection, then head over to the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine for...
Giraffe & Botanicals Tour
Date: June 25, 2013 | June 27, 2013 | July 02, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Get up close and personal with our tall and gentle friends in the Zoo's Africa barn. Then enjoy beautiful June blossoms in the public greenhouse...
Red, White Zoo
Date: July 04, 2013 at 10:00am
Everyones invited to celebrate Independence Day along with the red, white and blue creatures of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
ZooFriends' Night 2013
Date: July 10, 2013
iZooFriends' Night/i, July 10, 2013, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Talk with docents and keepers and enjoy a free trip to bThe RainForest - open for a limited time (6:00 to...
An Australian Adventure
Date: July 17, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Join us for several behind-the-scenes adventures in one of the Zoo's most popular exhibits. Enjoy delicious dishes courtesy of Outback Steakhouse.
Breakfast with the Animals (family-friendly)
Date: July 17, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Enjoy a buffet-style family breakfast then visit Professor Wylde's animal holding area with the Zoo's education staff. Also, don't forget to make your own enrichment...
Breakfast with the Animals (family-friendly)
Date: July 23, 2013 | July 25, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Enjoy a buffet-style family breakfast then visit Professor Wylde's animal holding area with the Zoo's Education staff. Also, don't forget to make your own enrichment...
Creature Comforts - Animal Enrichment Day
Date: August 10, 2013 at 10:00am
Zoo visitors will learn all about Cleveland Metroparks Zoos animal enrichment at Creature Comforts, Saturday, August 10. Animal enrichment demonstrations are scheduled throughout the Zoo from 10:30 a.m. to 4...
Healthy Mind / Healthy Body
Date: August 13, 2013 | August 15, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Visit the Primate, Cat and Aquatics Building for a guided keeper talk about endangered species, their diets and the daily enrichment they need for...
Wild Ride at the Zoo
Date: August 16, 2013 at 5:30pm
Wild Ride is an after-hours event offering visitors the opportunity to cruise the Zoo on their bicycle! Animals will be out on exhibit and exhibitor booths will be set up...
Vet Care & Rhino Barn Tour
Date: August 27, 2013 | August 29, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Get up close with the newest addition to our rhino collection, then head over to the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine for a...
Senior Safari
Date: September 06, 2013 at 10:00am
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo celebrates seniors on Friday, September 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with FREE Zoo admission for everyone 55 years and better.
Teddy Bear Day
Date: September 07, 2013 at 10:00am
Cleveland Metroparks Zoos Teddy Bear Day is Saturday, September 7. The Zoo is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Kids with a teddy bear (or plush toy of any species)...
Explore Australia
Date: September 10, 2013 | September 12, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Take a keeper-guided tour of Australian Adventure and learn all about the many different animals that call the land down under home.
Explore Australia
Date: September 18, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Take a keeper-guided tour of Australian Adventure and learn all about the many different animals that call the land down under home.
Suds & Seals
Date: September 24, 2013 | September 26, 2013 | October 01, 2013 | October 03, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Visit the seal and sea lion holding areas with their dedicated keepers, then enjoy an educational (and tasty!) beer sampling provided by Great Lakes Brewing...
Tropical Trek
Date: October 08, 2013 | October 10, 2013
ZooKeepers' Circle Tour - Meet some of the Zoo's plant and animal care professionals and learn about what it takes to make The RainForest exhibit thrive. Then, go behind-the-scenes...
Tropical Trek (Adopt an Animal)
Date: October 16, 2013
Adopt an Animal Tour - Meet some of the Zoo's plant an animal care professionals and learn about what it takes to make The RainForest exhibit thrive. Then go...
Boo at the Zoo
Date: October 17, 2013 - October 27, 2013
Boo at the Zoo is a neighborhood of safe Halloween entertainment, with a spooky delight on every corner including animals on exhibit each evening.
America Recycles Day
Date: November 09, 2013 at 10:00am
The Zoo celebrates America Recycles Day (ARD) with special activities to raise awareness of REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE.
Thanksgiving at the Zoo
Date: November 28, 2013 at 10:00am
As our way of saying thank you to the community for another great year of support, admission to the Zoo and The RainForest is FREE for everyone on Thursday, November...
December Days at the Zoo
Date: December 16, 2013 - December 30, 2013
Festive family fun abounds at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo during December Days. Enjoy special seasonal activities including holiday crafts, live music, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the Wolf Lodge...
Noon Year's Eve
Date: December 31, 2013 at 10:00am
Bring your pint-sized party animals to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and let them dance till the break of noon! Kids of all ages can celebrate 2014s arrival during daylight hours at...
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Date Night at the ZOOvies tickets are now on sale! Join us for a fun, stress-free evening at the Zoo for drinks, snacks, and Back to the Fut...
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Press Room
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's African Elephant Crossing exhibit achieves Gold-level LEED certification
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