Adult Night: Zoo Boo Edition

Sink you fangs into spooky season at the Virginia Zoo with our last Adult Night of the year! This evening will be full of fa-BOO-lous fun, including a *new & improved* costume contest, DJ and dance floor, tricks & treats and so much more! Event is ages 21+ only.

For the wellbeing of our animals, all trails and the Goat Yard will be closed during the event.

Activities & Schedule

• 5pm – 5:45pm: Animal Ambassador Greeters
• 5pm – 7:30pm: Haunted Train Rides ($)
• 5pm – 8pm: World of Reptiles open
• 7:30pm: Last call at Event Pavilion Bar, African Village Restaurant & Beastro.
• 7:45pm: Event Pavilion Bar, African Village Restaurant & Beastro Close
• Costume Contest ($5 entry fee) ($)
  • MUST register in advance when purchasing your ticket at this link. Limited spots available!
  • Winners receive a variety fa-BOO-lous provided by the Virginia Zoo.
• Wine samples by Waters Edge Winery (Full pours and bottles* available at additional cost. *Bottles to be picked up at end of event, NOT for consumption on site.)
• Tarot Card Readings by Velvet Witch
• Escape Room Activity by Curtain Calls Xscape Room
• Laser Tag by TagTime Laser Tag
• Caricatures by Matt
• Tango the Tiger Virginia Zoo Mascot
• Destruction Room ($)
• Face Painting by Artfully Yours ($)
• Fairy Hair from The Fairy Hair Company ($)
• Virginia Zoo Gift Shop ($)

($) = Additional Cost

Spooky Vendor Market ($)

• Sugar Knuckles
• Tumbeezy Cookies
• Mallory Yoder Art
• Grimm and Bare It Arts
• DecayDecor
• 99 Refined
• Violent Stitch
• Scallywag Supply
• Candles from the Crypt
• Artemis Crystal Connections
• Miss Wonderland’s Curiosities
• Jan Casper Photography
• Three Little Birds
• Forn Beauty
• Stained Glass by Alli
• Velvet Witch

Food & Drinks ($)

• African Village Restaurant (5pm – 7:45pm)
  • Big Ugly Brewing beer, wine, Waters Edge Serpentine Sangria, & Coastal Cocktails
  • Chicken tenders, burgers, pizza, fries, & other snack items.
• Beastro (5pm-7:45pm)
  • Serving alcohol and snacks
• Event Pavilion Bar (Last call at 7:30pm, closes at 7:45pm)
  • LIMITED EDITION Specialty Cocktails – While supplies last!
  • Friday Night Fright (ZOOmbie): Bicardi Superior Rum, Pineapple Juice, Blended Fruit Puree (Pineapple, Mango, Passion Fruit), & Splash of Grenadine
  • The Headless Horseman Pumpkin Bourbon Cocktail: Jim Beam Bourbon, DeKuyper Buttershots Schnapps, Pumpkin Puree, & Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Witches Brew Margarita: Fresh Lime Juice, Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, Triple Sec, Blue Curaçao, Edible Shimmer, & Simple Syrup
• Food Trucks
  • Munchies and Such
  • Hangry’s
  • Stuuff Cakes

💲Advance Ticket Prices💲

*Tickets go on sale to Zoo Members on 9/13 and to the public on 9/20*

Ticket prices will increase the week of the event starting Monday, 10/21

👻 Member: $13

👻 Non-Member: $28

👻 Costume Contest Entry: $5 add-on

For the safety of you, our guests, animals, staff, and facilities, the following items are not permitted as part of your costume:

• Full face coverings/masks
• Live animals (with the exception of service animals)
• Projectiles of any kind
• Flames, pyrotechnics or explosives
• Weapons, whether real or fake 
• Bare feet 
• Nudity, or any illusion to it, including overly revealing costumes

Thank you for your understanding and we can’t wait to see all of your spooktacular costumes!