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Saturday, October 28 & Sunday, October 29 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM Save the date and join Zoo Boise for the best family Halloween event in town! There will be trick or treat candy stations, costume contests for all ages, vendors, photo ops, face painting, special Halloween themed treats for the zoo animals, and much more! Normal admissions prices apply. Free for current Zoo Boise members. Animal Enrichment Schedule:   Sat. Oct. 28 Sun. Oct. 29 10:30AM Lions Maned wolf 11:00AM Meerkats Vervet monkeys / Otters 11:30AM Capybaras Amur tiger 12:00PM Cotton-top tamarins Grevy’s zebras 12:30PM Bat-eared foxes Snow leopards 1:00PM Zoo Farm Magellanic penguins 1:30PM Nile crocodile Sloth bear 2:00PM Southern ground hornbill African wild dogs 2:30PM Gorongosa Aviary Sarus crane 3:00PM Red pandas (both locations) Nyalas 3:30PM Striped hyena White-handed gibbons 4:00PM Spider monkeys Olive baboons Costume Contest Schedule (both days): 11:00AM 2 years & under 12:00PM 3-5 years 12:45PM 6-9 years 1:30PM 10 & up 2:00PM Family / Multi-person groups 2:30PM 2 years & under 3:00PM 3-7 years 3:30PM 8 & up Presented by: Sponsored by:

Thursday, December 7 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday in December 2023. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, December 14 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday in December 2023. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, December 21 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday in December 2023. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, December 28 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday in December 2023. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, January 4 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from December 2023 - February 2024. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, January 11 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from December 2023 - February 2024. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, January 18 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from December 2023 - February 2024. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, January 25 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from December 2023 - February 2024. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)

Thursday, February 1 10:00AM - 5:00PM All zoo admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from December 2023 - February 2024. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise! (Open 10AM - 5PM, last admission at 4PM)