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Promotional artwork for Boo at the Zoo reading BOO in large orange letters wrapped in cobwebs above the words at the Zoo in white, on a purple twilight landscape with a crescent moon behind a bare tree, a Ferris wheel at the right, two carved jack-o-lanterns in the foreground, one of them wearing a witch hat, and pale silhouettes of a camel, an anteater, a monkey and a hanging primate across the scene, with the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation and Santa Ana Zoo logos at lower left.

Events

Boo at the Zoo Turns 35 in Santa Ana

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Promotional artwork for Hoots and Howls showing the event name in tall carved lettering across a bright green moon, with two white owls perched on the first word, a skeletal dinosaur standing at the right edge, a bare tree and a hanging spider at the left, and the text OCTOBER 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31 and 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. below, all set inside a dark purple border.

Events

Birmingham Zoo Put Halloween in Daylight

October 6, 2026

Two black howler monkeys sit side by side on a thick horizontal branch, the one on the left with solid black fur leaning forward over the branch, the one on the right with shaggy golden-tan fur resting on folded limbs, with green leaves overhead and out-of-focus foliage behind them.

Events

Phoenix Zoo Spent a Month on Latin America

A young child in a black costume with white gloves stands on a red carpet between two costumed characters in long gowns, one blue and white and one pink, in front of a painted storybook castle backdrop, while an adult in an orange shirt photographs them with a phone beside a Boo at the Zoo character meet and greet sign.

Events

Nashville Zoo Keeps the Tigers Out Until 8:30

Promotional banner for Howl-O-Ween reading HOWL-O-WEEN, OCTOBER 24TH & 25TH and FREE FOR KIDS, in purple and green lettering on an orange sky, with black silhouettes of a goat in a witch's hat on the left and a rooster perched on the back of a horned animal wearing a crown on the right, above a dark grassy hill.

Events

Kids in Costume Get In Free at Howl-O-Ween

Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo holds its Howl-O-Ween Extravaganza on Saturday, October ...

A close-up of a flowering desert plant, its stalk carrying clusters of dark red buds with long yellow anthers pushing out of them, a small dark insect on one bud, with a green desert hillside and heavy grey storm clouds out of focus behind.

Events

El Paso Zoo Hosts the Chihuahuan Desert Conference

The Fourth Chihuahuan Desert Conference has its schedule posted, its dates settled and ...

Two SCUBA divers in costume kneel on the gravel bottom of an aquarium exhibit, each holding up a carved jack-o'-lantern, one in a green dinosaur suit and hood and the other in a red and blue suit with a red hood, bubbles rising around them.

Events

Divers in Costume Carve Pumpkins to Open ODDtober

Carving a pumpkin needs a pumpkin and a serrated knife. Carving one at ...

Promotional artwork for an animated film, showing a wide-eyed boy character stitched together from patches at center, a shaggy orange monster in purple striped trousers beside him and several smaller cartoon monsters across a green field, with a castle on a rocky crag behind. Lettering reads Monster Mayhem 4D and, above, Are You Ready For Monsters?

Events

Monster Mayhem 4D Opens at The Maritime Aquarium

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk has added a second film to its 4D ...

An aerial view at dusk of the Downtown Aquarium Houston complex, with a large Ferris wheel lit in bands of pink, green and blue on the left, the aquarium building marked with a large AQUARIUM sign at right, blue-roofed pavilions and palms between them, and a freeway curving past behind.

Events

A Largetooth Sawfish Headlines Houston’s October

Downtown Aquarium Houston has four dated events in October, and the one worth ...

A young girl in a floral top hangs by both hands from red overhead climbing bars, grinning upward, while a bearded man in sunglasses holds her from behind. A graphic panel beside them reads CLIMB LIKE A GRAPEVINE above a photograph of vines.

Events

A Plant Maze Opens at the Virginia Aquarium

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center opens Mission Botanica on Saturday, October ...

An Asian elephant with short tusks walks across a bare earth yard beside a pool and rockwork, in front of a large two-story timber pavilion with steep shingled gables and orange and teal paintwork, where about twenty visitors watch from a shaded deck.

Conservation Projects

Cincinnati’s Elephant Trek Wins AZA’s Top Exhibit Award

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has won Top Honors in the Association ...

Cassandra Costello, Rochelle Stiles and Dan Ashe stand in front of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums backdrop, with Stiles holding the 2026 North American Conservation Award certificate for San Francisco Zoo and Gardens.

Conservation Projects

The Frogs San Francisco Zoo Released Are Breeding Now

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens took top honors in the Association of Zoos ...

Hundreds of carved pumpkins, each with a different face, set in rows across a long grass-covered bank beside a walkway, curving away into the distance under a blue sky.

Events

4,200 Carved Pumpkins, and a Living Wall Set to Music

The Jack O’Lantern Extravaganza returns to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium from October ...

An award certificate printed with a row of animal photographs along the top, reading 2026 Marketing Excellence Award, Top Honors, given to Dino Park Zoo, Blank Park Zoo, with a gold Association of Zoos and Aquariums seal and the signature of Dan Ashe.

Conservation Projects

The Zoo That Renamed Itself for Dinosaurs Won an Award

For one summer, Blank Park Zoo stopped being Blank Park Zoo. It rebranded ...

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