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Breakfast at a Beastly Hour

8:30 AM
Cost per person: $25/Members;
$30/Non-Members

Want to see what goes on behind-the-scenes? Following a delicious buffet breakfast, join the keepers for a look into the off exhibit areas and meet the animals in their care.

March 1 – Hippos
April 19 – Butterflies
May 11 – Mother’s Day - Rhinos
June 15 – Father’s Day – Train and
Roundhouse
July 19 – Monkeys
August 16 – Elephants

Special behind the scenes tours
can also be scheduled for groups
of 20 or more. Please call for more
information.

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Let's Explore!
Off grounds adventure for families
with children in 3rd grade and up

April 19 - 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Cost per person: $10, includes entrance fee into the natural area

Meet with a naturalist from Mitchell Lake
Audubon Center to discover all about
Texas plants and animals before we
explore the trails looking for signs of
wildlife and identifying birds, insects
and plants along the way.
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Enchanted Evening Tours
March 8 - Adults Only - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
April 4- Adults Only - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

May 9 - Family Tour - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Cost per person: Members: $17/Adult
Non-Members: $25/Adult
Children half price

Come see where the wild things are in the quiet of the evenings. Zoo staff will take you on an after-hours tour to see how resident animals “let down their hair” after the day’s crowds depart. We’ll get a chance to hear the hyenas “laugh” and the lions roar.
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Real. Wild. Birthdays!
Bring your friends for a Real.Wild.Birthday.
at the San Antonio Zoo. What better way
to celebrate your special day then to
explore “Africa” in search of lions, spot
kangaroos in the “Outback” and whoop
like a gibbon in the “Asian Forest.”
YOUR San Antonio Zoo offers Zoo It
Yourself packages, which include entry
tickets and train tickets to conduct your
own party, or a hosted Safari Party
complete with cake, ice cream and an
animal presentation.

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Family Campouts

Families with children ages 3 to 5
May 2, May 16, May 30 - 5:30PM - 8:30 AM
Cost per person: Members, $35adults, $17/child
Nonmembers: $45/adult, $25/child

Don’t hesitate, this popular program fills quickly. Bring the family to a great campout experience complete with roasting hot dogs on an open fire, sleeping outside in a tent and, of course, animal encounters and evening tour.
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Family Roars and Snores
Campout

Families with children 6 or older
April 25
6:30 PM – 8:30 AM
Cost per person: $35/members
$45/nonmembers

Come campout in the Nature Spot and
enjoy a fun family sleepover focusing
on nocturnal animals. Gather around
the fire to roast marshmallows, explore
traits of nocturnal animals, meet some
animal ambassadors, and hear great campfire tales.



Group Roars and Snores

6:30 PM to 8:30 AM the following morning
Cost: $30 per person, groups of 20 to 40

Bring your scout group, school group,
churchgroup or neighbors for the
wildest slumber party in town. Evening
activities include animal presentations,
owl pellet dissection, night tour, evening
snack and a bedtime movie. Morning
brings a continental breakfast and a
special keeper presentation. Enjoy the
rest of the day exploring the Zoo.
Frequently asked questions (PDF)




Adult Lecture Series

April 12 – 2:00p – Frogs in Crisis:
Alan Kardon, Reptile Curator
May 8 DATE CHANGED to May 15 - 6:30p – Benefits of Bats:
Stacy McReynolds, Education Manager
Free with Zoo admission

Want to know more about the current frog
crisis, or how we have bats to thank
for everything from cotton to
cucumbers to tequila? Join
Zoo staff at the Education
Center to learn more.

Free with Zoo admission,
no registration requred.

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