Get your kids ready for the beloved Boo at the North Carolina Zoo! This annual, family-friendly Halloween event serves sweet treats and more, perfect for kids 4-12. Dress up your little ones to enter fun costume contests, enjoy trick or treating along the Africa loop, and have a howling good time with festive games in the Africa Amphitheater.

Location: Africa and Africa Amphitheater

Cost: $10 for guests and Zoo member guests; $8 for NC Zoo Society members (NOT included in Zoo admission)

Purchase your Boo at the Zoo wristband at the Africa or North America admission booths. Boo ticket sales end at 2 p.m. each day. Boo admission includes a wristband and a bag for all Boo activities. Wristbands will be available for purchase on each day of the event. No advance wristband sales. Everyone who wishes to participate in Boo at the Zoo activities will need to purchase a wristband, regardless of their age.

Schedule:

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Trick or Treating on the pathways of the Zoo on the Africa Loop

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Games, face painting, craft, entertainment at the Africa Amphitheater (Activities pause during costume contest at 12 p.m.)

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Boo Sensory/Quiet Area at Oak Hill Picnic Area with activities and prizes

12 p.m. Costume Contest

3 p.m. Costume Contest

Back again this year, thanks to our friends at Sexton Farms, we’ll have a Pumpkin Patch. Each guest with a wristband can take home one small pumpkin, while supplies last. 🎃

Please review the Costume Guidelines found on our website: https://www.nczoo.org/events/boo-nc-zoo