Boo at the Zoo at the National Zoo

Sat Oct 4, 2025
6:00pm to 8:30pm ET
Age: 4-12
Price: $25 (members); $35 (non-members); Parking $30
Location:
Smithsonian National Zoo
202-633-4888
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW , Washington, DC, 20008
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At Boo at the Zoo, kids can dress up and go trick-or-treating at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute while viewing animals at the Elephant Community Center, Small Mammal House, Reptile Discovery Center, Great Ape House, and Think Tank. 

Smithsonian National Zoo members: $25, on sale Sept. 15

Non-members: $35, on sale Sept. 22

All guests ages 2 and older must have a ticket.

Parking Pass: $30, available as an add-on to ticket purchase (not included in ticket price).

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.