Hours are 9am - 5pm daily.
SUMMER NIGHTS @ THE ZOO - Learn More!
Experience the Topeka Zoo like never before with our exclusive Summer Nights @ The Zoo events! Enjoy a unique evening tour where you can explore the zoo's exhibits after hours. This is a perfect family-friendly outing that offers a unique and intimate look at our amazing animals and exhibits culminating in the final night on October 17th.
Dates & Times (6 - 7:30): July 11, August 22, September 19, October 17
CHALKTOBERFEST
Get Ready for Chalktoberfest!
ZOOLIDAY MARKET
Kick off your holiday shopping in the wildest way possible! Join us at the Zooliday Market for a day full of festive fun, featuring a fantastic lineup of local vendors offering unique gifts perfect for the season.
Free with regular zoo admission!
ZOO LIGHTS IS BACK FOR YEAR 5!
Zoo Lights is a delightful community celebration that helps Topeka and surrounding areas kick off the holiday season. Presented by Evergy, this cherished tradition continues to grow in popularity and promises to enchant visitors once again.
You can also rent igloos for holiday fun, company parties, girls/guys night out, or just to celebrate the season with the family!
We couldn’t be more impressed by the amazing art work created by our six local artists during Chalktoberfest. If you didn’t get to see them during the process of being drawn yesterday, stop by today to see these gorgeous creations as photos do NOT do them enough justice. Each artist was assigned an endangered species to bring awareness to, and they knocked it out of the park (Gage Park, that is).
Additionally, guests and staff were allowed to also draw their own designs around the Zoo- we think they’re worth seeing, too! 💕
EDIT TO ADD: We wanted to give thanks to Topeka Collegiate for tabling our sidewalk chalk STEAM activity for the kids- providing brushes, paint & stencils so that anyone could get creative! 🎨
Join us during regular zoo hours for a day filled with creativity and fun! This event is FREE with zoo admission. 🌟
🦋 Watch 6 local chalk artists bring incredible endangered animals and places to life right before your eyes!
🖍 Get creative yourself—we’ll provide the chalk so you can make your own masterpiece!
🔎 Scavenger hunt—find chalk animals hidden throughout the zoo!
📸 Photo fun—strike a pose in front of our chalk art photo scene!
🎨 STEAM activity with Topeka Collegiate make your own sidewalk chalk paint!
🏃♂️ Sidewalk chalk games—challenge your friends, fun for all ages!
🍴 Yummy food from Sunflower Café and La Creperie Co.
Whether you're an artist, wildlife lover, or just looking for a fun day out, Chalktoberfest is the place to be! Let's come together to celebrate art and raise awareness for endangered species. 🌍💚
Reminder that tomorrow and Sunday are the LAST two public giraffe feeding sessions for 2024! Feedings take place inside the giraffe barn at the Twiga Feeding Station and are sponsored by our friends at @kbs_constructors
🦒 🥬 Saturday @ 11 am
🦒🥬 Sunday @ 1:30 pm
Feedings will resume again come spring of 2025, but until then private encounters (that include feedings for up to 20 people) can still be booked via our website under the ‘Wild Encounters’ tab! (Link in Bio)
📸: Develepment coordinator Caleb
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Join us at the Topeka Zoo on Monday, October 14th for a day of fun while supporting a great cause! Bring a canned good for Project Topeka and receive $1 off your ticket (One discount per person, not per family or item.) during regular zoo hours!
Come enjoy the animals, make a difference!
See news on our facebook page here.
2024 DATES
•Membership Only Events are in green.
January
- The zoo is open!
- Spring break camp enrollment opens - 15th
February
- The zoo is open!
- Annual Meeting - February 19, 2024. The meeting is in the Kay's Garden venue. We will meet at 12:30pm. Members can enter through the turtle gate to have direct access to the venue.
March
- Spring break camps - 11 - 15
- Docent Training - 19 - 22
- Members only giraffe feeding – Saturday, March 23
- Public early bird pricing for Roar and Pour
April
- Kansas Ballet Performance - 13 & 14
- Party for the Planet (Earth Day) - 20
- Roar and Pour - 27
- Public early bird pricing for Roar and Pour
- Special Exhibit – Member only preview – Thursday evening, April 18
- Special Exhibit Grand Opening – Saturday, April 20
- Coffee (juice) with Curators: 8 – 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 30
May
- Safe Kids Day at the Zoo - May 4
- Native Wildflower Sale - May 11
- Endangered Species Day - May 11
- Membership drive month – offer 10% off during month
- Member morning – open at 8 a.m., on Saturday, May 18
June
- Oceans Day - June 8
- Giraffe Day - June 15
- 20% off retail during the month
- Members only giraffe feeding – Saturday, June 8
July
- Global Tiger Day - July 27th
- Member morning – open at 8 a.m., Saturday – July 27
August
- World Lion Day - Aug 3
- World Elephant Day - Aug 10
- World Orangutan Day - Aug 17
- World Painted Dog Day - Aug 24
- Gage Park Founder's Fest/Free Day - Aug 31*
*Admission is free with suggested non perishable food item. - 20% off café during the month
- Coffee (juice) with Curators: 8 – 9 a.m., Friday, August 9
- Early bird pricing for Brew at the Zoo
September
- Brew at the Zoo - Sept 14
- World Rivers Day - Sept 21
- Member appreciation night (evening) – Sept 25
- Member pricing for Zoo Lights Begins
October
- Boo at the Zoo - Oct 19
- Boo at the Zoo - Oct 26
- Members only giraffe feeding – Saturday, October 5
- Members only lane for Boo
November
- Zoo Lights Begins - Nov 22
- Member mornings – open at 8 a.m., on Saturday, November 2
- Member pricing for Zoo Lights
December
- Zoo Lights closes - Dec 27
- Member pricing for Zoo Lights
Our Mission is to enrich our community through wildlife conservation and education.
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