Event · Outdoors

Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo

When

Fri, Oct 16 · 3:00 PM–8:30 PMOct. 16-18 and 23-25, 2026, 3-8:30 p.m. (earlier weekends Oct 3-4, 9-11 already passed)

Where

Detroit Zoo8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All guests age 2+ need a ticket

Cost

General admission $21-$25 online, $27 at the gate; Detroit Zoo members $18.90-$22.50 online, $24 at the gate; groups $18-$22; parking $8 per vehicle (members park free)

Organizer

Detroit Zoological Society

Upcoming dates: Fri, Oct 16 · Sat, Oct 17 · Sun, Oct 18 · Fri, Oct 23 · Sat, Oct 24 · Sun, Oct 25

Family Halloween event on the first four weekends of October, 3 to 8:30 p.m., with trick-or-treat stations along a lit path, costumed characters, a pumpkin patch and a monster mash dance party. Full zoo access including back habitats until 6 p.m.; Stingray Cove until 7:30 p.m.; amphibian and reptile centers until 8 p.m.; carousel until 8:30 p.m. Online general admission is $21-$25 (members $18.90-$22.50), $27 at the gate (members $24); every guest age 2 and up needs a ticket. Parking $8 (members free). Regular zoo hours on Zoo Boo dates are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.