# Roger Williams Park Zoo > Place to go for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: This season: open Thursday–Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday), 10am–4pm, last… - Where: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 - Ages: Children (2-12); toddlers one and younger free - Price: Adults $25; Children (2-12) $19; Seniors (62+) $21; Toddlers one & younger FREE; Zoo members FREE - Schedule: This season: open Thursday–Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday), 10am–4pm, last admission 3:30pm; open on Providence school vacation days and weeks. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the last Saturday in June. - Organizer: Roger Williams Park Zoo - Official page: https://rwpzoo.ticketapp.org/portal/product/8 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/roger-williams-park-zoo--listing-be6b7ca326442d5ad2e24d04 ## About Rhode Island's zoo is home to more than 100 species. Children can watch Humboldt penguins swim underwater at Penguin Point, see elephants, Masai giraffes, zebras and cheetahs in The Savanna, and walk through Faces of the Rainforest and Himalayan Trek. The Farmyard has goats, sheep, alpacas, chickens and a barn owl, and families can hand-feed goats. Our Big Backyard is a fully accessible nature play space with an indoor activity room, the Drip Drop Water Garden, a Sticks & Stones building zone, giant musical instruments, a sand and fort-building Naturescape, a treehouse and The Nature Swap, where kids trade things they've found outdoors. Daily zookeeper chats are posted on a schedule. The Roger Williams Express train runs on weekends in October and November (10am–3:30pm), and there is a virtual reality ride. 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