# Things to do with kids at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

> 3 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 North Pearl Street, Tacoma, WA 98407, in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Ofrenda for Día de los Muertos at Point Defiance Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/ofrenda-for-dia-de-los-muertos-at-point-defiance-zoo--listing-9c936d1ccd873241596be7ff) — Sat, Oct 31 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. For Día de los Muertos, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium sets up a public ofrenda (altar) created with 4th-year and Heritage Spanish students from Tacoma Public Schools' Science and…
- [Veterans' Appreciation Days at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/veterans-appreciation-days-at-point-defiance-zoo-and-aquarium--listing-e2eb2764c9c740fb90dbee1d) — Nov 11 – Nov 15 · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma · With admission · checked Oct 20. Around Veterans Day, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium admits U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members free, and their immediate family members get half-off general…
- [Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/zoolights-at-point-defiance-zoo-and-aquarium--listing-da71163839aa9f26800107f7) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 16. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium turns its grounds into a walk-through winter display of more than 1.5 million lights for the 39th year of Zoolights. Families stroll past light…

## Recently ended

- [Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/zoo-boo-at-point-defiance-zoo-and-aquarium--listing-7027cc41403b03fdba0b43df) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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