# Sensory Friendly Morning at the Virginia Zoo > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Nov 8 · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Where: Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504 - Ages: Guests of all abilities and their families - Price: Ticket required for all guests, including members - Organizer: Virginia Zoo - Official page: https://virginiazoo.org/ - 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/virginia-beach/activities/sensory-friendly-morning-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-a10ce50fb9a720da98639548 ## About A quieter, lower-crowd morning at the Virginia Zoo for guests of all abilities and their families, run with Autism Society Tidewater Virginia, Complete the Puzzle and Destination Family Services. Attendance is capped and every visitor, members included, needs a ticket for this date. Children can handle feathers, skulls and snake sheds at biofact tables, visit the Little Zoo in the World of Reptiles classroom, meet animal ambassadors, use activity carts and play in the Run Wild! Discovery Zone. The Virginia Zoo Express train does not run during the event to limit noise, but families can still look at and touch it. 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