Member Night – Conservation

A special after-hours event, just for Virginia Zoo Members!

This year Members are invited to join us for a three night series featuring the Virginia Zoo’s 3 C’s of Conservation: Care, Connection & Community!

We are wrapping up this year’s Member Night Series with a focus on COMMUNITY! At this event you will learn all about conservation projects at the Zoo and beyond, how to engage in conservation in your backyard, and how YOU can contribute to become a wildlife protector too!

No reservations are needed for this event. Members must show their valid membership card and tickets are not available for non-members.

Event Map

Activities:

• 5 – 5:45pm: Ambassador Animal Greeters at the start of Asia: Trail of the Tiger
• 5:30pm & 6:30pm: ZooLive! Stage Shows
• 6pm: Healthy Habitats and Active Engagement with the game Pollinator Pencil Party in the Pollinator Garden
  • Game Rules: Listen to the educator chat and learn about healthy backyard habitats. Then you will “pick” the pencils with seedpods out of the garden to take home to start your own backyard habitat. Limit 1 pencil per person participating.
• 5 – 7pm: Full Zoo access and Goat Yard open
• 7pm: Turtle Survival Alliance Chat at ZooLive! Stage
• 7:30pm: Action for Cheetahs Chat at ZooLive! Stage
• Conservation Organization Tables near ZooLive! Stage:
  • Action for Cheetahs ($)
  • Turtle Survival Alliance
  • Cape Henry Audubon Society
  • AAZK ($)
• Bounce Hoppers bounce houses (free) in the Event Field
• DJ in the Event Field
• Yard Games in the Event Field
• Free Train Rides
• Special discount in the Gift Shop (Member 10% discount PLUS $10 off qualifying purchases)
• Education Table Activities:
  • Orangutan Exhibit: Responsible Consumerism and Active Engagement
  • Turtle Oasis: Responsible Pet Ownership
  • Bongo Exhibit: Waste Management and Responsible Consumerism

Food and Drinks (extra cost):

• African Village Restaurant
• Free Wine Samples from Waters Edge Winery in the Fountain Plaza (21+ only. Full pours available for an extra cost.)
• Food Trucks:
• Munchies and Such
• Stuuff Cakes
• DC Smoothies

Gates will open at 5 PM. Event ends at 8 PM. As an outdoor venue, events are rain or shine unless otherwise indicated. If any changes are made, an announcement via an email to our members and/or ticket holders and on the Virginia Zoo social media channels will be issued prior the event.

The Zoo is a smoke-free facility; no smoking is allowed inside the Zoo. This also includes e-cigarettes and vaping.