Enhancing Excellence in Animal Care Standards Hold onto your safari hats, Virginia Zoo fans, because Give Local 757 is stampeding in with roaring pride! We're on a mission to catapult our animal wellness to epic heights, and we need your helping hands to make it happen. At the heart of our initiative is the creation […]
Calling all “Wild Babies” to the zoo! Join us for a NEW program offering for our youngest zoo visitors. We will be exploring age appropriate sensory and educational activities in a small up-close setting. This program is geared for 0-2 year olds and their guardians although older children will be welcome. Wild Babies will involve […]
To celebrate all the amazing mothers in our community, this Mother's Day we are offering free train rides on the Virginia Zoo Express to all moms, grandmothers or mother-figures! Valid on Mother's Day, May 11, 2025 only.
Wild Tykes is a drop-in program recommended for kids aged 3-5 and their favorite adults! Each program features a new theme with age-appropriate nature and science activities that focus on these core areas: sensory, movement, free play, art, and problem-solving. We won’t be afraid to get a little dirty as we explore and play together! […]
Celebrate Earth Day the WILD way by joining our Party for the Planet! 
Get inspired to take environmental action not just on Earth Day, but every day. Greet Animal Ambassadors, purchase stunning plants from our horticulture staff, become a Habitat Hero, participate in a native plant giveaway, prepare browse enrichment for our animals, […]
Virginia Zoo Members are invited to join us for an Introduction to Designing with Native Plants—a beginner-friendly workshop where you’ll learn how to create a sustainable, low-maintenance landscape that supports local wildlife and thrives in the Hampton Roads environment. We are thrilled to provide this workshop to Virginia Zoo Members Only for FREE as part […]
Dear Zoo Fans, we’re counting you in for ZooGrooves: Pop Punk Edition! 
Call your friends (and your mom 
) to remind them that it’s not just a phase, it's a lifestyle 
. At this all-ages event you can break out your checkered slip-on kicks, studded belt, skinny jeans and black eyeliner to Dance! […]
Virginia Zoo members get to spend extra time at the Zoo with Member Mornings on Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Members get into the Zoo an hour early when there’s plenty of parking, the weather is cooler, and there’s a better chance of seeing the animals being active and […]
To celebrate Memorial Day, the Virginia Zoo Express will be offering Buy One, Get One for $1 train rides* to all military families and first responders! If a rider in a party is under 2 and the BOGO cannot be used, a voucher for $1 for a future train ride will be given.
To celebrate First Responder Day, the Virginia Zoo Express will be offering Buy One, Get One for $1 train rides* to all first responders! *If a rider in a party is under 2 and the BOGO cannot be used, a voucher for $1 for a future train ride will be given.
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