During the month of March, members of the Virginia Zoo can gain entries to a raffle being held on March 31st.
A Day at the Zoo prize pack! The winning membership will receive:
- One Virginia Zoo train punch card
- One 4-pack of meal vouchers
- One 4-pack of Group Behind-the-Scenes Tour tickets
- One 125th anniversary ceramic tumbler
Each visit during the month of March counts as 1 entry. If Members fill out our March Member Madness bracket within the first 2 weeks of March, they can earn additional raffle entries.
All brackets must be submitted by 4pm on March 13th to have points counted towards raffle entries. Please submit one bracket per membership.
- Brackets turned in by 4pm on March 6th receive an extra 4 points automatically.
- Each correct guess in weeks 1 and 2 is worth 1 point.
- Each correct guess in week 3 is worth 2 points.
- Each correct guess in week 4 is worth 8 points.
A perfect bracket with all animals guessed correctly and turned in by 4pm on March 6th would earn 44 additional points towards their raffle entries. Members with the top three scoring brackets will be able to pick out a trading card box.
We will be tracking member attendance the same way we do for our Member Perks Pass, meaning that as long as you check in with the ticket booth, your entry will be counted. Ticket booth staff can send a receipt to your email to help you keep track of your entries. For bracket entries, you can either print out the PDF and bring it to the Zoo's Membership Office, or you can fill out the editable PDF and email it to [email protected] from the email connected to your membership.
The raffle drawing will take place after 3:30pm on March 31st, and the winner will be contacted via email. Feel free to check in with the Membership Office to make sure we have your most current contact information on file.
The Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG) will be visiting the Virginia Zoo! Throughout March, Virginia Zoo Members can enjoy a Norfolk Botanical Garden Membership Swap. Learn more about what this entails and what NBG has to offer by visiting their table.
Guests can take a tour of the Virginia Zoo's beautiful gardens with our Mission Engagement Team! Learn more about how our Horticulture Department keeps our grounds beautiful while also providing native species with usable habitat.
Recycling is not just for glass, plastics and paper! Learn how to extend and recycle your clothing with our Mission Engagement Team. Check the location of this activity in the Fountain Plaza upon arrival.
Celebrate the first day of spring by scouring the Zoo for every color in the rainbow. Members who complete this scavenger hunt can receive a Member-exclusive Virginia Zoo trading card from the Membership Office.
Bear House Coffee will be on Zoo grounds with themed drinks from 9:30am to 12pm. All guests can purchase delicious coffees and enjoy a stroll through the Zoo to see Chai, our resident moon bear, on Asia: Trail of the Tiger!
Members can submit their crayon drawings to decorate our Ticket Booths!