Celebrate Spring at the Zoo during our annual Hippity Hop Adventure! Saturday, April 4th, 2026 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Final Zoo Entry at 3:15 p.m. All Hippity Hop Adventure activities (except face painting & Adopt an Animal Experience) are included with regular Zoo admission, so guests can enjoy a full day of animal encounters, seasonal […]
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This holiday season, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will glow once again as it hosts the Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild. Select nights November 14, 2025 through January 18, 2026, 6-10 p.m. Step into a world of light and color like you’ve never seen before. Wander the three-quarter-mile pathway filled with all-new, […]
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Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls of all kinds will gear up to celebrate Halloween at the fan-favorite Zoo Boo Bash. This year, the event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 11-12, October 18-19, and October 25-26. Last admission is at 3 p.m. Zoo Boo Bash is the perfect way for children […]
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Join us for World Rhino Day at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and help us give PJ, the greater one-horned rhino, the warmest send-off as he gets ready for his next big adventure! PJ is heading to the Buffalo Zoo in late September as part of the greater one-horned rhino Species Survival Plan […]
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