Join us for our annual Holiday Nights series at the Zoo, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. throughout November and December!
Enjoy a family stroll through the Zoo complete with charming Christmas lights and decorations, special animal presentations, educational activities, and other surprises. Share holiday memories around our holiday campfire while listening to festive holiday music.
The Zoo will be open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm, starting Thursday, November 15th and running through December 22nd. (We will not be holding a Holiday Night event on Thanksgiving Day.)
Red River Zoo members receive FREE admission. (While we’re always excited to welcome our friends from other AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums during normal hours, Holiday Nights is a special event series and we are not offering reciprocity to members from other zoos and aquariums.)
If you’re not a Red River Zoo member, admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 2 to 14, and under 2 are free.
Holiday Nights are sure to delight the entire family!
Festivities include:
Christmas lights and decorations adorning the first section of the zoo. (A charming and easy stroll in any kind of weather!)
Warm up with a FREE ride on the magical Carousel!
Winter activities & crafts with our Education elves and volunteers!
Special animal encounters! (Keep an eye out! You never know what you might see!)
Let the Zoo be your winter wonderland! Feel free to create your own snowman AND snow animals for all to see!
Our ‘Spot the Elf’ Scavenger Hunt returns! The Elf is well rested after a yearlong retreat to Topeka, Kansas.
The Elf on a Shelf will be moving to a new spot throughout the Zoo each night. Spot the elf and enter to win one of our fabulous prizes!
Grand Prize: Hyper HPR-1000
12v Ride-On Toy Vehicle!
1st Prize: Red Panda Encounter
for up to four people!
2nd Prize: Harry Potter Learn To Code Wand Kit
3rd Prize: FurReal Rock-A-Too Parrot
4th Prize: Six Month Red River Zoo Membership (or extension on an existing membership)
5th Prize: $25 Red River Zoo Gift Card
And many more special prizes!
All attendees will be eligible to enter once per evening, but you can attend as many Holiday Night evenings as you’d like!
NEW this year! Our friends from Thunder Coffee will be with us on Friday and Saturday evenings with a full-service coffee and espresso bar and assorted holiday treats for sale. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Red River Zoo. (Don’t worry! We’ll have hot beverages and cookies for sale on Thursday evenings, too!)
We’ll have additional surprises to announce throughout the holiday season, so check the Facebook event page each week to see what we’ve got in store for you!
