Discover the secrets, scandals and shockingly true facts about animal courtship. Go inside the rarely discussed world of wildlife matchmaking at zoos and the behind-the-scenes work that leads to love.

Held on the Zoo’s historic Mansion House porch, this event is both fascinating and fun ... Event Details

Breakfast At The Zoo

It’s the Zoo’s most popular series of events throughout the year: Constellation presents Breakfast with the Animals at the Maryland Zoo. This VIP experience lets guests get up close and personal with their favorite animals and the keepers who care for ... Event Details

It’s the most important fundraiser of the year to support the Maryland Zoo. Experience one of Baltimore’s biggest beer festivals this Memorial Day weekend, May 23rd & May 24th. Enjoy good times with the animals featuring unlimited beer sampling, live music, local artisan vendors and, of ... Event Details

Spring is almost here! It’s time to escape hibernation and head to the Maryland Zoo for our first big event of the new Zoo season. Join us Saturday, March 21st from 10am – 4pm for Zoo Bloom featuring Maryland and Farm Day. We’ll be welcoming spring (and hopefully warmer weather) with ... Event Details

If you think our animals are wild, come meet our volunteers!

Learn about the essential role volunteers play in conservation education, grounds keeping, visitor support and more. Current volunteers and staff will be on hand to discuss spring openings, including training, scheduling, and ... Event Details

MAKE YOUR NEXT PRACTICE WILD

Animals have been a core element of yoga poses for centuries. From downward dog to cow, to lizard, cat and more, wildlife has a deep tie to this ancient practice. Now’s your chance to connect even closer to nature during Yoga at the Zoo. Whether you’re ... Event Details

It’s time to munch at the Penguin Coast Exhibit and you’re invited. Watch as our colony of over 50 birds gets their fill of fish. Each feeding lasts 15-30 minutes.

Investigate the natural world

Does your child have an interest in science, animals and the natural world? Do they like to ask questions and explore? Then join us as a Junior Science Explorer as we explore with hands-on activities and experiments. Together we’ll investigate various ... Event Details

Breakfast At The Zoo

It’s the Zoo’s most popular series of events throughout the year: Constellation presents Breakfast with the Animals at the Maryland Zoo. This VIP experience lets guests get up close and personal with their favorite animals and the keepers who care for ... Event Details

Let’s get crafty!

Join us at the Zoo for a wildly entertaining day of crafting for kids with animal ambassador friends! Hosted by Art With A Heart, kids will get in touch with their creative (and wild) side as an artist guides them through re-creating the featured craft step by ... Event Details

Spring is almost here! It’s time to escape hibernation and head to the Maryland Zoo for our first big event of the new Zoo season. Join us Saturday, March 21st from 10am – 4pm for Zoo Bloom featuring Maryland and Farm Day. We’ll be welcoming spring (and hopefully warmer weather) with ... Event Details

Overnights at the zoo

The Zoo is where the wild things snore! Join us for an educational night under the stars or inside the Penguin Education Center. You can spend the night and enjoy the unique sights and sounds of the Zoo at night!

Here’s what some Zoo Snooze participants ... Event Details

Citizen Science

Come join the Maryland Zoo as we explore the outdoors to discover local species, learn about conservation issues they face, and how you can help support wildlife. We’ll become citizen scientists and help real researchers like ornithologists study birds, herpetologists ... Event Details

Discover the secrets, scandals and shockingly true facts about animal courtship. Go inside the rarely discussed world of wildlife matchmaking at zoos and the behind-the-scenes work that leads to love.

Held on the Zoo’s historic Mansion House porch, this event is both fascinating and fun ... Event Details

Breakfast At The Zoo

It’s the Zoo’s most popular series of events throughout the year: Constellation presents Breakfast with the Animals at the Maryland Zoo. This VIP experience lets guests get up close and personal with their favorite animals and the keepers who care for ... Event Details

It’s the most important fundraiser of the year to support the Maryland Zoo. Experience one of Baltimore’s biggest beer festivals this Memorial Day weekend, May 23rd & May 24th. Enjoy good times with the animals featuring unlimited beer sampling, live music, local artisan vendors and, of ... Event Details

Join other zoo-loving adults (21 and over) for an amazing night under the stars! You and your friends will camp out at the Zoo and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Zoo by night.

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Sip, stroll, and learn!

Sip, stroll, and learn at this special adults-only education event! You’ll enjoy wine, beer and delicious hors d’oeuvres while taking an intimate twilight tour of the Zoo, focusing on a specific zoo-themed topic.

Tickets:

If you think our animals are wild, come meet our volunteers!

Learn about the essential role volunteers play in conservation education, grounds keeping, visitor support and more. Current volunteers and staff will be on hand to discuss spring openings, including training, scheduling, and ... Event Details

MAKE YOUR NEXT PRACTICE WILD

Animals have been a core element of yoga poses for centuries. From downward dog to cow, to lizard, cat and more, wildlife has a deep tie to this ancient practice. Now’s your chance to connect even closer to nature during Yoga at the Zoo. Whether you’re ... Event Details

Experience our big cats closer than ever when you attend a training demonstration at Lion Overlook! Guests will have the opportunity to observe as the Zoo’s lions voluntarily participate in a training session with animal keepers at the exhibit’s new designated training space. The ... Event Details

It’s time to munch at the Penguin Coast Exhibit and you’re invited. Watch as our colony of over 50 birds gets their fill of fish. Each feeding lasts 15-30 minutes.

Leopards are truly wild cats that our keepers know better than anyone. Ask them all of your big cat questions.

*PLEASE NOTE: Due to animal care priorities, some scheduled activities may be delayed or canceled without notice. All animal experiences and rides are weather ... Event Details

Learn all about the 11 chimps who call the Zoo home. Join keepers for an interactive chat and afternoon animal enrichment.

Catch this feeding and you’ll see exactly that, pelicans catching fish! It’s a fish-tossing, big gulping good time every afternoon.   *PLEASE NOTE: Due to animal care priorities, some scheduled activities may be delayed or canceled without notice. All animal experiences and rides are ... Event Details

Your chance to learn more about North American River Otters. Keepers will share species specific info with guests about the Zoo’s three otters.

Is it a rock? No, it’s a giant salamander. Learn all about the creatures affectionately referred to as “snot otters”.

It’s always a barn good time. Join keepers for a chat about all things farmyard.

A keeper chat down in the wallow. Get to know all about these wild hogs.

Get to know the animals who hang out by the Watering Hole. Join keepers for an in-depth chat and Q&A session.

Leap into learning about these Madagascar natives. Speak with keepers who care for these endangered animals and discover how the Zoo is helping the conservation efforts to save them.

Meet Vega, the Zoo’s Bald Eagle, and hear directly from the keepers who care for her. Plus, get all of your questions answered about these iconic birds.

Learn about the diverse group of birds that live in the Marsh Aviary. Curious about one species in particular? Here’s your chance to speak directly with the keepers who work with the birds.

Get to know more about the world’s largest land predators. Join Polar Bear Watch keepers for an in-depth talk and the chance to get all your Arctic questions answered.

They’re the world’s largest land predators, and you can meet Amelia Gray and Neva daily at the Zoo’s Polar ... Event Details

Act quick to be a part of this keeper chat with the world’s fastest land mammal. Keepers will be ready with answers to your questions. Also learn fascinating facts about African crested porcupines.

*PLEASE NOTE: Due to animal care priorities, some scheduled activities ... Event Details

Did you know giraffe and okapi are close relatives? Get a chance to speak directly with keepers who care for both here at the Zoo.

Get to know about life behind-the-scenes at the Maryland Zoo’s newest exhibit, Penguin Coast. Keepers will discuss the birds and their care and answer all your penguin questions.

Here kitty kitty. Get the 411 on bobcats from the keepers who know them best in our newly renovated exhibit space.

Investigate the natural world

Does your child have an interest in science, animals and the natural world? Do they like to ask questions and explore? Then join us as a Junior Science Explorer as we explore with hands-on activities and experiments. Together we’ll investigate various ... Event Details

Fun For the Whole Family

Families can explore the natural world together in the Maryland Zoo’s Family EdVenture Programs. Each educational adventure will focus on a different theme and include activity stations, a visit from an animal ambassador and crafts that make learning fun for ... Event Details

Zoo After Dark

Ever wonder what happens at the Zoo after hours and the lights go out? Bring your friends, family, and flashlight for this guided tour of the Zoo as the sun goes down. Learn how to use your senses at night and how animals are adapted to life in the ... Event Details

Sip, stroll, and learn!

Sip, stroll, and learn at this special adults-only education event! You’ll enjoy wine, beer and delicious hors d’oeuvres while taking an intimate twilight tour of the Zoo, focusing on a specific zoo-themed topic.

Tickets:

Overnights at the zoo

The Zoo is where the wild things snore! Join us for an educational night under the stars or inside the Penguin Education Center. You can spend the night and enjoy the unique sights and sounds of the Zoo at night!

Here’s what some Zoo Snooze participants ... Event Details

Citizen Science

Come join the Maryland Zoo as we explore the outdoors to discover local species, learn about conservation issues they face, and how you can help support wildlife. We’ll become citizen scientists and help real researchers like ornithologists study birds, herpetologists ... Event Details

Experience our big cats closer than ever when you attend a training demonstration at Lion Overlook! Guests will have the opportunity to observe as the Zoo’s lions voluntarily participate in a training session with animal keepers at the exhibit’s new designated training space. The ... Event Details

Spring is almost here! It’s time to escape hibernation and head to the Maryland Zoo for our first big event of the new Zoo season. Join us Saturday, March 21st from 10am – 4pm for Zoo Bloom featuring Maryland and Farm Day. We’ll be welcoming spring (and hopefully warmer weather) with ... Event Details

What’s Animal Enrichment?

Enrichment activities help enhance the care that keepers provide for Zoo animals by adding variety and stimulation to the animals’ daily routines. Every enrichment item is specifically developed for each animal to help elicit species specific wild ... Event Details

If you think our animals are wild, come meet our volunteers!

Learn about the essential role volunteers play in conservation education, grounds keeping, visitor support and more. Current volunteers and staff will be on hand to discuss spring openings, including training, scheduling, and ... Event Details

It’s time to munch at the Penguin Coast Exhibit and you’re invited. Watch as our colony of over 50 birds gets their fill of fish. Each feeding lasts 15-30 minutes.

Citizen Science

Come join the Maryland Zoo as we explore the outdoors to discover local species, learn about conservation issues they face, and how you can help support wildlife. We’ll become citizen scientists and help real researchers like ornithologists study birds, herpetologists ... Event Details

Catch this feeding and you’ll see exactly that, pelicans catching fish! It’s a fish-tossing, big gulping good time every afternoon.   *PLEASE NOTE: Due to animal care priorities, some scheduled activities may be delayed or canceled without notice. All animal experiences and rides are ... Event Details

Here kitty kitty. Get the 411 on bobcats from the keepers who know them best in our newly renovated exhibit space.