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Carolina Zoo Snooze and Day at the Zoo

Zoo Snooze: Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Day at the Zoo: Saturday, Oct. 29

Visit the zoo’s website to purchase discounted tickets.

ZooGiveAway#GAAZooDay
If you’re planning to join the GAA at the N.C. Zoo on Saturday, Oct. 29, be sure to stop by the lower viewing area of Polar Bear Exhibit between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., to pick up your free gift (choice of polar bear or starfish gel pack) while supplies last. See our map (pdf 17 mb) for the specific location to find us.

Zoo Scavenger Hunt
Complete the #GAAZooDay Scavenger Hunt (pdf 350 kb) on your own or as a group to win a bonus prize. Bring the completed scavenger hunt to the GAA staff member at the Polar Bear Exhibit – see map (pdf 17 mb) – between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to claim your prize and “Scavenger Hunt Master” sticker. Adults in parties that complete the scavenger hunt receive a Tar Heel bottle opener; kids receive a color-change cup.

Zoo Snooze - Creatures of the Night (Sold Out)

Update 8/23/16: This event has sold out. Please email Casey Privette ’01 at casey_privette@unc.edu to be added to the wait list.

Ready for a sleepover at the zoo? Now’s your chance to take advantage of this unique opportunity. With Halloween only a few days away you’ll learn about Creatures of the Night – Go batty over creatures of the night! Explore skills and senses of nocturnal animals in this fun and exciting program. Concentrating on bats and owls, we’ll shed some light on the mystery of what’s really going “bump in the night”. Through presentations and activities, participants will develop a greater understanding of our nighttime neighbors, their roles in our environment and how we can help them. Students will have a blast building bat boxes and a hoot dissecting owl pellets.

The cost for this event is $22 per person; families with at least one Carolina Alumni member receive a $10 discount. Price includes your ticket to the zoo for Saturday. Children under the age of seven are not permitted to participate in the zoo snooze.

Arrive at 7 p.m. on Friday evening. A light snack will be provided, but please eat dinner before arrival. Breakfast on Saturday morning is provided before you go to the zoo.

Below are helpful links provided by the N.C. Zoo:

What to Bring

Zoo Snooze FAQs

Day at the Zoo

Join us at the zoo with special discounted tickets just for UNC alumni. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets are $13 for adults, $9 for children ages 2-12 or $11 for adults 62 and older.

Behind-the-Scenes Tours (Sold Out)

Update 8/23/16: All of our behind-the-scenes tours have sold out. Please email Casey Privette ’01 at casey_privette@unc.edu to be added to the wait list. If additional tours are added you will be notified first by being on the wait list.

We have three behind-the-scenes options for you to choose from. Each tour must reach 10 participants to happen. Cost is $50 per person per tour. Tour last approximately one hour.

  • 10:30 a.m. – Meet and Touch the Rhino (ages 10 and up) – Sold Out
  • 11 a.m. – Meet and Feed the Otters (ages 6 and up) – Sold Out
  • 3 p.m. – Meet the Chimps (ages 12 and up) – Sold Out

Specific meeting place will be emailed to participants about five days prior to the event. Refunds will be processed if the tour does not happen.

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