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September 2018
Homeschool — Animal Training at the Zoo
Learn how training techniques that focus on an animal’s natural behaviors help to enhance zoo animals’ lives.
Find out more »Zoothing Hour
The zoo is open early for people with special needs who don’t like crowds or loud noises.
Find out more »October 2018
Boo at the Zoo
Cleveland’s sweetest Halloween tradition featuring unlimited 4-D Theater movies, carousel and train rides, hay maze, Trick or Treat Street.
Find out more »Boo at the Zoo
Dress your little ghosts and goblins in their costumes for everyone’s favorite non-scary Halloween event.
Find out more »November 2018
December 2018
Wild Lights
It's the final weekend for the Akron Zoo's Wild Lights. Enjoy the wildest lighting display this holiday season, when nearly the entire zoo is decorated and several animals will be out.
Find out more »Noon Year’s Eve Presented by Keybank
Kick off the New Year with Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and celebrate Noon Year’s Eve Dance party, roaming costume characters and a special countdown at the stroke of noon featuring a video ball drop. Festivities included with general admission ticket. Special VIP experience available, visit FutureForWildlife.org for details.
Find out more »January 2019
Family Fun Zone
Get out of the cold and into the cool with animal encounters, crazy games, fun activities and more.
Find out more »February 2019
Homeschool at the Zoo
Programs for students in kindergarten through eighth grade meet on the second Tuesday of the month in the Zoo's Auditorium.
Find out more »Laser Lights
On select evenings between Feb. 15 and March 2, Akron Zoo will be aglow with dazzling, dancing laser lights. A portion of the zoo will feature animated laser lights, and the Komodo Kingdom Education Center will include glowing decorations and mirrors as it transforms into the "Glow Zone."
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