Overnights
Choose from our exciting Overnight themes and come spend the night at the Fort Worth Zoo! Overnight adventures allow you to explore the Zoo on a guided evening scavenger hunt, morning tour before the Zoo opens and all-day Zoo admission the day after your Overnight. Enjoy the comfort of our climate-controlled Education Center as you participate in a craft activity and live animal presentation. A pizza dinner, evening snack and continental breakfast are also included. Please note that in the event of inclement weather, some activities may be substituted.
Safari Overnight: Explore the unique adaptations animals need to survive as you travel the trails through Africa, Asia and Australia. Please note: This Overnight requires a minimum of 15 participants.
Other exciting Overnights are coming soon!
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TEKS-aligned weekday and weekend Overnight programs are a great opportunity for students to experience the Fort Worth Zoo and are offered depending on Education Center availability. For information on an education Overnights for school groups, please contact the Overnight coordinator at 817/759-7200.
| Ages | 6-years-old to Adult
(Minimum group size is 15 participants. Two adult chaperones, 18 years and older, are required for every 15 children 6 yearsold through 12th grade) |
| Dates | Fridays and Saturdays, year-round |
| Times | 6:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. |
| Cost | Safari Overnight: $45/participant* *including chaperones Overnight deposit is nonrefundable. Date change is not permitted within 30 days of scheduled Overnight. (All programs and prices are subject to change.) |
To request an Overnight for your group, please contact the Zoo’s Education Department via the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Snore and Roar: Family Overnights
The Fort Worth Zoo’s Snore and Roar overnight programs are a perfect way for families to have a fun time and bond on an overnight adventure at the Zoo. Parents and children will have the unique opportunity to experience the Zoo at night! All Snore and Roar overnights include pizza dinner, evening tour, evening craft, morning tour, next-day admission to the Zoo, and a live animal presentation. Please note that all Snore and Roar overnights require a minimum of 15 participants.
Wetlands Appreciation Month
Date: Friday, May 25 – Saturday, May 26
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. Saturday
Cost: $40 non-members (Zoo members receive a 10 percent discount)
Join us at the Fort Worth Zoo as we learn about wetlands and what you can do to help conserve them.
Autumn Begins
Date: Friday, September 21 – Saturday, September 22
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. Saturday
Cost: $40 non-members (Zoo members receive a 10 percent discount)
Celebrate the transition between summer and fall at the Fort Worth Zoo.
Spooky Sleepover
Date: Friday, October 26 – Saturday, October 27
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. Saturday
Cost: $40 non-members (Zoo members receive a 10 percent discount)
Join the Fort Worth Zoo for the third annual Spooky Sleepover and see what Dr. FrankenZoo has been up to in the Lab!
Winter Fun
Date: Friday, December 14 – Saturday, December 15
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. Saturday
Cost: $40 non-members (Zoo members receive a 10 percent discount)
Learn the ways animals adapt to winter weather at the Fort Worth Zoo.
For more information contact the Education Department:
Fort Worth Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76110
phone: 817/759-7200
fax: 817/759-7201
email: education@fortworthzoo.org