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Spooky season in back! Along with many of our favorite Halloween experiences returning to the city this year – including Houston Pumpkin Festival, Pumpkins After Dark, and the Cursed Cauldron – is Zoo Boo at the Houston Zoo. Now underway, the fantastic annual festival features an array of spooky activations weaved into its wonderful exhibits.
While certainly worth visiting by itself, the Houston Zoo is also unveiling a special new adults-only experience, where 21+ attendees can check out the zoo’s Zoo Boo experiences while also enjoying spirits, a live DJ, and more.
Spooky Spirits takes place on just one night this October. Held on October 16, Spooky Spirits is a fantastic chance for Halloween-loving adults to explore the Houston Zoo during its beloved Zoo Boo tradition. The 21+ and up experience includes access to Zoo Boo, as well as cocktails – with beer, mocktails, and soda also available – a DJ spinning tunes at the Reflection Pool, as well as an animal birth scavenger hunt.
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The zoo encourages attendants to dress in costume to heighten the festivity of the event – though faces must be visible.
Some of the zoo experiences available after hours include sites of the Asian elephants, black bears, chimpanzees, pygmy hippo, and Bug House. The zoo also hosts a python feeding at its Reptile & Amphibian House taking place at 6:45 pm.
Tickets to Spooky Spirits at the Houston Zoo are priced at $49, and include a complimentary drink and access to the aforementioned experiences. Spooky Spirits takes place from 6 pm – 10 pm on Thursday, October 16.
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Spooky Spirits takes place during Zoo Boo. In addition to returning favorites like its Pumpkin Lantern Tunnel, Scary-Go-Round, and all-around decor, featured experiences at Zoo Boo include the Spooky Forest, Ghost Town, and newly-debuted immersive PhantomScape display projected upon the Galapagos Islands exhibit.
Zoo Boo takes place at Houston Zoo from 9 am – 5 pm September 26 – October 31. Ticket prices vary on date, starting at $36.90 for adults, $31.15 for children.