What: Overnight program – includes pizza dinner, evening walk, animal visitors, craft and more!
Who: Families with children ages 5 years and up
Where: Conservation Education Building, sleeping in the Discovery Reef
When: Two dates are offered!  Choose Friday, July 18th or Saturday, August 9th.
Time: 6 p.m. until 10 a.m.
Cost:
Members - $40 per person or $150 for a family of four*
Non-members - $45 per person or $160 for a family of four*
*each additional person is only $30
How:
Pre-registration is required.  Registration opens on Tuesday, June 3rd.  Call (614) 724-3657 for more information and to register. Space is limited so don't wait!
 
Do you ever wonder what the animals do after the Zoo closes? Join us for a wild night at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and explore the Zoo after-hours. You will be guided by our knowledgeable Zoo staff who will provide a unique and personal educational experience that your family will remember for years to come. Then, drift off to sleep near the fish in the Discovery Reef. 
 
This program includes up-close animal encounters, an evening trek, a special behind-the-scenes encounter, classroom activities, craft activity, pizza dinner and evening snack, continental breakfast, morning trek including a special keeper talk, and a keepsake to remember your experience. 
 
Sample Schedule (Subject to change)
Evening:
6:00 – Arrive
6:15 – Introduction and pizza dinner
7:30 – Classroom time – includes making a special craft for our animals
8:45 – Evening hike – be sure to dress for the weather!
10:00 – Time for bed in Discovery Reef
 
Morning:
7:00 – Wake up
7:30 – Load gear in your vehicle
7:45 – Breakfast (breakfast is continental style – includes milk, orange juice, cereal, donuts, bagels)
8:30 – Morning Hike
10:00 – Say goodbye and head home!