OC Zoo

Free Movie Night/Admission at the OC Zoo

Credit: OC Zoo

The weekend is upon us and if you’re looking for something fun to do with the kiddos to help kick off the weekend, you don’t want to miss the Free Movie Night at the OC Zoo, located inside Irvine Park. Zookeper will be the feature flick.

The OC Zoo will offer free admission to the zoo beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 10. The Ranger Reserves will be stationed at various animal exhibits throughout the zoo. Craft activities for the kiddos will be offered throughout the evening. Zookeeper will screen outdoors under thestars starting at dusk, at approximately 7:45p.m. Make sure to bring blankets and chairs to enjoy the movie under the stars.

Parking is $3 at Irvine Park. Admission to the Zoo and the movie will be free of charge.

The OC Zoo is located inside of Irvine Park.

OC Zoo

1 Irvine Park Road

Orange, CA 92869

Halloween Zoo-tacular at the OC Zoo

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A coati enjoying it's Halloween loot

This week I had the opportunity to take a sneak peek at the Halloween Zootacular that will be taking place this Saturday, October 29th from 10am to 4pm at the Orange County Zoo. This super fun family day is the perfect way to kick off the Halloween festivities.

My son petting his "favorite" goat.

 

I took my son to the Zoo and he had a great time watching the animals enjoy some tasty Halloween treats. I think his favorite was watching the raccoons eat some of their special Halloween goodies. We also watched the bears and coati enjoy their special pumpkins. We really enjoyed watching the raccoons and the coati stick practically their entire bodies in the pumpkins in search of their special treats.

My son checking out raccoon fur and sharp teeth

 

The Halloween Zoo-tacular will feature face painting, crafts, trick-or-treating for the kiddos and a scavenger hunt. I think everyone in the family will absolutely love watching the animals devour the treat-filled pumpkins throughout the day! Pumpkins will be filled with avocadoes, honey and peanut butter for the bears; fruit, vegetables and meat for the raccoons and mice for the mountain lion, bobcats and ocelot.

It is a super fun filled day and included with admission to the zoo. Admission is $2 per person, kids 2 and under are free. For additional info head here.