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Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

  • Address: 3411 Sherman Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 46808
  • Phone: (260) 427-6800
  • Fax: (260) 427-6820
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Your family will love 40 acres of animals, rides and beautifully landscaped grounds. Don't miss the African Journey, featuring lions, hyenas and monkeys. You can even hand-feed giraffes! Ride the Sky Safari, trek through the Indonesian Rain Forest and say hello to orangutans or sharks. See why the zoo was named a top ten zoo by Trip Advisor! Open: April -October , 9am-5pm; open until 7pm Memorial Day-Labor Day.

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Meeting Rooms
  • Largest Room 260
  • Reception Capacity 435
  • Number of Rooms 2
Simba Pavilion
  • Reception Capacity: 260
Twiga Pavilion
  • Reception Capacity: 175

  • Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Alive After 5 Keeper Chats & Buck Deals

    Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

    July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

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    2019-07-01 17:00:00 2019-07-31 20:00:00 Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Alive After 5 Keeper Chats & Buck Deals <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>JULY "ALIVE AFTER 5" EVENTS</strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong>KEEPER CHATS (Memorial Day - Labor Day)</strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Monday/Tuesday/Friday</strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <ul> <li><strong>6PM - Orangutan Chat</strong> (Indonesian Rain Forest)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Small Carnivore Enrichment </strong>(African Journey Kopjes)</li> <li><strong>7PM - Koi Chat </strong>(African Journey Village Pond)</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Wednesday</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>5PM - Capuchin Chat </strong>(Central Zoo)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Orangutan Chat </strong>(Indonesian Rain Forest)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Penguin Enrichment </strong>(Central Zoo)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Small Carnivore Enrichment </strong>(African Journey Kopjes)</li> <li><strong>7PM - Koi Chat </strong>(African Village Pond)</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Thursday</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>6PM - Orangutan Chat </strong>(Indonesian Rain Forest)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Small Carnivore Enrichment </strong>(African Journey Kopjes)</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Saturday</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>6PM - Small Carnivore Enrichment </strong>(African Journey Kopjes)</li> <li><strong>7PM - <strong>Koi Chat </strong></strong>(African Village Pond)</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Sunday</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>6PM - Alligator Enrichment </strong>(Central Zoo)</li> <li><strong>6PM - Small Carnivore Enrichment </strong>(African Journey Kopjes)</li> <li><strong>7PM - Koi Chat </strong>(African Village Pond)</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong>STORY TIME</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">Tuesday/Wednesday</span><br /></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">6PM - Australia Plaza</span></span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Animal Encounter</span><br /></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Thursday</span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">6PM - Australia Plaza</span><br /></span></span></span></span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Animal Encounter &amp; Training Day</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">June 5</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">1-6PM Throughout the Zoo, learn how and why keepers train and provide enrichment for our Zoo animals.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">***************************************************************************************************************************</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">"Alive After 5" BUCK DEALS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">July - 5-8PM</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Monday</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">$1 Zoovenir ICEE Refill - </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">Market Oasis, Treetops Express and Matilda's</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1 Token* Sky Ride - </strong>African Journey<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Tuesday</strong></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">$1 Hot Dogs - </span></strong><span style="color: #000000;">Ray's Barefoot Grill</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1 Token* Crocodile Creek River Ride - </strong>Austrlia Adventure<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">Wednesday</span></strong><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>$1 Ice Cream Cone - </strong>Matilda's</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1 Token* Z.O.&amp;O. Railroad Ride - </strong>Central Zoo</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Thursday</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">$1 Popcorn - </span></strong><span style="color: #000000;">Treetops Express</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1 Token* Endangered Species Carousel Ride - </strong>Indonesian Rainforest<br /></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">* 1 token = $1<br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #000000;">June Alive After 5 Buck Deals cannot be combined with any other ticket special, discount or offer.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div id="skype_c2c_menu_container" class="skype_c2c_menu_container" style="display: none;" onmouseover="SkypeClick2Call.MenuInjectionHandler.showMenu(this, event)" onmouseout="SkypeClick2Call.MenuInjectionHandler.hideMenu(event)"> <div class="skype_c2c_menu_click2call"><a id="skype_c2c_menu_click2call_action" class="skype_c2c_menu_click2call_action">Call</a></div> <div class="skype_c2c_menu_click2sms"><a id="skype_c2c_menu_click2sms_action" class="skype_c2c_menu_click2sms_action">Send SMS</a></div> <div class="skype_c2c_menu_add2skype"><a id="skype_c2c_menu_add2skype_text" class="skype_c2c_menu_add2skype_text">Add to Skype</a></div> <div class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_info"><span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_callcredit">You'll need Skype Credit</span><span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_free">Free via Skype</span></div> </div> 3411 Sherman Blvd Fort Wayne, IN America/Indiana/Winamac
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  • Corks for Conservation at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

    Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

    September 6, 2019

    2019-09-06 18:00:00 2019-09-06 21:00:00 Corks for Conservation at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo <p>Corks for Conservation is brand new for 2019 and highlights work being done around the world to save wildlife and wild places, in partnership with the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. With over 25 conservation partners locally and across the globe, this event will directly support the efforts of the zoo to preserve wildlife in wild places. Our hope is for each guest to leave the night inspired to care a little more about world around them!</p> <p>For ticket and sponsorship information, contact Erin Ward at 260-427-6844 or <a href="mailto:erin.ward@kidszoo.org">erin.ward@kidszoo.org</a>.</p> 3411 Sherman Blvd Fort Wayne, IN America/Indiana/Winamac
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  • MaskZOOrade

    Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

    October 11, 2019

    2019-10-11 19:00:00 2019-10-11 23:30:00 MaskZOOrade <p>Join us for MaskZOOrade, the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s adults only costume party! This special night for guests 21 and older is a unique opportunity to have a “spooktacular” time while supporting the zoo. As guests walk through the zoo at dusk, memories of childhood trick or treating at the zoo will flood back to you. However, the event is uniquely its own featuring music, themed appetizers, and cocktails as guests party the night away! Be prepared for MaskZOOrade to become your new favorite Halloween tradition!</p> <p>Best of all, you’ll be supporting the zoo and our mission of connecting kids and animals, strengthening families, and inspiring people to care!</p> <p>For sponsorship information, contact Erin Ward at 260-427-6844 or <a href="mailto:erin.ward@kidszoo.org">erin.ward@kidszoo.org</a>.</p> 3411 Sherman Blvd Fort Wayne, IN America/Indiana/Winamac
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