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Zoo Boo 2009

Houston Zoo Zoo Boo

 

October 17, 18, 24, 25, & 31
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Houston’s largest kid-friendly Halloween
event is back and better than ever!

A generous thank you to
our 2009 Sponsors

  

October 17 & 18:

These special visitors will join the fun at this
weekend's Zoo Boo celebration! Learn more.

 Download the official Zoo Boo Schedule.

 

On October 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31 we’re inviting all little ghouls or goblins to come to the Houston Zoo for Halloween activities that are fun for the whole family! 
 
We encourage all kids to come dressed in their spookiest, scariest, or prettiest Halloween costume!  They’ll love to show off their costume in our Costume Parade and dance to the “thrilling” music with our children’s DJ!

In an effort to be “green,” the zoo is asking children to bring their own trick-or-treat bag to the event. 
 
 

 

 


Zoo Boo will also once again feature the popular Fiesta Mart Pumpkin Patch.  Kids pick out their very own child-sized pumpkin and paint it into a Halloween jack-o-lantern!  (While supplies last).
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


This year we’ll debut the Cooper Tools Monster Mural – the largest coloring activity the Houston Zoo has ever seen!  Sponsored by Cooper Tools, this monster mural will allow every child to channel their inner artist!
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 


And what’s Halloween without candy?  We’ll have “Trunk or Treat” booths, sponsored by Fiesta Mart, throughout the Zoo so bring your sweet tooth!

In an effort to be “green,” the zoo is asking children to bring their own trick-or-treat bag to the event. 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 




All this plus Halloween-themed Meet the Keeper Talks, the Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Tatzoo Parlor, the spooky – plus thoroughly educational - Lost Species Cemetery, and more!

 
Meet the Keeper Talks generously sponsored by
Target




All Zoo Boo activities are included with your paid Zoo admission. 

Zoo Boo is FREE for Zoo Members.


Zoo Boo at the Houston Zoo is truly spooktacular 

 

Any adult wearing a Halloween costume to the Zoo must wear a ‘family friendly’
costume with their face clearly visible.



 

  Special Thanks 
 

     
     
     
 
 
BMC Software
Bridgeway Foundation
Devon Energy Corporation
ExxonMobil
Memorial Hermann
Oceaneering International, Inc.
 

Zoo Boo 2009 Media Partners