Holiday

Howl-o-ween: Dog Day at the Zoo

October 30 2025

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Virginia Zoo 3500 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 441-2374

We’re inviting the goodest boys and girls to visit the Zoo to see, smell, and hear animals they’ve never encountered before or play with new canine fur-ever friends. Everyone is sure to have a ball, with PAWsome enrichment opportunities for your best friends and our Zoo animals!

To ensure that this event is a safe treat for all animals involved, both pets and Zoo residents alike, your fur babies MUST be well-trained and vaccinated. Dogs behaving in an unruly or aggressive manner (i.e. excessive barking, growling, lunging, biting etc.) will be required to leave without a refund.

Schedule- COMING SOON
💲 Ticket Prices 💲- COMING SOON

Limited number of tickets available. Advance ticket sales end when sold out (get yours early!). If tickets remain on the day of the event, gate sales will be credit card only. Tickets are non-refundable. All sales are final. Should a ticket holder be unable to attend the event, the purchase will be considered a donation. As an outdoor venue, events are rain or shine unless otherwise indicated. If any changes are made, an announcement via an email to our members and/or ticket holders and on the Virginia Zoo social media channels will be issued prior the event.

The Zoo is a smoke-free facility; no smoking is allowed inside the Zoo. This also includes e-cigarettes and vaping. Inability to follow this rule will result in dismissal from Zoo grounds without a refund.

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