Santa Claus has rolled into Memphis Zoo, thanks to a sleigh upgrade from our friends at Mid-South Chevy Dealers! 🎅 Santa will be here for visits during our Lantern Festival, presented by @Truist, on select nights. You can find him in his workshop inside the China exhibit, ready

Conservation in Sri Lanka goes far beyond the dry lowland forests where our C.A.R.E Field Station and Base Camp are located. Just two hours away, in the Belihuloya mountainous region, Memphis Zoo joined students from the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka to brave a

The reviews are in! 🤩 Come see what everyone’s talking about at our Lantern Festival, presented by @Truist. Running select nights now through February 1, 2026, with Sensory Nights on December 10 and January 14. https://t.co/49glJw0kaf Get your tickets on our website today!

Santa Claus is rolling into the Memphis Zoo on December 4 at 5:30 p.m., thanks to a sleigh upgrade from our friends at Mid-South Chevy Dealers. Be one of the first 500 guests and you’ll get jingle bells to help parade him in. Find a spot anywhere along the parade route from the

Our brand new Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival, presented by @Truist, has been nominated for Best Zoo Lights in the @USATODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. Everyone's been buzzing about it, and we need your help lighting up the leaderboards. Time is running out to help! You can vote

Rahisi has the right idea… there’s a lot to smile about this season! We are so thankful for YOU, our wonderful guests and dedicated team members who help bring our mission to life every day. Happy Thanksgiving! 💚 Memphis Zoo is closed today, November 27th. 📸 Keeper Emily

Dari’s waiting… 👀 Come see her today (and every day, of course)! Did you know? Right now, you can enjoy $20 off Memberships until December 31, 2025. Enjoy unlimited visits, exclusive discounts, members-only events, and a safe, family-friendly space to explore and unwind. It’s

We have an exciting announcement! Everyone, meet “Rahisi” (pronounced ruh-hee-see). He was born on Monday, November 17, and weighed 127 pounds. This is dad “Niklas”’s twelfth calf and mom “Maliki”’s second. Rahisi means “easy” in Swahili. Maliki’s birth of “Kamari” was

Memphis Zoo has been glowing! Have you experienced our Lantern Festival, presented by @Truist? ✨ Get your tickets on our website today! Memphis, help us light up the leaderboards! We've been nominated for Best Zoo Lights in USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. This is our

Happy World Tamandua Day! What better way to celebrate than by revealing the name and gender of our newest tamandua, born October 28? Say hello to Bonnie… it’s a girl! 🥹 You can spot Bonnie on exhibit, either snuggled up with her mom, Winnie, or catching a ride on her back.

It's the gift that becomes weekend plans! Memberships are $20 off now through December 31. 🎁 This is the only membership sale of the season! Forget the last-minute scramble and make gifting easy. Give the Gift of Zoo! 👉 https://t.co/HqabClFxyD #memphiszoo #membership #memphis

Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival is officially open! Tonight, we kicked off the season with our presenting partner, Truist, and our tree-lighting ceremony partner, MLGW. We are so grateful they were able to join us for such a special night, and we can’t wait to share the festival

Lincoln has been exploring everywhere! Have you stopped by to see him yet? If you have, you may have noticed we’re celebrating even more big news… we have two colobus monkey babies! Keepers arrived on the morning of Monday, November 11, to find that new mom “Zuri” had given

Interested in attending one of our zoo classes, but don’t have a traditional class to go with? Come join one of our Homeschool Programs! ✏️🐾 Our programs cover everything from learning about the classification of animals to our wild careers, and even participating in a hands-on

Golden hour on the Veldt 💛 ☀️ Blossom is serving face, as always. 📸 Keeper Emily #memphiszoo #bongo #redriverhog #models

The wait is almost over! Join us this Friday, November 14, at 4:45 p.m. on the Avenue near the Zoo’s front entrance as we kick off the Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival presented by Truist with a Tree Lighting Ceremony powered by @MLGW. Watch as we flip the switch and the Zoo begins

Memphis Zoo’s Animal Wellbeing Team works to ensure the health, strength, and happiness of animals across every department. One of their latest projects, led by Dr. Melanie Richter, focuses on boosting our Komodo dragons’ activity and muscle strength by recreating natural

Our animals are true artists, and we can’t wait for them to show you! 🎨 Join Memphis AAZK and Memphis Zoo for Brush with the Wild, a benefit art show presented by Memphis Art Salon, on Saturday, December 13th from 6:00–9:00 PM at the Memphis Art Salon Gallery inside Minglewood

We’re celebrating a milestone a year in the making! Take a look back at the remarkable progress made and what's to come. One year ago, Memphis Zoo traveled over 9,000 miles to Sri Lanka to join our partners at TERN (Tropical Ecosystem Research Network) and celebrate the opening

Heads up! ❗Memphis Zoo will close early at 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 13, with last admission at 1:00 PM. We’ll be celebrating our amazing and hardworking team members who make Memphis Zoo such a special place every day! 💚 #memphiszoo