March 2020
Winos for Rhinos
Join us for a fundraising event for the conservation and care of our Eastern Black Rhinoceroses, Timu and Kianga! While supporting our loving rhinos, you can enjoy a savory wine selection, delectable five-star catered dinner, silent auction, and Animal Presentations and Encounters. Must be 21 years or older to attend.
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April 2020
Eggstravaganza
Gather the little ones and enjoy an Easter-themed day to put a little "spring" in your step! This hoppin' event will feature: • A hunt for 6 cluck-cluck doors throughout the Zoo to collect candy • Bounce houses • EGG-cellent games • Fun crafts and yummy snacktivities • Easter Egg Decorating • Trunk Hunt ("Easter Style" of Trunk-or-Treat) • $5 Photos with the Easter Bunny! (Digital photo will be emailed to you) INCLUDED with Zoo admission and FREE for Zoo…
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Zoorific Saturday: Bat Appreciation Day
Learn more about bats! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
Find out more »Zoorific Saturday: Party for the Planet
Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more.
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Zoorific Saturday: Kangaroo Day
Learn all about kangaroos! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more.
Find out more »Mother’s Day Brunch
Let's celebrate Mom! Join us for a special Mother's Day brunch to spend some quality time with Mom and all your favorite animals at the zoo! This event will include: - Delicious catered brunch by The Roost - Fun giraffe encounter - Lovely flower for Mom - Commemorative photo - Crafts for kids to create for Mom - PLUS! General Admission to the Zoo! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
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Zoorific Saturday: Endangered Species Day
Learn all about endangered species and what you can do to help save wildlife! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more.
Find out more »Bloody Mary Fest
Join the Racine Zoo in celebrating your Saturday the right way with a Bloody Mary in hand, listening to music from J. Ryan Trio while overlooking the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline! Sample the best Bloody Marys Racine has to offer with all the fixins. In true Wisconsin style, that includes beer chasers. At the end of the fest, we will reveal the crowd favorite and winner for best presentation. - Sample a Bloody Mary from each participating competitor - Vote…
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June 2020
Slumber Safari
Sleepover with the lions, tigers, and bears—if you dare! This exciting adventure has guests enjoying a pizza dinner alongside their feathered friends, a guided tour throughout the Zoo, getting up close and personal with our animal ambassadors in a behind-the-scenes tour, the opportunity to engage in one of a kind enrichment for our animal friends, and of course, ending the night with a campfire favorite – s’mores! After a restful night dreaming under the stars along the shoreline of Lake…
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Zoorific Saturday: World Giraffe Day
Learn all about giraffes! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more.
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Music at the Zoo: Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum Band
A brand new concert series coming to the Racine Zoo! Sit back, relax, and treat yourself to a weekend full of upbeat summer tunes along the beautiful lakefront! Individual and Season Tickets available! Johnny Russler and The Beach Bum Band combine the tropical sounds of Caribbean rock, reggae, and calypso by pouring great original music along with songs by Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Paul Simon, Sublime, Jerry Jeff Walker, Zac Brown Band and many more into a musical…
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Music at the Zoo: Hotel California “A Salute to the Eagles”
A brand new concert series coming to the Racine Zoo! Sit back, relax, and treat yourself to a weekend full of upbeat summer tunes along the beautiful lakefront! Individual and Season Tickets available! OPENING BAND: Grimm Brothers Hotel California "A Salute to the Eagles" For more than two decades, Hotel California has touched the hearts of fans all over the world, by faithfully and accurately reproducing the Grammy award winning sounds of the Eagles. See how a spirited blend of…
Find out more »July 2020
Animal Crackers: The Flat Cats
Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! The Flat Cats, based in Chicago, IL, play a range of vintage and modern music rooted in the hottest swinging jazz and blues, contemporary classics, and timeless standards. Whether you choose to listen, tap your foot, or cut a rug on the dance floor, you are sure to be entertained! The group is comprised of six talented…
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Animal Crackers Jr. Concert: Ralph’s World
All the fun of our Animal Crackers Concert Series now for kids! Bring the little ones for a night of singing, dancing, and musical fun! Enjoy the scenic views of Lake Michigan, delicious food from numerous dining options on site, and more fun for the whole family! Individual and Season Tickets are available. Gates open at 6PM and concerts will begin at 7PM. Concerts will last about one hour. Ralph’s World is the mega-fun musical planet where kids rock rock…
Find out more »Slumber Safari
Sleepover with the lions, tigers, and bears—if you dare! This exciting adventure has guests enjoying a pizza dinner alongside their feathered friends, a guided tour throughout the Zoo, getting up close and personal with our animal ambassadors in a behind-the-scenes tour, the opportunity to engage in one of a kind enrichment for our animal friends, and of course, ending the night with a campfire favorite – s’mores! After a restful night dreaming under the stars along the shoreline of Lake…
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Zoorific Saturday: Zookeeper Appreciation Day
Learn more about what it takes to be a zookeeper! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
Find out more »Animal Crackers Concert: Cindy Bradley
Cindy Bradley keeps the trumpet and flugelhorn hip and grooving lead jazz instruments with her powerful performance! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on-site! Individual and Season Tickets are available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
Find out more »Animal Crackers Concert: Cindy Bradley
cicCindy Bradley keeps the trumpet and flugelhorn hip and grooving lead jazz instruments with her powerful performance! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
Find out more »Animal Crackers Concert: Cindy Bradley
Cindy Bradley keeps the trumpet and flugelhorn hip and grooving lead jazz instruments with her powerful performance! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
Find out more »Animal Crackers Concert: Cindy Bradley
Cindy Bradley keeps the trumpet and flugelhorn hip and grooving lead jazz instruments with her powerful performance! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
Find out more »Animal Crackers Concert: Cindy Bradley
Cindy Bradley keeps the trumpet and flugelhorn hip and grooving lead jazz instruments with her powerful performance! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine Zoo.
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Zoorific Saturday: International Tiger Day
Learn all about tigers! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
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August 2020
Animal Crackers Concert: Chicago Tribute Anthology
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Chicago Tribute Anthology is a 7-piece horn band dedicated to performing the music of one of the most popular and enduring bands of all time: Chicago. The unique sound that was and is Chicago defined a generation and changed the sound of popular music forever. See them live and experience their concert set of Chicago’s greatest hits! Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual…
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Animal Crackers Jr. Concert: Imagination Movers
All the fun of our Animal Crackers Concert Series now for kids! Bring the little ones for a night of singing, dancing, and musical fun! Enjoy the scenic views of Lake Michigan, delicious food from numerous dining options on site, and more fun for the whole family! Individual and Season Tickets are available. Gates open at 6PM and concerts will begin at 7PM. Concerts will last about one hour. The Imagination Movers are a rock band for families and the…
Find out more »Slumber Safari
Sleepover with the lions, tigers, and bears—if you dare! This exciting adventure has guests enjoying a pizza dinner alongside their feathered friends, a guided tour throughout the Zoo, getting up close and personal with our animal ambassadors in a behind-the-scenes tour, the opportunity to engage in one of a kind enrichment for our animal friends, and of course, ending the night with a campfire favorite – s’mores! After a restful night dreaming under the stars along the shoreline of Lake…
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Zoorific Saturday: World Lion Day
Learn more about lions! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more.
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Animal Crackers Concert: Walter Beasley
Over the past three decades, saxophonist, Walter Beasley, has artfully and dynamically redefined the phrase “musical Renaissance Man” for the modern generation. Considered by fans and critics alike as the “heir to Grover Washington, Jr.’s Throne,” Beasley is the acclaimed saxophonist, vocalist, educator, and entrepreneur of the decade. Enjoy the upbeat music with a beautiful lake view and delicious food from numerous dining options on site! Individual and Season Tickets available! Proceeds benefit the animals and programs of the Racine…
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Zoorific Saturday: International Orangutan Day
Learn more about orangutans! Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
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Zoorific Saturday: African Penguin Awareness Day
Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
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September 2020
Zoorific Saturday: Reptile and Amphibian Awareness Day
Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
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Zoorific Saturday: World Rhino Day
Bring the whole family and enjoy day-long festivities celebrating select Saturdays. Guests can partake in activities including crafts, snacktivity stations, exciting games, and much more. Included with regular zoo admission.
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