Closure Alerts

Christmas Day: The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th, for both day admission and ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company. Normal operations will resume on December 26th.

New Year’s Eve: On Tuesday, December 31st, last entry for day admission and members will be at 3 p.m. with grounds cleared at 4 p.m. to accommodate set up for our Zoo Year’s Eve event, presented by Orange Frog.

Thank you for your understanding.

Animal Viewing Impacts

Land of Lemurs Walkthrough & Outdoor Gorilla Amphitheatre: The two outdoor animal viewing areas will close for the season beginning on October 15. Lemurs and gorillas will be viewable in their indoor habitats.

African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches will be off-view until early 2025 while we complete exciting upgrades in the African Savannah Yard, including the construction of a new Savannah Barn for the animals. Our giraffe tower will continue to be viewable throughout the project.

Thank you for your understanding.

Public Notice

Pesticide application to control the invasive species Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) will occur within the property boundary of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo under approval from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. For full details or information on appeals, click here.
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Fall Harvest Dinner

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Fall Harvest Dinner at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

Celebrate the season in style with Fall Harvest Dinner, presented by Hydragreens, at the zoo! Explore zoo grounds starting at 12:00 p.m., followed by a delicious four-course, chef-inspired meal at Safari Lodge.

Date: October 13, 2024
Where: Safari Lodge
Time: 6:00 p.m. (explore zoo grounds starting from 12:00 p.m.)
Price: 
General (16-59): $65 + GST
Senior 60+: $55 +GST
Child (3-15): $30 +GST
Infants (2 and under) are free - please let us know you have infants in the note field below.
Member Price: 10% off, log in to your member account to access member priced tickets

Guests that have larger groups or wish to be seated together must be requested in advance in the note field below. Tables will not be re-arranged on the evening of event.
All special diets must be pre-ordered and requested in the note field below.

Click HERE to learn more about the experience and your visit.



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Warm Bread and Butter
Festive inspired compound butter
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Autumn Last Harvest Salad *GF/V
Zoo grown kale and baby lettuce from "Hydragreens", apple, walnut, dried cranberry, goat cheese, Zoo grown rhubarb maple dressing
*DF= Option available with no goat cheese
*Must be pre-ordered on the form below

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Purée of Squash Soup *GF/DF/V

Candied pecans, blood orange gastrique, curry, “Chinook” honey crème fraîche
*Must be pre-ordered on the form below

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Duo of Turkey

Herb roasted turkey breast, turkey thigh galantine, stone fruit "Spolumbos" sage bread stuffing, Calvados turkey jus, and cranberry and mandarin compote scented with ginger

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Vegan Harvest Bowl *V/GF

Wild rice pilaf, oven roasted baby squash, yam , brussels sprout, Dijon maple dressing
*Must be pre-ordered on the form below

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Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

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Coconut Carrot Banana Bread *V/GF
*Must be pre-ordered on the form below

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Sorry! This experience has SOLD OUT.

Dress for the weather! The zoo is open year round with plenty of areas to explore both outdoors and indoors. Day admission, events, experiences happen rain, snow, or shine. Purchases/tickets are non-refundable. Explore our website Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo for more details.