Animal Viewing Impacts & Building Closures

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will close at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26th, as we host our annual celebration in recognition of employees who have achieved a service milestone.

Wild Canada will open at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1st, to accommodate our FOCUSED event, presented by the Camera Store.

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

African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches are off-view  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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Wild After Hours: Giraffes & Zebras

Buy Tickets

Enter the secret world of the Savannah

Where: Destination Africa and Safari Lodge
When: Saturday, March 22nd & Saturday, March 29th

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The event runs from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. but you can start exploring the zoo as early as 3:00 p.m.

For more event details please click here.

Ticket Price: $125 +GST

Member Price: Wild Adventurer members receive a 10% discount. Log in to your member account to access member priced tickets.

Tickets must be purchased online in advance of the event.
*If you book 8 or more tickets at once you will receive a 10% group discount off the full price.

Additional Booking Information:

  • Ticket includes: zoo admission from 3:00 p.m, a welcome drink, four-course plated dinner, and a fascinating presentation about giraffes and zebras including stories, videos and more.

  • This is an 'adults only' (18+) experience. Guests arriving for this experience with children/infants will not be admitted. No refunds will be provided.

  • Parking is $13 and is not included. Wild Journey members receive free parking if they have successfully registered with ParkPlus.

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Please make your Entrée choice and any seating requests below.
All seating, dietary and Vegetarian Entrée must be made in advance.

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.