BRONX, NY – October 21, 2025 – Today, the Bronx Zoo announced the return of its spectacular float, Wondrous World of Wildlife, in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® on Thursday, November 27th. The float features representations of the iconic animals and Beaux-Arts architecture that Bronx Zoo visitors know and love, plus the added glow of new festive lighting – kicking off the countdown to the Bronx Zoo’s magical winter season and highly-anticipated Holiday...

BRONX, N.Y. — Sept. 15, 2025 — The magic of the holidays comes alive at the Bronx Zoo as Holiday Lights returns for another enchanting season. This family favorite NYC holiday tradition, proudly sponsored by Con Edison, turns the park into a winter wonderland where millions of lights and hundreds of wildlife lanterns transform winter evenings into an unforgettable experience. Running select evenings from Nov. 21 through Jan. 4, Holiday Lights invites guests of all a...

BRONX, N.Y. — Sept. 4, 2025 — Halloween magic returns to the Bronx Zoo this fall as Boo at the Zoo, a beloved family tradition for decades, brings exciting new experiences to guests of all ages. Running weekends from Sept. 27 through Oct. 26, plus Monday, Oct. 13, this daytime Halloween celebration combines seasonal festivities with incredible animals throughout the 265-acre park. This year’s expanded celebration introduces exciting new elements, including an impressive pump...

BRONX, N.Y. — Aug. 7, 2025 — The Bronx Zoo has re-imagined its nighttime family-friendly Halloween spectacular with Harvest Glow. This enchanting after-hours autumn celebration is now bigger than ever with new activities and entertainment. Harvest Glow runs Thursdays through Sundays from Sept. 25 to Oct. 31, 2025. Families are invited to journey through an immersive, animal-themed jack-o’-lantern trail where the wonders of the nocturnal world, from Arctic wolves to biolumine...

Bronx, NY, May 20, 2025 – The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12. The World of Darkness invites Bronx Zoo visitors to explore a nocturnal experience highlighting over 20 different habitats including tropical forests, wetlands, deserts, caves, and subterranean environments. Some of the featured species include sloths, pygmy slow loris, broad-snouted caiman, aye-aye, sand cats, naked mole rats, vampire bats and many other spe...

BRONX, N.Y. — May 8, 2025 — There’s no other party like Brew at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo – and the annual event is back and better than ever. Brew at the Zoo returns on Friday, June 13th from 6PM - 11PM for an evening celebration that offers guests the unique experience of sampling beer, wine and food truck fare, while playing games, enjoying live music, spending time with favorite wildlife, and dancing the night away, set against the backdrop of historic zoo grounds. ...

New York, April 29, 2025 – A king vulture chick at the Bronx Zoo is being hand-raised using a technique developed more than 40 years ago which helps prevent the young bird from imprinting on humans. The chick, hatched February 25, is being hand-raised to ensure its successful development as some vulture parents can be neglectful toward their chicks. This king vulture chick’s genetics are valuable to the king vulture zoo population as its father, who is 55 years old,...

BRONX, NY, April 26, 2025 — More than 5,000 runners and walkers made tracks today to support the conservation of Critically Endangered Indian Gharial and other wildlife at the WCS Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s run, in its 17th year, was sponsored by Montefiore Einstein. Since the run debuted at the Bronx Zoo in 2009, more than 85,000 people have participated. Each year, the WCS Run for the Wild is dedicated to an animal to rais...

BRONX, N.Y., April 22, 2025 — The 17th Annual WCS Run for the Wild is this Saturday, April 26, at the Bronx Zoo. This year’s event is inspired by the critically endangered Indian gharial and will help support the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) work at the Bronx Zoo and around the world in protecting gharials and other wildlife. To register go HERE. What: WCS Run for the Wild A 5K race for individual runners; casual runners and walkers can take pa...

BRONX, N.Y. — March 6, 2025 — Something BIG is coming this spring to New York, as Dinosaur Safari returns with a roar to the Bronx Zoo! Guests will get up close with some of the largest animals to ever walk the Earth, including more than 60 life-size animatronic dinosaurs and pterosaurs, as Dinosaur Safari opens to the public on Saturday, April 12. Tickets are now on sale at BronxZoo.com/Dino. Dinosaur Safari is a beloved tradition and immersive walkthrough experience at the Bronx...