Zoo Nights

Join us for some Friday fun and grown-up good times at the Zoo! Each themed adults-only evening will include live music, zoo chats, summery sips and snacks, and more.

Explore the Zoo at your own pace or live and learn with a light-hearted tour of one of our featured exhibits. FREE guided mini-tours will be hosted by our entertaining and informative educators and filled with fun facts and topical trivia. Offered nightly at 7:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., and 8:30 p.m.

Friday, August 8 - Country Croonin'

Featured Band - Jason Kirkness: Enjoy live country music and dancing with That Line Dance Cowboy. Zoo Chats: Get to know your favourite animals from the people who know them best! Bison Chat: 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm Aunt Sally's Farm Chat: 7:00 pm & 7:45 pm McFeetors Heavy Horse Centre Chat: 7:20 pm & 8:00 pm Featured Mini-Tour - Grasslands & Boreal Forest: Saddle up, pardners. We're gonna take you to a home where the bison roam, burrowin’ owls rule, and majestic elk stand in all their glory against the settin’ sun. Drop-in tours offered at 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, and 8:30 pm. Featured Beverages: Kick up your boots and enjoy a refreshing country cocktail or mocktail, including the blueberry barn burner, dirty cowpoke, root beer wrangler, southern belle blossom, and more. Fun with Parks Canada: Visit the Parks Canada booth under the big tent to play Giant Jenga, get an airbrush tattoo, and enjoy more grown-up good times!

Date: Friday, August 8 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Location: Assiniboine Park Zoo, 2595 Roblin Boulevard