Ofrenda
Sat Oct 31, 9am
Day of the dead animal altar
This event is in the past.It took place on October 18, 2026 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
🦭"walrus exhibit is a rarity for zoos around the world"
💀Dissect owl pellets & inspect real animal skulls
🥾Hilly grounds: pace yourself and bring water
🎟️Buy tickets online, significantly cheaper
A Halloween takeover where the animals get in on the fun: tigers and polar bears smash pumpkins, divers carve jack-o'-lanterns underwater, and kids trick-or-treat through the zoo in costume.
Costumes encouraged
Trick-or-treating
Animal enrichment
Family-friendly
🦭"walrus exhibit is a rarity for zoos around the world"
💀Dissect owl pellets & inspect real animal skulls
🥾Hilly grounds: pace yourself and bring water
🎟️Buy tickets online, significantly cheaper
A Halloween takeover where the animals get in on the fun: tigers and polar bears smash pumpkins, divers carve jack-o'-lanterns underwater, and kids trick-or-treat through the zoo in costume.
Costumes encouraged
Trick-or-treating
Animal enrichment
Family-friendly
What are you into?
- Costumes encouraged
- Trick-or-treating
- Animal enrichment
- Family-friendly
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
- West End
- Tacoma
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