Bronx Zoo

Bronx Zoo Connecting guests to wildlife & wild places
🐯 10,000+ animals
🌳 265 acres in the heart of NYC
🦍 AZA-accredited zoo
🌎 ’s flagship park

For the most up-to-date info, visit https://bronxzoo.com/

12/06/2025

Oh, how time flies. This year, ‘say yes’ to making memories at the Bronx Zoo with your kids and creating traditions they can pass on to their little ones for years to come. Since Holiday Lights first opened in 1997, we have welcomed more than 1.7 million guests. Over the years Holiday Lights has created countless holiday moments of magic for families, first dates, and even for some proposals! This winter, the Bronx Zoo transforms into a winter wonderland with millions of twinkling lights. We can’t wait to see you and yours at the zoo this holiday season: bronxzoo.com/holiday-lights ❄️☃️🎉

12/05/2025

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights, New York City’s favorite holiday tradition, is off to a glowing start! We feel like celebrating and spreading the joy, so we’re offering an exclusive GIVEAWAY for our Bronx Zoo followers. For a chance to win a family pack of 4 Holiday Lights tickets:

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No purchase necessary. One winner will be randomly selected and notified by direct or private message by 12/9/25!

Happy World Cheetah Day! Would you like to meet one of our ambassador cheetahs, Triton or Littlefoot? During a Cheetah C...
12/04/2025

Happy World Cheetah Day! Would you like to meet one of our ambassador cheetahs, Triton or Littlefoot? During a Cheetah Connection, you will come face-to-face with one of these incredible big cats together with their canine companion. Learn why the ambassador program is so important for the future of these animals directly from the professionals who work with them during this extraordinary meet-and-greet. Register today: https://bit.ly/3X1ypSF

📸: WCS photographer, Terria Clay

Just when you thought Holiday Lights couldn’t get any bigger or brighter, we added a NEW Freeze Zone, with fun snow tube...
12/01/2025

Just when you thought Holiday Lights couldn’t get any bigger or brighter, we added a NEW Freeze Zone, with fun snow tube slides, an epic illuminated ice-themed throne, virtual snowball throwing, and much more! When you need to take a break from millions of lights and hundreds of wildlife lanterns, you can get cozy at the Patio with warm treats, including hot chocolate, churros, and s’mores! Don’t forget to stop by Astor Court for the perfect family photo op. This is what family memories are made of. Join us on select evenings through January 4, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. https://bit.ly/3Kpm2MM

Holiday Lights is proudly sponsored by

Skip the shopping lines this year and see the live animals that were represented on our float in the Thanksgiving Day P...
11/29/2025

Skip the shopping lines this year and see the live animals that were represented on our float in the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Come for the animals, stay for the lights! Arrive at 3pm, and your Holiday Lights tickets allow you to experience a full hour of visiting your favorite animals before the park transforms into a winter wonderland. Create lifelong memories and traditions with your family at the Bronx Zoo’s Holiday Lights!

11/28/2025

Thanks for coming out to make a Parade of memories with us, New York! Keep the family fun going at the Bronx Zoo’s Holiday Lights. We’ll be open all day today!

Enjoy 25% off 4+ Holiday Lights tickets with code LITFORLESS, valid through 12/1! We can’t wait to welcome you to the Bronx Zoo for the holiday season: https://bronxzoo.com/holiday-lights

11/25/2025

We moved the American flamingos from the Children’s Zoo to the Aquatic Bird House to join the flock there in heated quarters for the winter. The flamingos’ long legs and necks and broad wingspan can make handling them tricky. Our staff demonstrates patience and skill both in catching and carrying the birds. The flamingos will be back on the Children’s Zoo marsh next spring.

11/24/2025

A few weeks ago, we shared behind-the-scenes footage of the banding of our young pied avocets. We can now share that the chicks have completed their final health assessments—an important milestone before heading to their new homes.

Out of the larger group, three pied avocets will remain here at the Bronx Zoo, joining the rest of the flock in the Aquatic Bird House. The others will be traveling to partner zoos as part of our shared commitment to maintaining a healthy, thriving population of this elegant bird.

11/21/2025

Thanks to Senior Keeper Mary, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look at one of our Amur tigers playing with a pumpkin that he has been given as enrichment. The shape, color, smell, and texture of the pumpkin make it an interesting item for the tiger to explore. Items like pumpkins can stimulate natural play behaviors, including playing, batting, and (eventually) shredding. Our tigers receive daily enrichment, and the keepers regularly think of new creative ways to engage them. In addition to their naturalistic exhibit at Wild Asia, the tigers have off exhibit areas that provide variety and allow keepers to service the exhibit.

Do you recognize any of these behaviors in your domestic cat?

Who’s ready to “Jungle Boogie” with the Bronx Zoo and Kool & the Gang at this year’s ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Comment...
11/20/2025

Who’s ready to “Jungle Boogie” with the Bronx Zoo and Kool & the Gang at this year’s ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Comment 🦃 if you’re excited to kick off the holiday season with us!

We’ll be sharing live updates from the Parade next week. Until then, here’s a sneak peek showing some of the incredible details that make our Wondrous World of Wildlife float so special. Tune in at 8:30AM in all time zones Thanksgiving morning on NBC and streaming on Peacock. We’ll see you party animals at the Bronx Zoo on Friday!

📸: WCS photographer, Terria Clay

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2300 Southern Boulevard
New York, NY
10460

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Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

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