Education Department at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

05/22/2024

Parents, it's your time for a night out! Spend the night at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in a luxurious canvas tent near the Lions exhibit and feel like you are a thousand miles away on an African safari.

Our Adult Only Safari Tent Camp Program includes picnic dinner and drinks, an evening tour, outdoor movie, evening snacks, campsite breakfast, morning tour, and free day at the Zoo! 🏕🍲🎥🦓

Each tent is equipped with an electrical outlet, nightstand with lantern, and an oscillating fan for your comfort. Just bring your own bedding and get ready for an unforgettable experience!

This overnight event is exclusively for guests 21 years old and over and runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 am.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity - book your spot now and get ready for a truly memorable adventure! 🌟 Omahazoo.com

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04/25/2024

Ice Age Adventure Car Camping - The Coolest Overnight at Wildlife Safari Park

Embark on an icy adventure! Join us for a thrilling journey back in time to the Ice Age. Explore breathtaking landscapes, encounter majestic creatures, and uncover ancient mysteries. Don't miss out on this unforgettable experience. Book your tickets now! ❄️🦕🌿

Experience a night under the stars with tours, campfire fun, s'mores, a grab-n-go breakfast, keeper talks, and more! 🌠 This action-packed overnight is perfect for all ages and is sure to be a blast. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the Ice Age like never before!

Reserve your spot for $50/person and create lasting memories at Wildlife Safari Park. Hurry, spaces are limited! 🌟

Space is limited, so register today at wildlifesafaripark.com/campout.

04/17/2024

Ice Age Adventure Car Camping - The Coolest Overnight at Wildlife Safari Park

Attention all adventure seekers! 🌲🏕️ Get ready for Ice Age Adventure at Wildlife Safari Park! 🦕🦖 Join us for the Opening of this exciting exhibit as we hold an unforgettable Car Camping experience on Friday, May 3rd to celebrate.

Experience a night under the stars with tours, campfire fun, s'mores, a grab-n-go breakfast, keeper talks, and more! 🌠 This action-packed overnight is perfect for all ages and is sure to be a blast. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the Ice Age like never before!

Reserve your spot for $50/person and create lasting memories at Wildlife Safari Park. Hurry, spaces are limited! 🌟

Space is limited and reservations are available at wildlifesafaripark.com/campout.

03/02/2024

Adult Photography Class - Flock & Focus on Sandhill Cranes: Saturday, April 30th at 7:00 am to 9:00 am.

Don't miss out on your chance to hone your photography skills and connect with nature in a truly unique setting. Our Sandhill Cranes call the park home year-round, offering you unparalleled opportunities to capture their beauty up close and personal.

More information can be found at WildlifeSafariPark.com/Programs-Day-Camps under Adult Photography. Sign up now and let your creativity soar!

01/18/2024

PENGUIN PARTY!!!! Saturday, January 20th, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium's Education Department is having a celebration of our favorite aquatic birds for Penguin Awareness Day! Our Interpretive Guides will be on hand to talk about our Penguins at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm in front of the Penguin exhibit located inside of the Scott Aquarium straight down from the main gate.

If you are a Photographer looking for ways to improve your wildlife photography, or just want to photograph Penguins, sign up now for our Penguin Photography Class for Adults (18 yrs. old +). This class is scheduled to start Saturday, 1/20/24 at 8:00 am (2 hours before the public gets to enter), so that guests can have some time with the penguins and other aquarium animals to photograph and learn interesting conservation and educational facts about them. Our professional wildlife photographers will be on hand to assist with questions about camera set-up for and lighting. Visit Omahazoo.com/Classes for more information and to register. Space is limited!

11/15/2023

Grab you sleeping bags, rally your friends and family, and embark on an unforgettable Zoolightful Safari Overnight Experiences! We have planned multiple overnight events in November and December that will have you and your family immersed in a world of holiday lights, hot coco, marshmallows, and much more!

Date: 11/17, 18, 24 and 12/1, 2, 9, 22, 30
Cost: $73/person
Includes: Zoo and event admission, overnight stay, evening snack, grab-n-go breakfast, expert guided tour, and special animal talk.
*Minimum age for overnights is 4 years old.

Don't wait too long to secure your spot, as spaces are limited. Go to OmahaZoo.com/Sleeping-Bag-Safaris to make a reservation today.

10/25/2023

Join us on Saturday, October 28 for an unforgettable evening filled with pumpkins, autumn leaves, trick-or-treating, and CAMPING – all our favorite things about this marvelous season!

Trunk or Treat (with the Trees) Car Camping at Wildlife Safari Park. Tickets still available! See Wildlife Safari Park website for more details - Reservations include Campout AND Trunk or Treat event!

10/22/2023

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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Event: Ghouls & Glow Cold Weather Campout
Date: Friday, 10/27/23
Time: 5:30 pm to 9:00 am

Includes: VIP+ event ticket, overnight stay, evening snack, morning "Grab-n-Go" breakfast, AM guided tour, special animal ambassador visit, and free day at the Zoo. Guest can bring their own tents or rent one of ours. Weather appropriate gear is suggested.

Join the flow of Ghouls & Glow then Stay the Night and see the sights (in the morning)! We'll keep the campfire burning! omahazoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris

10/21/2023

Event: Trunk or Treat with the Trees Car Campout
Date: 10/21/23 or 10/28/23
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 AM

Still some room TONIGHT, Saturday, 10/21/23, for our Trunk or Treat with the Trees 🌳(formerly Howl-O-Ween Safari) Campout! Stay overnight at the Safari Park and enjoy some Halloween fun with our New Trunk or Treat with the Trees event. Dinner, games, music and more are included in this festive fall Education Event. Overnight guests will enjoy a Car Camping🚗 experience and can sleep in their cars or bring your tents and sleep near our campfire or Education Building. In the morning, we will be having breakfast, enjoying a morning tour, and have a special experience with the Wildlife Safari Park Keepers.

Space is limited, but spots still available TONIGHT and NEXT Saturday, 10/28/23! Call the Omaha Zoo Camps phone line to register for tonight (402-738-2049) or register on-line for next Saturday. You and your family will LEAF OUT 🍂🍁with Joy at all the fun you'll be having!

10/12/2023

MIGRATION ALERT: It's going to be an incredible weekend for birdwatching, with more than 600 MILLION birds predicted to be in the air tonight, and around 400 million each of the following nights. Especially given the tragic mass window collisions in Chicago earlier this week (see this morning's post), this is an important time to dim nonessential outdoor lights at night, and to take steps to make your windows safer for birds. Visit BirdCast for more information on how: https://birdcast.info/science-to-action/lights-out/

10/11/2023

08/26/2023

Adult Guests - Grab your passport and get ready to explore! We’ll travel to Africa without even leaving the Zoo! Learn about elephants, ostriches, lions, giraffes and more. This exploration includes an overnight stay where guests 21 & over spend the night at the Zoo's Safari Tent Camp site and experience the exhibits after-hours. Program includes picnic dinner and drinks, an evening stroll around the zoo, an outdoor movie, s'mores, a Grab-n-Go breakfast, morning saunter, and free day at the Zoo.

Space is still available for this Saturday's Safari! (August 26, 2023). Reserve your spot today! OmahaZoo.com/Sleeping-Bag-Safaris.

03/08/2023

Help us celebrate National Frog Day and learn about our green friends.

There is still room! "Its Not Easy Being Green" class is happening this Saturday, March 11th, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Join us as we explore animals that jump and slither. Campers will learn about the different amphibians at the Zoo. (Ages 6-8)

Hop on over to OmahaZoo.com/Classes to sign up today!!! 🐸

02/16/2023

Due to Inclement weather Little Lions Preschool,Zoo Academey,and Zap will be cancelled on Friday February 17!

02/15/2023

Weather Announcement: Due to impending storms - Zoo Academy Little Lions Preschool, Zoo Afterschool Program (ZAP) and Zoo Kindergarten have been cancelled for Thursday, February 16, 2023. Please watch news announcements for further updates.

01/19/2023

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Pavilion will be having a Waking on the Wild Side Sleeping Bag Safari on Saturday, January 28th! Join us for a night of fun and exploration at the Zoo.

To register or for more information see Omahazoo.com/sleeping-bag-safairs.

01/17/2023

Weather Announcement: Due to impending storms - Zoo Academy and Little Lions Preschool have been cancelled for Wednesday, January 18th. Please watch news announcements for further updates.

01/15/2023

Waking on the Wildside!

Join us for a night of fun and exploration. Our night begins in our Wild Kingdom Pavilion facility where we will sleep among our small animal exhibits, watch a movie, tour the Zoo, and learn some fun facts about our Zoo friends.

The Safari is Saturday, January 28, starting at 7:00 pm. To register or for more information check out OmahaZoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris.

01/13/2023

Spend the night Saturday, February 11, and help make Valentines for the many species at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium. ❤

Guests will be staying in the Hubbard Gorilla Valley facility and participating in an enrichment workshop. The workshop will explain the philosophy of enrichment and will conclude with a demonstration of enrichment being given out during our morning tour.

To register or for more information go to OmahaZoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris.

12/30/2022

No need to travel to Southern Hemisphere to capture the beauty of King, Gentoo, and Rockhopper penguins. In celebration of Penguin Awareness Day* come to the Omaha Zoo to spend the morning photographing penguins interacting in their exhibit located in the Scott Aquarium. While you are working, you will learn about penguin behaviors and lifestyle as well as conservation issues different species face in the wild. You will even get the inside scoop from one of our own Penguin Keepers about their life here at the Zoo! This experience will be before general admission hours to ensure a private viewing of the penguin exhibit.

Date: Saturday, 1/21/23
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

This class is run by the Zoo’s Photographer, Mike Benkis, who will teach you photography skills needed to get the perfect shot through exhibit obstacles such as glass, quick moving targets, and underwater shots.

The day also aims to bring international focus on the conservation of penguin habitats.

12/27/2022

Father Time is Running out! Come celebrate the New Year at the Zoo with one of our Sleeping Bag Safaris. Celebration starts on Friday, December 30th at 7:00 pm.! Guests will get to spend the night in the Scott Aquarium, experience our Sleeping Bag Safari program, and then wake the next day and participate in the Noon Year’s Eve event at the Zoo! All this before the actual New Year!

Reservations are being taken now at OmahaZoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris. Space is limited so reserve yours today!

12/26/2022

The countdown begins at 11:59 am, but we will have a mini celebration during our Sleeping Bag Safari to practice. Join us on Friday, December 30, at 7:00 pm, as we sleep in the Scott Aquarium and tour the Zoo at night. In the morning we will see who is up and about as we tour more exhibits and then join the Zoo's Noon Year's Eve Party. You are sure to have a blast!

Registration is available on-line at omahazoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris

12/22/2022

Looking for something fun to do with the Family this New Year's Eve? Come celebrate the New Year at the Zoo with an Overnight Experience and NOON Year’s Eve! Guests will get to spend the night in the Scott Aquarium, experience our Sleeping Bag Safari program, and then wake the next day and participate in the Noon Year’s Eve event at the Zoo! All this before the actual New Year! Celebration starts on Friday, December 30th at 7:00 pm.

Reservations are being taken now at OmahaZoo.com/sleeping-bag-safaris. Space is limited so reserve yours today!

12/21/2022

Weather Announcement:
Due to the impending storms the Winter Break day camp for Thursday, Dec 22nd and Friday Dec 23rd has been cancelled. We will be in contact with all parents/guardians for rescheduling.

Thank you-
Omaha Zoo Education