Creatures of the Night Education Program Returns to the Montgomery Zoo

MONTGOMERY ZOO (Montgomery, AL):  Tickets are now on sale for the Montgomery Zoo’s Education Program, Creatures of the Night. This family friendly event is a flashlight tour through the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum on October 25 from 5:30 - 8:30pm that will allow guests the chance to have hands-on learning experience about creepy creatures and the museum’s animal attractions.

Enjoy live animal presentations, guided flashlight tour, craft time, and creepy creature presentations all while visiting the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum after hours. Everyone will also leave with a take-home keepsake goody bag. Participants are encouraged to wear fun, family-friendly Halloween costumes. Flashlights will be provided, but guests are allowed to bring their own.

Admission for the event is $34 per child (4-12 years old) for non-members and $20 per child for Montgomery Zoo Members.  Accompanying parents/older children (13 years and up) is $18 per person or free for Montgomery Zoo members. Please note that all children must have a responsible accompanying adult during the event. Advanced reservations required prior to Thursday, October 26 at 12pm noon. No tickets will be sold at the door on the day of the event.

Creatures of the Night takes place after hours at the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum. The address is 325 East Vandiver Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110. Guests do not come to the front gate for this event, but will arrive at the museum entrance.

For additional information concerning Creatures of the Night or to make reservations, please contact our Education Department at (334) 625-4909 or zooinfo@montgomeryal.gov or visit our website, www.montgomeryzoo.com.

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The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is a 42-acre zoological facility located minutes from the heart of historic, downtown Montgomery. The Montgomery Zoo features a variety of exotic animals native to Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and South America. A trademark addition of the Zoo is the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum, housing the one of the Southeast’s largest collections of preserved North American wildlife, artifacts, and fossils. The Montgomery Zoo is a department of the City of Montgomery.

Daily operating hours: 9am - 5pm, with last admission at 4pm.

Admission: Adults $18, Children (3-12 years) $14, Toddlers (2 years and under) FREE, and Seniors 65 years old and older $16.