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May 27, 2025
ZOOFARI presented by Wells Fargo is June 20
Get tickets to the Saint Louis Zoo’s most important fundraiser of the year!
May 18, 2025
AnnouncementsSaint Louis Zoo to reopen for normal hours after storm damage cleanup
The Saint Louis Zoo will reopen for regular hours starting Monday, May 19 after several days of storm cleanup.
May 17, 2025
Saint Louis Zoo closed, race canceled due to storm damage
The Saint Louis Zoo will be closed Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18. Make Tracks Through the Zoo is also canceled.
May 08, 2025
Summer Hours and Events 2025
Prairie Farms Dairy Summer Zoo Weekends kick off on May 23 with extended hours.
April 23, 2025
Tickets on sale for this summer's "Romeo & Zooliet"
A wildly fun, original new play coming to the Zoo this summer!
April 22, 2025
Baby elephant Jet makes public debut at Saint Louis Zoo
Jet will now have frequent access to the public habitats in the River's Edge area of the Zoo, but there is no set schedule for when he will be outside.
March 25, 2025
Polar bears make public debut
Meet Kallik and Kallu, 2-year-old twin polar bears!
March 13, 2025
"Spring Training" at Sea Lion Show starts March 15
Flippers and whiskers reporting for Spring Training!
March 05, 2025
Saint Louis Zoo bids farewell to Kali, welcomes polar bear twins
Big changes coming to McDonnell Polar Bear PointFebruary 28, 2025
Exhibit closures to protect Zoo animals against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
The Bird House and Cypress Swamp are temporarily closed as a precaution against HPAI virus.
February 06, 2025
Zoo EventsShakespeare at the Zoo: Romeo & Zooliet
The Saint Louis Zoo is partnering with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival for a wildly fun, original production "Romeo & Zooliet" coming to the Zoo this summer.
January 29, 2025
Animals Aglow lantern festival returns to Saint Louis Zoo for second year this spring
Animals Aglow returns to the Saint Louis Zoo with a whole new set of dazzling lanterns on select nights from March 12 to May 11, 2025.
January 15, 2025
AnnouncementsValentine’s Day Adoption
It’s love at first splash! Adopt a sea lion for a heartfelt Valentine’s Day gift that makes waves. Your gift will help support the care and feeding of the Zoo’s animals for a full year.
November 24, 2024
Asian elephant calf born at the Saint Louis Zoo
It's a boy! This birth marks the first Asian elephant calf born through artificial insemination at the Saint Louis Zoo and the beginning of a fourth generation of the Zoo's elephant family
November 21, 2024
ConservationSaint Louis Zoo launches new polar bear conservation initiative
The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Polar Bear Conservation will expand upon ongoing polar bear conservation efforts at the Zoo
November 04, 2024
Zoo EventsWild Lights presented by Commerce Bank
5 to 8:30 p.m. on select nights Nov. 29 through Dec. 29, 2024
October 31, 2024
AnnouncementsSaint Louis Zoo creates its first Animal Ofrenda in observance of Día de los Muertos
The ofrenda honors staff pets and decades of animals who have made Saint Louis Zoo home.
October 22, 2024
AnnouncementsConstruction underway on Henry A. Jubel Foundation Destination Discovery
Updates and new, animated fly-through rendering and images released of the upcoming experience for children and families opening in 2026prev1 - 20 of 173