Zoo Dunnit? A Mystery Dinner
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Adults 21+ only
Get ready for a roarin’ time with this year’s Zoo Dunnit theme: “Death of a Gangster: A 1920s Mafia Marriage Murder Mystery.” Come to the Saint Louis Zoo dolled up in your flapper dresses and zoot suits and get ready for a jazzy night of mystery, intrigue and murder!
Tickets go on sale at the end of September and are available through Oct. 22.
Setting the stage: A spiffy night of mystery
Lucky you! You’ve been invited to the Dunn Speakeasy for the wedding of the year! In this “married to the mob” event, you never know who to trust. With the two families merging, someone is bound to lose power, which means someone else will lose their life! Get on the trolley and solve this case with your fellow detectives.
Event Schedule
5:45 p.m. - Doors open in The Living World building at the North Entrance; cocktail hour with appetizers begins.
6:45 p.m. - Dinner starts promptly (guests must be at their tables).* Three courses will be served between acts.
7 p.m. - Act 1
7:55 p.m. - Act 2
8:45 p.m. - Act 3
9 p.m. - Presentation of awards
*Guests arriving late will be seated at the first suitable pause in the performance.
Tickets and Parking
Pre-paid tickets are required, and seating is limited to 112 guests. This event is for ages 21 and up only. Tickets are sold by the table, with each table of eight playing as a team. There will be a cash bar serving beer, wine, soda and signature cocktails at an additional charge. Both cash and card will be accepted.
$680/Zoo member (gratuity and tax included)
$760/general admission (gratuity and tax included)
Free event parking is available on the North Lot on Government Drive. To park, pull a ticket at the entrance of the North Lot. This ticket will have a zero-dollar balance. Keep this ticket and scan it on exit.
Suggested Attire
Dress like the cat’s meow for this mafia wedding!
- Flapper dresses
- Zoot suits
- Feather boas
- Headbands
- Pinstripe suits
- Fedoras
- Watches
- Pearls
- Jewels
- Suspenders
- Traditional wedding attire
*Please note the Zoo's Costume Policy. The Zoo is tobacco- and smoke-free. The use of these products, including e-cigarettes, within Zoo grounds is prohibited.