POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has released details for its annual Boo at the Zoo Halloween events for 2023.
The dates for this year's festivities will be Oct. 6-8, Oct. 13-15, Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29.
Boo at the Zoo will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
This year's Boo at the Zoo festivities include:
- Trick or Treat Trail
- Jessie’s Jack-o-Lantern Journey
- Character Ambassador Appearances, Halloween Meet and Greets and Rolling Celebrations
- Character Craze Hay Maze
- Giant Pumpkin Carving (Live demonstrations every Saturday during Boo at the Zoo)
- Zoo Boo Choo-Choo train ride through Vertebrate Village
- Adventure Sky Wheel
- Sydnee Koala’s Royal Carousel
- 4-D Theater
- Community Dance Performers
- Animal presentations, including Sea Lion Training Tales, Dive Into Adventure and Cheetah Runs
Guests are encouraged to wear costumes for Boo at the Zoo. You can visit the zoo's calendar page here for more information about costume restrictions and requirements, as well as a schedule of activities.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting the zoo's website here.
Zoombezi Bay has also transformed into ZOMBIEzi Bay, which is the region's largest Halloween event. Guests can experience haunted houses, scare zones, amusement rides and more.
ZOMBIEzi Bay is being held on Friday and Saturday nights in September and every weekend night in October.
You can also check out other fall events in central Ohio through the links below.
