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Zoo Boo at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls
Explore the entire Great Plains Zoo campus with free-flowing trick-or-treat stations, unique decorations, and plenty of photo-ops!
Skip the lines and start the fun early with Early Access tickets! Early access grants you exclusive entry to ZooBoo 1-hour before general admission for just $5 more! EARLY ACCESS TICKETS ARE LIMITED.
SFZA works to be an inclusive place of fun, education, and discovery! This year we have added a sensory day on Sunday, October 18 to allow those with sensory processing issues to experience the event. Sensory day will still have all the ZooBoo fun with a lower capacity and less noise. In an effort to ensure those with sensory sensitivities have a ZooBoo experience to last a lifetime, we ask that you please not reserve a ticket for this day if you do not require it.
ZooBoo Tickets will be available soon.
Zooboo Schedule
Thursday, October 15
5 – 9 pm
- 5 pm: ZooBoo open to Early Access ticket holders
- 6 pm: ZooBoo open for general admission
- 5 – 7 pm: Siouxland Renaissance Association in the Plaza
- 5 – 8:30 pm:Â Live DJ near Penguins
- 5 – 8:30 pm: Scary Stroll presented by GoodTimes Entertainment
- A Halloween Experience for Big People & Brave Little People
- 2026 Theme:Â Strange Creatures
- 5 – 9 pm:Â Vendor trick-or-treat stations
- 8 pm:Â Final admission
- 9 pm:Â ZooBoo closes
Friday, October 16
5 – 9 pm
- 5 pm: ZooBoo open to Early Access ticket holders
- 6 pm: ZooBoo open for general admission
- 5 – 8:30 pm:Â Live DJ near Penguins
- 5 – 8:30 pm: Scary Stroll presented by GoodTimes Entertainment
- A Halloween Experience for Big People & Brave Little People
- 2026 Theme:Â Strange Creatures
- 6:30 – 7:15 pm: Zombie Dancers near Penguins
- 5 – 9 pm:Â Vendor trick-or-treat stations
- 8 pm:Â Final admission
- 9 pm:Â ZooBoo closes
Saturday, October 17
10 am – 9 pm
- 10 am: ZooBoo open for general admission
- 10 am – 7 pm:Â Vendor trick-or-treat stations
- 10 am – 2 pm:Â Live DJ near Penguins
- 10 am – 2 pm: Scary Stroll presented by GoodTimes Entertainment
- A Halloween Experience for Big People & Brave Little People
- 2026 Theme:Â Strange Creatures
- 2 – 5 pm: Characters by Simply Ever After
- 5 – 7:30 pm:Â Live DJ near Penguins
- 5 – 7:30:Â Scary Stroll
- 7:45 – 8:30 pm: SD Aerial Show on Primate Lawn
- 8 pm:Â Final admission
- 9 pm:Â ZooBoo closes
Sunday, October 18
10 am – 5 pm
Sensory Day
- 10 am: ZooBoo open for general admission
- MendIt 605’s 3D Printed Butterfly and Giraffe Giveaway (while supplies last)
- 11 am – 3 pm:Â Vendor trick-or-treat stations
- 10 – 11 am:Â Crafts at Snow Monkeys
- 10:30 am:Â Animal Meet & Greet
- 11 – 11:30 am:Â Juggler
- 12 – 3 pm: Characters by Simply Ever After
- 2 – 2:30 pm:Â Juggler
- 3 – 4 pm:Â Crafts at Snow Monkeys
- 3:30 pm:Â Bookworms in the Education Classroom
- 4 pm:Â Final admission
- 5 pm:Â ZooBoo closes
Hourly Schedule
Friday, October 18th
- 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Family Fun Boo Run Schedule - Zoo Boo- Great Plains Zoo
- Join us on Friday, October 18 for this exclusive, one-night-only opportunity to explore our haunted zoo under the stars. Let your creativity shine and get into the Halloween spirit by coming in costume! It's a night of spooky fun for the whole family all while supporting our mission to create connection and inspire conservation of wild species and spaces.
Saturday, October 19th
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Sensory Saturday - Zoo Boo- Great Plains Zoo
- Your Great Plains Zoo works to be an inclusive place of fun, education, and discovery! This year we have added an additional hour to ZooBoo to allow those with sensory processing issues to experience the event. During this time, the capacity allowed will be low. We ask that you please not reserve a ticket for this time if you don't require it to allow others that do to have a ZooBoo experience to last a lifetime!
Saturday, October 19th
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Zoo Boo - Great Plains Zoo
- Trick or treat, meet characters, and enjoy spooky fun!
Sunday, October 20th
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Zoo Boo- Great Plains Zoo
- Final day of ZooBoo! More candy, characters, and Halloween fun!