ZooBoo At Como Zoo - Celebrate Halloween Without The Fright!

Media Advisory
September 26, 2013
Contact: Matt Reinartz
matt.reinartz@stpaul.gov
651.487.8294 (o)
651.248.9836 (c)

A Fang-tastic Time at Como

ZooBoo offers Family Friendly Halloween Festival October 19-20, 25-27

For 26 years, ZooBoo has offered a family friendly, non-scary environment to celebrate Halloween. Como Zoo’s grounds are transformed into a storybook paradise where flowers can talk, pirates offer hugs and the tigers can dance. This year's spooktacular fundraiser is scheduled the weekends of October 19-20 and 25-27. Gates are open from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. each evening.

ZooBoo is a family-friendly, five-night adventure that is sure to delight all mummy’s little monsters. Guests follow a boooo-tiful trick-or-treat path, stopping at special themed stations while over 200 costumed characters entertain and interact with all the little ghosts and goblins along the way. Highlights include trick-or-treating at approximately ten treat stations, pumpkin bowling, craft activities and lots of surprises. Make no bones about it, this magical event offers families a safe, fun trick-or-treating alternative, so bring all your ghoul friends & come as you aren’t.

We encourage ZooBoo guests to use our free park and ride shuttle service during ZooBoo. The park and ride lot is a MN State Fair lot located on the south side of Como Avenue across from the State Fair’s Warner Coliseum. The shuttle runs from approximately 4-8:15pm each evening.

Advance tickets for the ZooBoo are $6 and available at Como’s Garden Safari Gifts and online at www.comozooconservatory.org  or www.comofriends.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the gate each evening for $7. Tickets are good for any night of the event. All attendees must have a ticket, including adults. Children under 2 are free.

ZooBoo is held rain or shine. Guests are encouraged to bring their own trick-or-treat bag. For more information call 651-487-8226 or visit www.comozooconservatory.org  or www.comofriends.org.

Proceeds from ZooBoo benefit two of Minnesota’s most treasured year-round attractions, Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. ZooBoo is a production of Como Friends.

Como Friends Background
Como Friends is the non-profit partner of Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. The mission of Como Friends is to inspire community generosity to advance Como Park Zoo and Conservatory as a destination where people from all walks of life can gather, learn and enjoy the natural world. Since incorporating in 1999, Como Friends has contributed more than $31 million in capital improvements and program growth at Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory that have helped to make this free-admission treasure Minnesota's most visited cultural destination.

For more information, visit www.comofriends.org