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Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Lights, Costumes, Treats! Night Eyes welcomes you to the sweetest Halloween tradition in Central Iowa! This “merry not scary” Halloween event invites guests to enjoy our round-the-zoo treat path, live entertainment, train rides and a unique light show experience!

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.

Blank Park Zoo will be hosting this canvas painting event. Everyone will go home with their own beautiful masterpiece!

NEW for the 2019 season! Holiday Zoo Brew is sure to get the 21+ crowd in the Holiday spirit with lights, seasonal drinks and a silent disco!

Come celebrate the season in your pj's at the zoo!  Enjoy pizza, cookies, crafts, a book reading, and have your picture taken with Santa.

Chimney's aren't the only thing Santa will be diving into this winter! Santa is scuba diving in Blank Park Zoo's 15,000 gallon tank on Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th at 11 AM and again at 2 PM each day. Come snap a unique holiday selfie with the man himself!

Chimney's aren't the only thing Santa will be diving into this winter! Santa is scuba diving in Blank Park Zoo's 15,000 gallon tank on Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th at 11 AM and again at 2 PM each day. Come snap a unique holiday selfie with the man himself!

Come see Santa. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and see all the winter animals of Blank Park Zoo.

Come see Santa. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and see all the winter animals of Blank Park Zoo.

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.

Join Ruby the Reading Red Panda each month for a special storytime with a Special Guest! Ruby is a plush red panda who loves to read! Each month we will have a new special guest reading a story and pose for pictures.