Each weekend in September from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can learn what it means to be a wildlife expert during our Wild Weekends! Meet conservation heroes, animal care specialists, educators and more, and learn how you can support local conservation efforts happening in your own backyard.
Conservation in Action!
Meet our Conservation Education team! Learn about our classroom opportunities, volunteer programs, and how you can make a difference for local conservation efforts through tabletop activities around Central Zoo.
Get involved in our Community Action Day! Join our Teens for Nature Volunteers as they lead a community trash pick-up in Franke Park on Sunday, September 27. Help take care of the environment to create a safe space for animals and humans alike!
Caring for Wildlife!
Caring for 1,500 animals is a team effort! Composed of dedicated individuals, our Animal Health Team is excited to share our own conservation stories, x-rays from animals at the Zoo, water sampling techniques, and more through interactive table displays throughout Central Zoo.
Get involved in our Community Action Day! Join our Teens for Nature Volunteers as they lead a community trash pick-up in Franke Park on Sunday, September 27. Help take care of the environment to create a safe space for animals and humans alike!
You can be a Zoo Keeper!
Do you have what it takes to be a Zoo Keeper? You can help build animal enrichment, ask Zoo Keepers your questions, and learn what it means to provide daily care for 1,500 animals.
Get involved in our Community Action Day! Join our Teens for Nature Volunteers as they lead a community trash pick-up in Franke Park on Sunday, September 27. Help take care of the environment to create a safe space for animals and humans alike!
Wild Indiana and Beyond!
Everyone can use their own superpowers to be a conservation hero! Through art projects and science projects, learn how to use your skills to support wildlife in Indiana and beyond.
Get involved in our Community Action Day! Join our Teens for Nature Volunteers as they lead a community trash pick-up in Franke Park on Sunday, September 27. Help take care of the environment to create a safe space for animals and humans alike!
Price
Wild Weekends is included with a Fort Wayne Zoo membership
Adult: $24
Child: $22
Ages 1 and under are always free
Fort Wayne Zoo Members can save their spot for a behind-the-scenes tour in our Animal Nutrition Center! Available each day, step behind-the-scenes for a look at how we prepare diets for lions, fish, otters, and more! Learn about specialized diets, meet the team that keeps the animals in our care fed, and get an exclusive look at an area rarely open to guests.
Non-Members will have the opportunity to sign up in-person each Wild Weekend. Spots are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.