New Halloween ‘Dog Days’ event before final ‘Boo at the Zoo’ at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Bradley Davis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the final Cheyenne Mountain Zoo “Boo at the Zoo” will fall on a Friday for families to enjoy Halloween filled with animals and candy.
On Thursday, the zoo is hosting its first-ever Halloween-themed “Dog Days” event to get people ready for Boo at the Zoo. People who bring their pups to the zoo are encouraged to dress their dogs (those willing for some treats) in costumes, thanks to the cute photos of one zoo staffer’s four-legged friend.
“Nucky is my dog that inspired a Halloween edition dog day at the zoo,” said zoo communications and marketing director Rachel Wright. “I was at the store buying him food, and they had a dog banana costume right at the cash register, and it got me. Impulse buy! well placed.
Zoo staffer Rachel Wright’s dog, “Nucky”
“I came to work the next day and said, ‘What do you guys think about having our dog day on October 30th Halloween themed?'”
It’s the first time the zoo will host a Halloween event the day before the final Boo at the Zoo in its over 20-year history.
Boo at the Zoo is the zoo’s biggest fundraiser. It’s always the two weekends leading up to Halloween and Halloween night.
After Friday’s event, a zoo spokesperson said they expect over 20,000 people to have visited for Boo at the Zoo.
Patrons will still be able to feed the giraffes even with the construction of the new enclosure. The zoo said it is adding more candy stations and a costume contest where winners get free tickets to the Electric Safari in December. You can find the entire list of activities here.
Timed entry tickets are required for both Boo at the Zoo and Dog Days. The final remaining timed entry tickets are for the 7 to 7:30 p.m. time slot.