Fall Break Activities
spend your fall break at the Phoenix Zoo!
Need a place to go with the kids during their fall break? Visit the Phoenix Zoo and experience all the Zoo has to offer PLUS some free activities!
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Fall Break, you can join us for a free storytime with one of our animal ambassadors. Afterwards, you can head over to Enchanted Forest for Nature Play followed by Animal Art or Marvelous Animals in the Neely Education and Event Center!Â
Event Details
Date:
October 5 – 9, 2026
Location:
Phoenix Zoo
Time:
8:45 – Noon
Price:
Included with general admission or membership
Free ACTIVITIES:
8:45 a.m. | Storytime at Critter Corner (Members Only)
9:15 a.m. | Storytime at Critter Corner
9 – 10:30 a.m. |Â Nature Play at Enchanted Forest
10 a.m. – Noon | Animal Art or Marvelous Animals
Animal Art:
Take a break from the heat and make some art with our ambassador animals! We will take care of the prep and clean-up so you can bond with your family, make some new friends and have fun, Each day will have a different activity and a different animal, so you can come as many times as you’d like.
October 5Â |Â Colors and Camouflage: Learn why animals look the way they do, and make art that blends in… or stands out!
October 6Â |Â Animal Artists: Learn about ways animals at the Zoo make art and get messy while you try to make art like one of our animals!
October 7Â |Â Wild, Weird and Wonderful: Learn about the amazing ways animals adapt to their environment, and create a brand new animal!
Dates: October 5 – 7
Times: 10 – 10:45 a.m. & 11 – 11:45 a.m.
Location: Neely Education and Event Center
Marvelous Mammals
Is a camel a mammal? What about this animal? Come face to face with a furry friend and enjoy activities designed to improve fine motor and early math skills, all with a mammalian twist.
Dates:Â October 8 & 9
Times: 10 a.m. – Noon
Location: Neely Education and Event Center
Animal Discoveries
8 – 11:30 a.m. | Critter Corner
9:30 a.m. | Flamingo Keeper Chat | Galápagos Keeper Chat
10:30 a.m. | Live Ambassador Animal Show
11 a.m. | Farm Keeper Chat
12:30 p.m. | Monkey Village Behavioral Enrichment
12:30 – 3 p.m. | Critter Corner
1 p.m. | Orangutan Feed/Behavioral Enrichment
8 – 11:30 a.m. | Critter Corner
9:30 a.m. | Flamingo Keeper Chat | Alligator Feed
10:30 a.m. | Live Ambassador Animal Show
11 a.m. | Farm Keeper Chat
11:30 a.m. | Equine Keeper Chat
12:30 p.m. |  Monkey Village Behavioral Enrichment | Bear Keeper Talk
12:30 – 3 p.m. | Critter Corner
1 p.m. | Orangutan Feed/Behavioral Enrichment
8 – 11:30 a.m. | Critter Corner
9:30 a.m. | Flamingo Keeper Chat | Galápagos Keeper Chat
10:30 a.m. | Live Ambassador Animal Show
11 a.m. | Farm Keeper Chat | Greater One-horned Rhino Keeper Chat
11:30 a.m. | Equine Keeper Chat
12:30 p.m. | Monkey Village Behavioral Enrichment
12:30 – 3 p.m. | Critter Corner
1 p.m. | Orangutan Feed/Behavioral Enrichment
8 – 11:30 a.m. | Critter Corner
9:30 a.m. | Flamingo Keeper Chat | Alligator Feed
10:30 a.m. | Live Ambassador Animal Show
11 a.m. | Farm Keeper Chat
12:30 p.m. |  Monkey Village Behavioral Enrichment
12:30 – 3 p.m. | Critter Corner
1 p.m. | Orangutan Feed/Behavioral Enrichment
8 – 11:30 a.m. | Critter Corner
9:30 a.m. | Flamingo Keeper Chat | Galápagos Keeper Chat
10:30 a.m. | Live Ambassador Animal Show
11 a.m. | Farm Keeper Chat
11:30 a.m. | Equine Keeper Chat
Noon | Live Ambassador Animal Show
12:30 p.m. | Monkey Village Behavioral Enrichment
12:30 – 3 p.m. | Critter Corner
1 p.m. | Orangutan Feed/Behavioral Enrichment
1:30 p.m. | Rattlesnake Presentation
Plan your visit today!
The Phoenix Zoo is one of the largest non-profit zoos in the U.S., caring for over 3,000 animals, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened/endangered species.
Plan your visit today!
The Phoenix Zoo is one of the largest non-profit zoos in the U.S., caring for over 3,000 animals, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened/endangered species.
