Zoo Move & Groove 5K Run
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Included with race registration* is a commemorative shirt, admission into exclusive ZooLights night immediately following the race, kettle corn & cocoa, a “glow” necklace/bracelet and one Zoopendous Raffle entry to win a Road Trip Vacation to San Diego Zoo & Safari Park!
Proceeds to Benefit
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/ Phoenix Zoo is many things to many people, but ultimately, we aim to achieve our mission – to advance the stewardship and conservation of animals and their habitats while providing experiences that inspire people and motivate them to care for the natural world. Beginning in 1962, the Zoo partnered with conservation-minded organizations and successfully brought the Arabian oryx back from the brink of extinction. That legacy continues today, and the Zoo is now home to 80 threatened and endangered species, with a determined focus to promote, lead, and support actions that secure a future for wildlife.
Working with local conservation partners, the Phoenix Zoo looks for opportunities to use our unique skills and experience to help them with local conservation initiatives. Phoenix Zoo conservation scientists raise and breed species at the Zoo’s Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center for release to the wild and/or to help understand their biology and reproduction. We also conduct research and participate in field work as part of broader recovery efforts with our partners.
Your participation in our Zoo Move & Groove 5K not only supports our local conservation efforts, but also helps care for the thousands of animals who call the Zoo home.
You could be the lucky winner of a Road Trip Vacation to San Diego Zoo & Safari Park!
Package includes:
- Two-nights hotel stay
- Four tickets to each:
- San Diego Zoo
- San Diego Safari Park
- $200 Mastercard gift card
2 tickets – $15 | 5 tickets – $25 | 15 tickets – $60 | 50 tickets – $100
Drawing will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024
Event Details
Saturday, January 20, 2024
5K Race begins at 5:30 p.m.
ZooLights for participants/spectators
6 – 9 p.m.
Pricing:
Early Bird (9/8 – 11/30) $40*
Standard (12/1 – 1/19): $50*
Event Day Pricing: $65*
Hibernate at Home: $30*
Add commemorative medal: $15*
Additional shirt: $15
Zoopendous Raffle: Starting at two tickets for $15
Spectators (ZooLights Admission only): $20
Available at ticket booths on race day or online here.
*Medal not included with registration. Support our conservation efforts with the purchase of a $15 medal.
Children 2 & under are FREE (only paying athletes will receive shirt and food/beverage)
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Know Before You Go
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
- Commemorative shirt
- Admission into ZooLights on 1/20/24 (6 – 9 p.m.)
- One Zoopendous Raffle entry (Purchase additional tickets HERE)
- Kettle Corn & Cocoa
- Glow necklace/bracelet
- Medal is NOT included (additional fee of $15)
Working with local conservation partners, the Phoenix Zoo looks for opportunities to use our unique skills and experience to help them with local conservation initiatives. Phoenix Zoo conservation scientists raise and breed species at the Zoo’s Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center for release to the wild and/or to help understand their biology and reproduction. We also conduct research and participate in field work as part of broader recovery efforts with our partners. Some of the local species we work with are:
- Black-footed ferret
- Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl
- Graham red squirrel
- Chiricahua leopard frog
Yet the Zoo doesn’t only focus on local conservation, our mission extends around the world with conservation funding provided through sustaining grants. Some of our global partners include:
- Hutan: Toward a better understanding of orangutan adaptation to human-made landscapes.
- Grevy’s Zebra Warrior Program: Supporting coexistence between the endangered Grevy’s zebra and pastoralists in Northern Kenya.
- Tiger Conservation Campaign: Saving Sumatran tigers by reducing tiger-human conflict.
- Giant Armadillo Conservation Program: Quantifying the impacts of highways on the giant armadillo to evaluate their effects on behavior, population structure, and health.
Through your support of fundraising events like Zoo Move & Groove, the Phoenix Zoo can continue invaluable breeding programs in our Conservation Center that enable us to protect threatened and endangered species, care for the thousands of animals who call the Zoo home and educate future generations.
Road Runner Sports, Tempe Marketplace:
- 3 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- 3 – 7 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2024
43 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85288
Zoopendous Raffle
You could be the lucky winner of a Road Trip Vacation to San Diego Zoo & Safari Park!
Package includes:
- Two-nights hotel stay
- Four tickets to each:
- San Diego Zoo
- San Diego Safari Park
- $200 Mastercard gift card
Each 5K registrant is automatically entered into the Zoopendous Raffle. Purchase additional chances to win HERE
Tickets are available in the following amounts:
- 2 tickets for $15
- 5 tickets for $25
- 15 tickets for $60
- 50 tickets for $100
One winner will be chosen at random and contacted Monday, January 22, 2024, by email and/or phone. Prize must be claimed by picking up at the Phoenix Zoo, cannot be shipped. Raffle participants do not need to purchase a ticket to attend Zoo Move & Groove event or be present to win. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Phoenix Zoo. Raffle ticket sales are not tax deductible.
Awards will be given to the top 5 overall race finishers.
- 1st Place – 2 Night Stay at Courtyard by Marriot
- 2nd Place – 1 Night Stay at Hilton Garden Inn
- 3rd Place – $100 Gift Card to Road Runner Sports
- 4th Place – 2 Arizona Broadway Tickets, 2024 Season
- 5th Place – 2 x $40 vouchers to Texas Roadhouse
Team Challenges
- Top Overall Fundraising Team receive Roars & Pours tickets for your Team with a private space at the event for the date of your choice in Spring 2024*.
Winner will be contacted Monday, January 22, 2024, by email and/or phone.
- Animal Encounters
- Two animal shows in the Doornbos Discovery Amphitheater!
- 7 p.m. | 8 p.m.
- Carousel, fees apply
- Camel Rides, fees apply
- Learning & Engagement activity Booths, Lakeside
- Sponsor Booths, Lakeside
Become a Sponsor
Align your brand with this unique and exciting event!
For more information, contact Christine Boisen at cboisen@phoenixzoo.org