Field Trips

Now booking for the 2025 field trip season!

We offer group admission rates to eligible schools, families and organizations purchasing a minimum of 15 tickets.

All groups must be registered, and tickets must be purchased at least one week in advance in one payment to receive group rate pricing.

Complimentary parking is available on buses and group vans on a first-come, first-served basis. Bus parking spaces are not guaranteed. Please have a plan in place with your driver in case the bus parking lot is full upon arrival.

To register your group’s visit, please complete the Field Trip and Group Ticket request form below.

Off-Season (Oct. 1 - March 31)

All Off-Season Groups

$6.50 per person

Groups receive one free adult for every ten students if purchased at least one week before visit.*

Peak Season (April 1 - Sept. 30)

Schools K-12, Online/Virtual, Homeschools, Universities, etc.

$6.50 per student
$9.50 per adult

Groups receive one free adult for every ten students if purchased at least one week before visit.*

Preschools, Day Cares, Summer Camps, Scouts, Families, etc.

$7.50 per child
$10.50 per adult

Groups receive one free adult for every ten students if purchased at least one week before visit.*

University Groups

$10.50 per adult

Groups with additional needs and abilities

$6.50 per client / student
$9.50 per adult

Groups receive one free employee ticket for every client / student they bring if purchased at least one week before visit.* Minimum five paid client or student tickets required to qualify for group rates.

Boo at the Zoo and Wild Lights Field Trips

Discounted rates now available for groups purchasing a minimum of 25 or more tickets.

$12 per person

Group Lunch Options (New*)

Minimum 10 - Maximum 100.

Groups needing more than 100 meals can reach out to check availablity.

$9 per person

*Availability is limited

**Lunch order due at least 2 weeks before visit and must be paid in advance.

Choose from the options below to see a dropdown menu for each.

Lionable Meat and Cheese Lunch

Cheddar cheese cubes
Sliced pepperoni
Ritz crackers
Baby carrots
Ranch cup
Applesauce pouch
Dasani bottled water

Uncrustables Lunch

PB & J Uncrustables (Chickpea Butter & Grape Jelly available upon request)
Baby carrots
Ranch cup
Applesauce pouch
String cheese
Dasani bottled water

Zoovivor Education Program

Educational programs for groups of 15 - 85 guests. 30 minutes in length.

Meet some of our animal ambassadors and learn how they out-pounce, out-slither and out-soar to survive in their native habitats. After learning each animal’s adaptations, students will vote to crown Akron Zoo’s Zoovivor champion!

*Program availability is limited and is suitable for ages 3 and up.