9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays; 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekends. Call 816.513.5800 for more information. Early morning opening of 8 a.m. begins on Saturday, May 25; opening at 8 a.m. through Labor Day.
Zoological District Resident (Jackson/Clay County MO) pricing is only $5 Adults, $4.50 Seniors, $4.00 children 3-11. Regular Pricing $11.50 Adults; $10.50 Seniors; $8.50 Children ages 3-11. 2 and under are free.
Located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri. Just off I-435 and US-71 highway, the Zoo is easily accessible from any part of the metropolitan area. 816.513.5800
Click Tickets Above to Buy Online! Tickets with Rides, Gift Certificates and Discounted Tickets must be purchased on-site at the Zoo's Admission windows. Thank you for your understanding.
Animal Keeper Chats and Shows Weekends in April, May, September and October Daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day
8:30 River Otter Keeper Chat 9:00 Gibbon Keeper Chat Close Encounters of the Animal Kind in Lobby Auditorium 9:30 Snake Keeper Chat 10:00 Sea Lion Splash Red River Hog Keeper Chat 10:30 Wings of Wonder (WOW) in Lobby Auditorium Cheetah Keeper Chat 11:00 Elephant Training Demonstration Gorilla Keeper Chat 11:30 Discovery Barn Keeper Chat Lion Keeper Chat Close Encounters of the Animal Kind in the Lobby Auditorium 12:00 Hippo Keeper Chat 12:30 Wings of Wonder (WOW) in Lobby Auditorium Red Panda Keeper Chat 1:00 Orangutan Keeper Chat/ Orangutan Paints (weekends only) Chimp Keeper Chat 1:30 Sea Lion Splash Tiger Keeper Chat 2:00 Polar Bear Keeper Chat Elephant Paints (weekends only) 2:30 Giraffe Keeper Chat Wings of Wonder (WOW) in the Lobby Auditorium 3:00 Golden Lion Tamarin Keeper Chat Painted Dog Keeper Chat 3:30 Sea Lion Splash Rhino Keeper Chat
NEWWeekdays in April, May, September and October 10:00 Sea Lion Splash 10:30 Cheetah Keeper Chat 11:00 Polar Bear Enrichment 11:00– 3:00 Lorikeets open 11:30 Discovery Barn Noon Painted Dog Keeper Chat 1:00 Lion Keeper Chat 1:30 Sea Lion Splash 2:00 Golden Lion Tamarin Keeper Chat (Tropics) 2:30 Meet a Bird in the Lobby 3:00 Tiger Feeding/Enrichment 3:30 Sea Lion Splash
Take the Chimp Challenge!
98% Human 100% Party Animal. Watch as Cotu, the youngest, grows and mimics her mother, aunts and uncles.