Akron Zoo
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500 Edgewood Ave Get Directions
Akron, OH 44307
330-375-2550
HOURS: Sunday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
PARKING : $3 per vehicle
Tickets must be purchased online. No tickets will be available at the door. To avoid overcrowding, tickets are available via time ticketing. The time selected for your tickets is the time you must enter the park. Even Akron Zoo members must have tickets to enter the park. Member tickets are available online.
The Akron Zoo, located on 50 acres just west of downtown, is one of only 218 accredited world conservation zoos by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). As an AZA member, your Akron Zoo participates in breeding programs to save endangered species. When you visit the zoo, you'll come nose-to-nose with more than 700 animals, including endangered Humboldt penguins, snow leopards, Sumatran tigers, jaguars, jellyfish and Komodo dragons.
Upcoming Events at Akron Zoo
- Brew At The Zoo - Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
- Wild Lights - Fri, Dec 9, 2022 - Sun, Dec 11, 2022 5 - 9 p.m.
- Wild Lights - Fri, Dec 16, 2022 - Fri, Dec 23, 2022 5 - 9 p.m.
- Wild Lights - Mon, Dec 26, 2022 - Fri, Dec 30, 2022 5 - 9 p.m.
- Zoo Year's Eve - Saturday, Dec 31, 2022 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.