Akron Zoo
500 Edgewood Ave Get Directions
Akron, OH 44307
330-375-2550
HOURS: Winter hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily
PARKING : Non Member Parking $2
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.
Winter hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Nov.-April)
Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May-Oct.)
Upcoming Events at Akron Zoo
- A Wild Appetite Saturday, Apr 27, 2019 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Hope for the Wild Thursday, May 2, 2019 6-9 p.m.
- Cinco de Mayo Saturday, May 4, 2019 4-8 p.m.
- Animal Enrichment Day Saturday, May 11, 2019 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Mother's Day Sunday, May 12, 2019 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
