Nashville Zoo Lantern Festival

Largest Lantern Festival in the Country Returns to Nashville Zoo

Zoolumination is making a grand comeback to Nashville Zoo this winter after a two-year hiatus and will run from November 18, 2022 through February 4, 2023. After a record-breaking turnout of nearly 150,000 guests in 2019 this year’s festival will be be bigger and brighter than ever. Nashville Zoo will glow with more than 1,000…

The Wildest Fundraising Event of the Season

The Wildest Fundraising Event of the Season

Nashville Zoo’s premier annual fundraising event Sunset Safari, presented by UBS is Saturday, September 17 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Enjoy a wild night at the Zoo filled with food, drinks, live entertainment and animals galore. Guests can stroll through Zoo pathways as they sample appetizers, entrees, sweets, beverages and more from over 40…

Nashville Zoo Given Award of Excellence

Nashville Zoo Given Award of Excellence from American Association for State and Local History

Nashville Zoo proudly announces that the Morton Family Exhibit and Opening was selected as a 2022 Award of Excellence winner from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in June of 2022. The winners of the 77th annual Leadership in History Awards earn prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of…

Cotton-Top Tamarin Born at Nashville Zoo

Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Born at Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a cotton-top tamarin monkey. The baby was born on May 29 to 8-year-old Caqueta (mom) and 17-year-old Pancho (dad) and the sex has yet to be determined. This species is among the most endangered primates in the world so each birth in human care is crucial…