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QZ Summer Camp
Queens Zoo is WILD about summer camp! We bring all the fun of Zoo Camp with health and safety as a top priority.

Participants in this program will spend plenty of time outdoors during a range of weather conditions, including heat, humidity, and precipitation, as well as travel over uneven, natural surfaces. Accommodations may be available. Please contact us for more information.

Zoo Camp runs from 9:00AM - 3:00PM **. We now offer Extended Care from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. Extended Care includes free play, exhibit visits, and nature play exploration. Add-on items such as Extended Care and additional camp t-shirts can be purchased once you add a week of camp to your shopping cart.

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except where noted for Toddler (1.5 hours) and Zoo Tykes programs (3 hours)

Toddler Time - 3 Day Camp (18 mos - 3 yrs w/adult)
Regular Price: $120.00
Member Price: $108.00
Under (Animal) Wraps
In this 3-session mini-camp, we will explore the zoo and learn about a variety of animal coverings - including their colors and textures. We will engage in sensory activities, crafts, and animal encounters throughout the week. This hour and a half long program is for a child and their caregiver. 

One ticket covers one adult and one child. Camper must be 18 months - 3 yrs old at the time of the program.
Session Under (Animal) Wraps- 7/5-7/7: Wed, Jul 5, 2023 - Fri, Jul 7, 2023 9:30AM - 11:00AM WAIT LIST

Toddler Time Camp (18 mos - 3 yrs w/adult)
Regular Price: $200.00
Member Price: $180.00
Learning your ABZ's
Campers and their grownup will come to the zoo to explore the many things that start with the Letters of the Day. We will do letter-related crafts and have close animal encounters throughout the week! This is an hour-and-a-half long program is for a child and their caregiver.

One ticket covers one adult and one child. Camper must be 18 mos - 3 yrs old at the time of the program. 
Session Learning your ABZ's-6/19-6/23: Mon, Jun 19, 2023 - Fri, Jun 23, 2023 9:30AM - 11:00AM Available

Zoo Tykes - 3 day camp (3K or Pre-K)
Regular Price: $180.00
Member Price: $162.00
Barnyard Bonanza
During this shortened holiday week program you can bring your future farmer down to our barn camp to learn all about our domestic animals! We’ll get to feed the farm animals each day, make farm themed crafts, sing songs, read stories, and meet some of our animals up close!

This drop off camp is designed for children entering 3K and Pre-K in the fall in the fall of 2023. Campers must be 3 or 4 years old on or before their first day of camp. 
 
Session Barnyard Bonanza- 7/5-7/7: Wed, Jul 5, 2023 - Fri, Jul 7, 2023 9:00AM - 12:00PM Available

Zoo Tykes (3K or Pre-K)
Regular Price: $300.00
Member Price: $270.00
Barnyard Bonanza
Bring your future farmer down to our half-day barn camp to learn all about our domestic animals! We’ll get to feed the farm animals every day, make farm themed crafts, sing songs, read stories, and meet some of our animals up close!

Session Dates:
June 26 - 30, 2023

Birds of Play
Join us for our half-day camp where we learn all about what makes birds so special! Is it their feathers, beaks, eggs, or all of the above?! Campers will participate in fun crafts and games, and visit our enchanting bird-centered exhibits each day.

Session Dates:
July 24 - 28, 2023

This drop off camp is designed for children entering 3K and Pre-K in the fall in the fall of 2023. Campers must be 3 or 4 years old on or before their first day of camp. Price is per week. Sign up for two different Zoo Tykes camps!

Week of Wildlife (Entering K-2nd)
Regular Price: $575.00
Member Price: $517.50

Animal Caretakers
Campers will have an opportunity to explore zoo exhibits and see what it takes to care for our animals at the zoo. From feeding and cleaning to providing shelter and enrichment, caring for animals is not an easy job. In this amazing program, campers will explore the jobs of zoo keepers, veterinarians, field biologists, and more!

Session Dates:
June 26 - 30, 2023
July 10- 14, 2023
July 31 - August 4, 2023
August 21- 25, 2023

Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom
There's a mystery and our campers need to solve it! Each day, campers will collect clues and put them together to figure out that day’s mystery animal. There will be close up animal encounters, exhibit visits, craft time, and plenty of games! Can we gather evidence, connect the dots, and crack the animal-case?

Session Dates:
July 17 - 21, 2023
August 14 - 18, 2023
August 28 - September 1, 2023

This camp is for children entering K, 1st or 2nd grade in the fall of 2023.


Zoo Explorer (entering 3rd-5th grade)
Regular Price: $575.00
Member Price: $517.50
Eco-Investigators!
All around the world, there are unique ecosystems that contain plants and animals found nowhere else! How do these organisms survive and what makes them so special? Through investigations of zoo exhibits and animals, campers will find out what it takes to be a survivor.

Session Dates:
July 10 - 14, 2023
July 31 - August 4, 2023
August 7 - 11, 2023
August 21 - 25, 2023

STEM Stewards
Campers have an amazing opportunity during this camp to learn the ways they can help the environment and put those tactics into action! Using the zoo, technology and up-close animal encounters, campers will participate in experiments, crafts, and games to tackle the pressing wildlife conservation issues of our time!

Session Dates:
July 17 - 21, 2023
August 14 - 18, 2023
August 28 -  September 1, 2023

Price is per week. Sign up for two different camps! This camp is for children entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade in the fall of 2023.

Junior Scientist (entering 6th-8th grade)
Regular Price: $575.00
Member Price: $517.50
Animal Transformations
From paramecium to pumas, campers will explore the evolutionary tree of life and learn how animals diversified from single celled organisms to become what they are today! Using the tools of a scientist, they get a closer look at animal species to see how they have adapted to environmental influences like climate change, animal interactions and human impacts.

Campers must be entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in the fall of 2023. 
Session Animal Transformations - 8/7-8/11: Mon, Aug 7, 2023 - Fri, Aug 11, 2023 9:00AM - 3:00PM Available

 
QZ Early Childhood Programs

Family Science Adventures (ages 1-5 w/caregiver)
Regular Price: $30.00
Member Price: $24.00
Family Science Adventures is a bilingual program designed for early learners to explore through fun outdoor experiments and observations. Each session includes a tour, free-play experiences, and an animal encounter. Topics change monthly and explore seasonal highlights of the Queens Zoo.

Science of Spring/ La Ciencia de la Primavera dates: 5/6/2023

One ticket covers one caregiver and one child. The price is for one date (you may purchase mulitple dates, of course!). One caregiver is required to attend with each registered child. If you would like to add on one additional participant, you may do so during check out (add-on tickets are very limited).
 

 
QZ Birthday Parties
Birthday parties at the Queens Zoo combine festive activities with live animal encounters and Zoo visits! Choose one of our fun age appropriate themes and make your child's birthday one to remember.

A non-refundable deposit is required to book. If you have questions, please contact the Birthday Coordinator prior to booking at qzbirthdayparties@wcs.org.

You may add up to 10 additional people to your group for an additional fee.

QZB Animal Movers and Shakers (ages 3-5 years)
Regular Price: $770.00
Member Price: $700.00
Hop to it and shake your tail feathers. Your child and their friends can join our party host in a non-stop party of movement games, crafts and surprise animal encounters to discover how animals at the Zoo move. The party continues with a tour of some of our wild animal exhibits.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a birthday party at the Queens Zoo. If you have questions, contact the Birthday Party Specialist prior to booking online at qzbirthdayparties@wcs.org.

Submitting this form reserves your birthday party date & time & requires a non-refundable deposit. The Birthday Party Specialist will reach out to you within one week, at which time you will have the option to add extra participants for an additional cost. The price listed above is for up to 25 people, including the birthday family.

QZB Cows, Llamas and Goats Oh MY! (ages 3-5 years)
Regular Price: $770.00
Member Price: $700.00
Join us for some fun on the farm. This program includes farm themed activities and crafts for children presented by our experienced party hosts. Your celebration continues with a tour of the petting zoo where your guests can get up close and feed some of our farm animals.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a birthday party at the Queens Zoo. If you have questions, contact the Birthday Party Specialist prior to booking online at qzbirthdayparties@wcs.org.

Submitting this form reserves your birthday party date & time & requires a non-refundable deposit. The Birthday Party Specialist will reach out to you within one week, at which time you will have the option to add extra participants for an additional cost. The price listed above is for up to 25 people, including the birthday family.

QZB Zoo-Mazing Race (ages 6 and up)
Regular Price: $770.00
Member Price: $700.00
Discover our amazing animals at the zoo as you join us for a zoo scavenger hunt adventure. Children and parents alike get to walk around our zoo as we try to solve animal clues to find our mystery animals. The party continues at our birthday room where children get to color and decorate their own take-home binoculars and meet an animal guest.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a birthday party at the Queens Zoo. If you have questions, contact the Birthday Party Specialist prior to booking online at qzbirthdayparties@wcs.org.

Submitting this form reserves your birthday party date & time & requires a non-refundable deposit. The Birthday Party Specialist will reach out to you within one week, at which time you will have the option to add extra participants for an additional cost. The price listed above is for up to 25 people, including the birthday family.

QZB Wild Behavior (ages 6 and up)
Regular Price: $770.00
Member Price: $700.00
In this wild party learn how we care for our amazing Zoo animals. Our expert party host will lead the group on a tour of the Zoo to discover how zookeepers encourage wild behavior in the animals under their care. Through fun games, activities, and a cool animal encounter your child and guests will practice some keeper skills as you party like the animals.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a birthday party at the Queens Zoo. If you have questions, contact the Birthday Party Specialist prior to booking online at qzbirthdayparties@wcs.org.

Submitting this form reserves your birthday party date & time & requires a non-refundable deposit. The Birthday Party Specialist will reach out to you within one week, at which time you will have the option to add extra participants for an additional cost. The price listed above is for up to 25 people, including the birthday family.

 
QZ Gift Certificates
Gift certificates can be used for any Education program at the Queens Zoo. (Please be advised that gift certificates purchased from the Queens Zoo store can only be redeemed for Queens Zoo Education programs.)
Gift certificates are not valid at any onsite gift shop or food vendor.
Gift certificates are non-refundable, cannot be reissued if lost or stolen, and cannot be redeemed for cash.

Gift Certificate - $50
Price: $50.00
Value of $50

Can only be redeemed for Queens Zoo Education Programs

Gift Certificate - $100
Price: $100.00
Value of $100

Can only be redeemed for Queens Zoo Education Programs