# Zoo Boo

Daytime trick-or-treating at the zoo: costume parade, underwater pumpkin carving, ghostly games. 9am–3pm, free with admission.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/zoo-boo-2026/
Section: events
Area: Tacoma
Published: 2026-10-11
Last fact check: 2026-10-11
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-10-17
End date: 2026-10-18
Start time: 09:00
End time: 15:00
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Address: 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA, 98407, US
Price: Free with zoo admission
Age policy: Aimed at little kids
Reservations: Not confirmed

## Why go

Halloween scaled for small children: daytime trick-or-treating, animals getting pumpkin enrichments, divers carving pumpkins underwater, and a costume parade with a monster-mash dance party.

## What happens

October 17–18, 9am to 3pm daily. Costume parades leave the Picnic Pavilion at 10:15am and 1:15pm; underwater carving at 11am and 2pm; ghostly games and keeper chats run all day.

## Good to know

Included with zoo admission or membership — check current admission prices. Explicitly a little-kids daytime event; evening scares belong to Hoot 'n' Howl at Northwest Trek instead.

## Sources

- [Official Zoo Boo page](https://www.pdza.org/event/zoo-boo/)