Jungle Bells at the San Diego Zoo
Familiar holiday traditions take on a wild twist at the Zoo’s Jungle Bells celebration. The Zoo will be aglow with holiday cheer and decorations, with music filling the air, joyful roaming...
Located adjacent to downtown San Diego in Balboa Park, the Zoo is 100 acres in size and is home to more than 4,000 animals representing more than 650 species from around the world. Spend the day monkeying around in our tropical oasis as you visit amazing habitats for animals such as gorillas, Komodo dragons, tigers, flamingos, mandrills, polar bears, birds of paradise, giant tortoises, elephants, and more.
Throughout the entire month of October, children 11 years old and younger receive free admission. Kids Free month gives children an opportunity to visit the Zoo and learn about the Earth’s creatures and the conservation efforts underway to save them. During our October Kids Free event, each ticketed supervising adult may bring up to 5 youths (ages 11 and younger) free.
October 1-31, 2024, kids (11 and younger) entrance is free, no ticket required. October free entrance for kids includes the Guided Bus Tour, and the Skyfari aerial tram (subject to availability). 4-D Theater add-on at an additional fee (ages 3 and older) upon arrival at any Zoo ticket window (subject to availability).
No more than 5 per adult. All children younger than 11 must be accompanied by a paid adult during their visit to the Zoo. For more information, show times and activity schedules, visit sandiegozoo.org. Offer valid October 1 -31, 2024. Restrictions apply. Kids Free San Diego offers vary by participating partner. See partner for details.
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
619-718-3000
Oct 1 - Oct 31, 2024
Familiar holiday traditions take on a wild twist at the Zoo’s Jungle Bells celebration. The Zoo will be aglow with holiday cheer and decorations, with music filling the air, joyful roaming...
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