Join us Oct. 14th for The Great Shake-Up!

Fri Oct 10 09:30:44 PDT 2025

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UPCOMING EVENTS
THIS WEEKEND! Come Celebrate with Beer & Brats Galore!
https://www.sfzoo.org/calendar/zootoberfest-2/

Join us this weekend for a rousing good time during ZootoberFest, our fun fall beer-and-brats event that will take place at the Leaping Lemur Café from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring live music by the entertaining and delightful Schwabenland German Band (http://www.schwabenlandgermanband.com/) from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Celebrate our own Oktoberfest at this fun and lively Beerfest, featuring unique beer selections and festive food specials! We're serving up beers by Shiner, Firestone Walker, Dust Bowl Brewing Co., and Trumer Brewery. The event is open to all ages, and no additional ticket is required (entry is included with general admission or Zoo membership).
Join us for the 2025 Great California ShakeOut

https://www.shakeout.org/california/bayarea/

Just like you, we believe in preparedness, especially in the case of a major earthquake. As a member of your community, we are partnering with California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) during The Great California ShakeOut, which takes place the third week in October.
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., stop by SF Zoo's main guest parking lot to experience Cal OES's earthquake simulator trailer as part of the Great California ShakeOut Tour which offers a real-life sense of earthquake intensity—where you can experience actual shaking.

As part of the tour, meet representatives from Cal OES, where they will provide life-saving protective actions and preparedness information, so you can prepare for earthquakes, such as developing emergency plans at home, school and work. On October 16, Cal OES encourages all Californians to take part in the Great ShakeOut Drill on October 16, 2025 at 10:16 a.m. (PST) and join countless others as they practice the life-saving technique of Drop, Cover and Hold On. Learn more (https://www.shakeout.org/california/bayarea/) about The Great California ShakeOut and come by SF Zoo on Tuesday, October 14th. Parking is free for participants.
Get Ready for an Epic Night!
https://www.sfzoo.org/zoofest-2025/
Limited tickets are still available for the hottest ticket in town! Support SF Zoo by joining us at ZooFest 2025: Silverback Soirée, our annual gala fundraising event on Saturday, October 18, 2025!

This year’s theme celebrates the arrival of our new male silverback, Cecil, who recently joined our troop of Western lowland gorillas at the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve.

Guests will enjoy a special 5:30 p.m. cocktail reception at the Osher Great Hall where they can meet ambassador animals up close and personal, from the Zoo’s Animal Rescue & Conservation Center (ARC). Dinner and dancing follow in the vibrantly decorated Big Tent, catered by McCalls and live music performed by Pure Ecstasy.

Guests can also bid on a host of items and experiences during the Live Auction, including two suite tickets to a Golden State Warriors home game this season, a signed Jonathan Kuminga jersey, and two First Class seats on Alaska Airlines. Guests can also participate in our silent auction, featuring unique items such as animal art painted by animals from wolverines to giraffes!

ZooFest 2025’s co-chairs are Kerry Deichen and Janie Friend. The event honors Dr. Gloria Hing, San Francisco Zoological Society Emeritus Board Member and longtime donor.

Your support this year is more important than ever. Get ready for a fun night benefiting a great cause!

Reserve your table or ticket today! Exclusive VIP opportunities are also available. For more information, email zoofest at sfzoo.org (mailto:zoofest at sfzoo.org)
Buy Now (https://www.sfzoo.org/zoofest-2025/)
Coming Soon! Boo at the Zoo!
Join us for our most popular family event, Boo at the Zoo, on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 & 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.! All activities, including crafts, candy treats and music will take place at the Playfield area of the Zoo. Plus, you won't want to miss as our animal residents receive their pumpkin treats and enrichment, always a fun and exciting time!

Be sure to dress in costume for our Costume Parade and Contest at 12 noon near the Elinor Friend Playground! Dress up as your favorite animal, superhero or princess for our panel of judges, everyone's a winner!
CONSERVATION
Gorillas on the Line Recap

In honor of International E-Waste Day on October 14th, we thought it would be a great time to celebrate our success with our 2025 Gorillas on the Line (GotL) campaign. This electronics recycling drive is a partnership between participating zoos to help save gorillas in the wild. GotL works with ECO-CELL (https://eco-cell.com/) , who tallies and recycles old electronic devices, with a portion of the funds generated through recycling going to AZA's Gorilla SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction).

This year, we collected 288 devices, the second highest number since we started participating in the program seven years ago. This amounts to 160 lbs of electronics recycled, and of the 54 zoos that participated, we ranked at 21!

>From February to September of this year, guests, staff and volunteers could donate to specific collection boxes located around the Zoo. We also hosted collection drives, accounting for the majority of devices collected. Thank you to everyone who donated their phones, tablets, watches, MP3 players, and more to help this important cause.
Support Rhino Conservation

https://givebutter.com/zRPh3N

With Halloween around the corner, the American Association of Zoo Keepers San Francisco invites you to "Boo-ling" (bowling!) for Rhinos (BFR), on Sunday, October 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Presidio Bowl in San Francisco.

This ticketed event raises funds to support rhino and habitat conservation efforts with proceeds benefiting International Rhino Foundation, LEWA Wildlife Conservancy and Action for Cheetahs in Kenya, which shares a portion of its land mass with LEWA. Sanctuaries like these not only save rhinos (and cheetahs), but entire ecosystems.

Tickets can be purchased via thislink (https://givebutter.com/zRPh3N) . The evening includes pizza, soft drinks, a silent auction, a Spooktacular costume contest, and of course, bowling! Children under 12 are free with paid adult admission.

Come help AAZKSF strike out extinction.

NEWS TO KNOW
Share Your Passion for Wildlife!
https://www.sfzoo.org/volunteer-programs-draft/docents/

If you love animals and want to inspire others to care for wildlife, you'll want to join SF Zoo's Docent program! Docents connect guests to the wonders of the natural world through storytelling, education, and conservation action.

Our next Docent Information Session (https://www.sfzoo.org/volunteer-programs-draft/docents/) will take place at the Lurie Education Building on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. Enjoy engaging presentations, a behind-the-scenes tour, a hands-on biofact demonstration, light refreshments, and free parking.

If you enjoy learning, teaching, and being outdoors with a great group of passionate individuals, we encourage you to become a Zoo Docent!

Space is limited—reserve your spot today! RSVP: join at sfzoodocents.org (mailto:join at sfzoodocents.org) .
Little Learners Spots Available
https://www.sfzoo.org/little-learners/

Little Learners, our in-person program geared to early learners ages 3 to 5 years old is back for its Fall Session, taking place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from October 14 to November 15, 2025.

Your little one will be immersed in the ABC's of our Zoo animals, as we focus on fun facts and connections to science with Session 2 covering animals starting from the letter F through J. Students enjoy a presentation and games of Zoo animals that start with each week's letter, and a meet and greet with some of our resident animals.

Learners will enjoy singing songs, games, and art and science activities, and learn animal movements and stretches that they can do at home!

The five-week program is comprised of 90-minute sessions:
* Tuesdays: 9:30-11 a.m. or 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
* Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. or 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
* Saturdays, 9:30-11 a.m. (AM session only)

Space is limited—register today.
Register Today! (https://www.sfzoo.org/little-learners/)
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