ZooAmerica’s Creatures Of The Night will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays from October 16 through November 1. The after-hours event lets visitors explore the zoo by flashlight and see how its North American animals behave after sunset.
Animal enrichment begins at 6:30 p.m. each event night. Bobcats are featured on Fridays, gray wolves on Saturdays and animals in the Great Southwest area on Sundays.
The event also includes family scavenger hunts, luminary decorating, animal artifacts and other educational displays. Activities are weather permitting. Guests are encouraged to bring a flashlight or use a phone light; flashlights will also be sold at the admissions desk.
Separate admission starts at $14.50, plus taxes and fees. Creatures Of The Night is included with Hersheypark Halloween admission only for guests who enter ZooAmerica from the bridge inside Hersheypark.
Source: ZooAmerica’s official 2026 Creatures Of The Night guide.