2025 Columbus Zoo Hours

The Columbus Zoo is open every day of the year besides Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Events like Boo at the Zoo, the Lantern Festival, and Wildlights have extended hours into the evening. Click on each event button below to learn more!

Tiger
JANUARY
JAN 1 AND 212PM - 9PM
JAN 3 AND 412PM - 10PM
JAN 512PM - 9PM
JAN 6 - 2410AM - 4PM
JAN 2510AM - 2PM
JAN 26 - 3110AM - 4PM
FEBRUARY
All Month10AM - 4PM
FEB 15: Hearts Go Wild 
MARCH
All Month10AM - 5PM
APRIL
All Month9AM - 5PM
APR 18 & 19: EGGS, PAWS, AND CLAWSEARTH WEEK EVENTS
MAY
MAY 1 - 169AM - 5PM
MAY 179AM - 3PM
MAY 18 - 239AM - 5PM
MAY 24 - 319AM - 6PM
JUNE
All Month9AM - 6PM
JUN 29 & 30: Member MorningsJUN 30: MILITARY FAMILY DAYS
JULY
All Month9AM - 6PM
JULY 27 & 28: Member MorningsJUL: Lantern Festival begins
AUGUST
All Month9AM - 5PM
Lantern Festival 
SEPTEMBER
All Month9AM - 5PM
Lantern FestivalSEP 7: Blind, Deaf, DeafBlind Accessibility Day
OCTOBER
All Month10AM - 5PM
OCT 1 - 5: Lantern Festival 
NOVEMBER
NOV 1 - 1910AM - 5PM
NOV 20 - 2612PM - 5PM
NOV 27Closed
NOV 28 - 3012PM - 5PM
Wildlights 
DECEMBER
December 1 - 2412PM - 5PM
December 25Closed
December 26 - 3112PM - 5PM
Wildlights