#GLADYS PORTER ZOO HALLOWEEN 2021 FREE#

Parking will be available in the Mitte Cultural District and in the parking lot across the street from the federal courthouse. Those attending are urged to arrive early to find parking, to carpool or have someone drop them off and then picked up. Officials anticipate a minimum of 12,000 people will attend the event with people coming down from the Upper Valley. The mermaids will also be swimming in the deep-water exhibit. They will also have the chance to play several games such as a fan favorite, the cake walk, at the event by purchasing tickets for the games and for food at the event.

#GLADYS PORTER ZOO HALLOWEEN 2021 FREE#

I think it is going to be a good turnout.'Īt this year's Boo at the Zoo, children and their parents will get to walk around various designated areas where they will be treated to free treats. 'This time, really in advance, they have been getting their tickets. 'We are selling tickets online and people are snatching them up at that presale price,' Garza-Galvan said. Zoo members will be able to enter Boo at the Zoo at 5 p.m. Zoo members with a zoo membership card get in free to the event. Tickets purchased on the days of Boo at the Zoo will be $3.50 per person. Ringgold St.įrom Thursday to Saturday, tickets can be purchased online for $2.50 per person. 'It was kind of sad not to do if for the general public, but we just couldn't do it safely.'įast forward to Boo at the Zoo 2022, Garza-Galvan said there has been a great response from the public with about 1,200 tickets already purchased online.īoo at the Zoo will be held from 6 p.m. Zoo officials ask visitors to report any animals they think may need attention or any other concerns to a staff member.'Our deputy director said that some people still showed up at the gate in (2020) hoping that Boo at the Zoo was going to happen,' said Cynthia Garza-Galvan, director of marketing for the Gladys Porter Zoo. He has the white around his face, but that's normal and that's why they call him a spectacled bear because the big white spots around his eyes. 'He has a different body shape than what the Black Bear has,” Dupree said. Zoo officials say Monco’s old age is a testament to the amazing care he receives from his keepers and our animal health team. The zoo said Monco has been in the zoo’s care since 1993, adding that the life expectancy for spectacled bears in the wild is about 20 years. 'If you look at it wrong or you don't know about him, he comes out looking like he's very aged or undernourished, but he's actually in really good health for a 30-year-old bear,' said Walter Dupree, mammal curator at Gladys Porter Zoo. The post claims the Spectacled Bear named Monco looked malnourished and neglected, racking up more than 30,000 views on Facebook. The Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville is responding to a social media post that has gained a lot of attention online.

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