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Family-Friendly Daytime Fun: Boo at the Zoo

October 2, 2026 By

If you are looking for the premier destination to celebrate Halloween with kids in the Delaware Valley, look no further than America’s first zoo. Traditionally a shorter weekend event, the wildly popular daytime celebration has undergone a massive upgrade for the 2026 season.

For the first time in its 20-year history, Philadelphia Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo expands to a month-long Halloween extravaganza for 2026. Running every weekend from October 3rd through November 1st, the 42-acre campus is packed with seasonal attractions. Families can ride the new 10-story Pherris Wheel for unparalleled views of the fall foliage, navigate paths guarded by two dozen 12-foot skeletons, and participate in inclusive trick-or-treating thanks to the allergy-friendly Teal Pumpkin Project.

Be sure to plan your visit around the animal feeding schedules—watching the zoo’s viral hippos completely crush giant pumpkins is an unforgettable autumn highlight.

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