Celebrate two weekends of daytime, family-friendly Halloween fun!
Saturday & Sunday – October 18 & 19 and October 25 & 26, 2025 from 9-3
Get your kids ready for the beloved Boo at the North Carolina Zoo! This annual, family-friendly Halloween event serves sweet treats and more, perfect for kids 4-12. Dress up your little ones to enter fun costume contests, enjoy trick or treating, and have a howling good time with festive games.
Costume Guidelines:
- Costumes must be family-friendly; No scary costumes or costumes that expose excessive portions of skin that may be viewed as inappropriate in a family environment.
- For participants 13 and older, costumes, masks, makeup or face paint cannot cover the face. Small embellishments are okay.
- Costumes should not contain any weapons which resemble or could be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- Costumes must be safe to be worn throughout the Zoo. Costume should not drag on the ground, or contain sharp objects or material that may accidentally strike another person.