Louisville Zoo Launches New Summer Happy Hour Event (Media Release)
The Louisville Zoo is hosting a Summer Happy Hour on July 27, 2022 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for this after-hours 21+ event. Find Out More
Media Releases
Louisville Zoo Welcomes Female Pygmy Hippo Zemora (Media Release)
The Louisville Zoo welcomes Zemora, a 5-year-old female pygmy hippo, to Gorilla Forest. Zemora comes to the Louisville Zoo from the Jackson Zoo in Mississippi. Find Out More
Winter Holiday Fun in July! Louisville Zoo Announces New Santa’s Summer Safari (Media Release)
Santa is making an early stop at the Louisville Zoo for a brand-new event — Santa’s Summer Safari — this July at the Zoo! Find Out More
Louisville Zoo Guests Donate to Kentucky Humane Society, Provide Relief for Tornado Victims (Media Release)
Following the devastating tornadoes in Western, KY on December 10, 2021, the Louisville Zoo offered families a way to donate to help animal organizations that were impacted. Thanks to the generosity of Louisville Zoo guests and fans, the Zoo is happy to announce that $2,550 each was sent to the Kentucky Humane Society shelters in Marion and Caldwell counties earlier this spring. Find Out More
Cinema Safari Returns to the Louisville Zoo Presented by Great Clips (Media Release)
The Louisville Zoo’s Friday movie night series, Cinema Safari presented by Great Clips, returns. [BS1] The series launches on July 15 with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13) and continues two weeks later on July 29 with Elf (PG). Both movies are part of the Zoo’s new Santa’s Summer Safari event series. Then, return on August 12 with A Bug’s Life (G) and finish up the summer with Encanto (PG) on September 9. Find Out More
IncrediBUGS Fly into the Louisville Zoo Presented by Great Clips (Media Release)
A new seasonal attraction is flying into the Zoo! “IncrediBUGS,” presented by Great Clips, opens June 25 and runs through September 18, 2022. The exhibit, free with Zoo admission or membership, features 18 enormous animatronic bugs and insects, bringing into epic proportions the fascinating world of these small intricate creatures. Find Out More
Louisville Zoo Grieves Stillborn Masai Giraffe (Media Release)
The Louisville Zoo is saddened to announce the stillborn birth of a male Masai giraffe calf to Kianga. The calf was delivered stillborn at 2:52 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, after two and a half hours of active labor. Find Out More
Louisville Zoo Saddened by Loss of Seal Pup Emmy (Media Release)
The Louisville Zoo is mourning the loss of Emmy, a seven-week-old harbor seal pup born on April 29, 2022, at the Zoo. Emmy passed away on Monday, June 20. Find Out More
Dads Receive Free Admission this Father’s Day (Media Release)
Dads get free admission to the Louisville Zoo on Ford’s Father’s Day, June 19, 2022. Families can bring their dad out to see the Zoo’s newest dads: Hartmann’s mountain zebra Gibbs, harbor seal Oscar, and soon-to-be father Masai giraffe Baridi. Find Out More
Louisville Zoo is Certified Sensory Inclusive (Media Release)
KultureCity has partnered with the Louisville Zoo to make the Zoo as well as its hosted programs and events more sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating, positive experience for all guests with a sensory issue who visit the Zoo. Find Out More