Como Zoo Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Drive Saint Paul, MN 55103
There's always a lot going on at Como! Take a look below at some of our upcoming special events!
Exclusive time to bring tripods, cameras, paint sets, and easels inside the gardens of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. Advanced, online registration required. $5 per person. Please enter through the Historic Entrance of the Conservatory.
An after-hours event for the 21+ flock in support of Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. Click HERE for more information and to register.
Slither in to Como Park Zoo & Conservatory October 20-22 and get eyeball-to-eyeball with some of our resident creepy crawly bugs and spiders. Use your creativity to make a spider craft, and learn more about creepy carnivorous plants. More info to come….
Leading into Orangutan Caring Week we are celebrating all things Ape this weekend at Como. Stop by our Visitor Center before going to see our resident Primates to learn more about these fascinating creatures and how we as humans are similar. More information to come!
Little Explorers is a FREE program from 10:00AM-noon on Thursdays in the Visitor Center in the Winter and on the zoo grounds in the Summer. Perfect for the 1-3 year old (but every age is welcome) to meet animal and plant visitors, see story time, play games and many other fun activities. Different theme each week! An ASL interpreter will be here most Thursdays interpreting the 10:30 story time, 11am zookeeper talk, and the 11:30am SPIRE Sparky Show.
Miss out on Camp Como this summer? Try our No-School-Day Camps jam packed with exciting educational opportunities available for kids in 1st-2nd grade and 3rd-4th grade on MEA days of Thursday Oct 19th and Friday 20th, as well as Friday November 3rd
Pop in at various animal habitats around Como and chat with one of our educators about the endangered or threatened animals we have at Como and what people can do to help them thrive in the wild. The S.A.F.E. chats occur Wednesdays 1pm-3pm, and Saturdays & Sundays 10:00am-Noon.
This is a special time set aside just for our 55-and-up aged friends. This is an opportunity to visit the Zoo and Conservatory for a leisurely walk before the crowds as well as special activities and guests. This event is a great opportunity for Seniors to enjoy a free event that encourages being active and social with some adult learning to spice it up.
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is an energetic, colorful place full of sensory stimuli, and we know this environment can be overwhelming for some guests. This is a time designed for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Como strives to provide a positive, welcoming experience for every visitor.
