Both Are Free & Require Advanced Registration Next Senior Strolls is in the Conservatory only on Tuesday December 7, 4:30 – 6pm **GIFT SHOP WILL BE OPEN** This is a special time set aside just for our 55-and-better aged friends. This is an opportunity to visit the Zoo and Conservatory for a leisurely walk before…
Welcome to Como Live! Digital Legacy Learning – Como Style!
While we all #StaySafeMN and practice social distancing, check this space for challenging, fun learning opportunities. Then, tune in Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm on our Facebook page for special LIVE zookeeper talks and gardener talks. Check back later in the day where we will post the video here. If you’ve watched a Como Live…
Como Live Episodes From February, March, April, & May 2021
While we all #StaySafeMN and practice social distancing, check this space for challenging, fun learning opportunities. Then, tune in Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm on our Facebook page for special LIVE zookeeper talks and gardener talks. Check back later in the day where we will post the video here. If you’ve watched a Como Live…
Como Live Episodes From November, December 2020, & January 2021
While we all #StaySafeMN and practice social distancing, check this space for challenging, fun learning opportunities. Then, tune in Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm on our Facebook page for special LIVE zookeeper talks and gardener talks. Check back later in the day where we will post the video here. If you’ve watched a Como Live…
Como Live Episodes From August, September, & October 2020
While we all #StaySafeMN and practice social distancing, check this space for challenging, fun learning opportunities. Then, tune in Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm on our Facebook page for special LIVE zookeeper talks and gardener talks. Check back later in the day where we will post the video here. If you’ve watched a Como Live…
Como Live Episodes From April, May, June & July 2020
While we all #StaySafeMN and practice social distancing, check this space for challenging, fun learning opportunities. Then, tune in Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm on our Facebook page for special LIVE zookeeper talks and gardener talks. Check back later in the day where we will post the video here. If you’ve watched a Como Live…
April Went Out With Lambs At Como!
Two baby Dall’s sheep born at Como Zoo in April now have names Meet Iao, born April 1! Iao was welcomed into the world April 1st and is now prancing about in her home at Como Zoo. She shares her home with her mother Drizzle, father Sylvester, three-year-old Aunt Sunny, and another baby born to…
FAQs for your visit to the Zoo & Conservatory
This FAQ covers Como Park Zoo & Conservatory’s enhanced reopening measures for visiting.
Como Welcomes Nan the Polar Bear!
Just in time for International Polar Bear Day, Como Zoo welcomes its newest resident, Nan, a 26-year-old female polar bear. After completing a mandatory quarantine period, Nan is slowly being introduced behind-the-scenes to Neil, Como’s 25-year-old polar bear, and becoming acclimated to her new home at Como’s Polar Bear Odyssey habitat. Nan, short for the Inupiaq…
NEW DATE ADDED! Gift Your Valentine A One-Of-A-Kind Experience! Dinner In The Conservatory…In November!
This Valentine’s Day, Como asks that you look to a promising future and give your Valentine the gift of a November evening together dining in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory surrounded by fall flowers, palms and plants. Instead of the traditional February 14th Valentine Dinner in the Conservatory, Como is now taking reservations for a one-of-a-kind…
Reservations are required to enjoy the beautiful gardens and amazing animals!
Click HERE to make a reservation The reservation process works best in Google Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge Como Park Zoo & Conservatory is open everyday from 10am – 4pm All reservation holders should check-in at the Visitor Center glass doors with their bar codes. Click HERE for a map. Some important things you’ll want to know…
Marjorie McNeely Conservatory’s Winter Flower Show Now Open
Winter Flower ShowSaturday, January 9 through Sunday, March 14, 2021The 2021 Winter Flower Show will feature a stunning display of flowering trees and shrubs. Highlights will include purple azaleas, blue hibiscus, and pink camellias. Lilies, veltheimia, and amaryllis will add beautiful pink and red accents throughout the show.
A Drone’s Eye View of Como Harbor!
Amazing progress is being made! Click HERE to see and read more!
VIDEO: Virtual tour of the Summer Flower Show!
If you missed our Facebook Live tour of this year’s Summer Flower Show, fear not! Here is your opportunity to view the beauty of the garden, from the comfort of your own home! Click HERE for ways you can help support Como Park Zoo & Conservatory!
CUTENESS OVERLOAD! Como Welcomes SECOND Baby Dall’s Sheep in 9 Days!
Just in time for Mother’s Day, another baby Dall’s sheep born at Como Zoo, plus the public has picked the new name for the baby Dall’s sheep born April 25! Meet Skywalker! Como Zoo welcomed another snowy white male baby Dall’s sheep into the world earlier this week (Monday, May 4th). Skywalker was born…
