Santa Barbara Boo at the Zoo

 October 18-27, 2024, 5-8 p.m.

Actual dates: October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2024

Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 962-6310
$26.88, $10 parking, sbzoo.org

Have a spooktacularly good time as the Zoo transforms. Halloween fun in Santa Barbara isn't limited to downtown or the fairground.

Grab your costumes and head to the Zoo for an outdoor Halloween! Discover frightfully fun decor and photo opps, all while visiting your favorite animals. Put on your costumes and head to the Zoo for an outdoor Halloween spell-ebration! Discover frightfully fun decor and photo opps, all while visiting your favorite animals.  The Spooky Zoo experience is free with Zoo admission; online reservations are required. 

What we love best about this charming zoo is the location. Just up the hill from the Pacific Ocean, the weather is some of the finest. With little ones wearing their Halloween costumes, they won't get too hot.

Annual Pumpkin Smash arrives in November. It's a smashing good time to watch the elephants, gorillas, and favorite Zoo animals get pumpkins to play and interact with.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.