Zoo Galas, Fundraisers & Events

BIG BEAR LAKE 21st Annual Run for the Grizzlies July 23, 2016, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
bigbearzoo.org
Bartlett Events Center
630 Bartlett Rd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
The Annual Run for the Grizzlies is a fundraiser for the 3-grizzly family at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Big Bear Alpine Zoo (FOBBAZ) and proceeds will help build a new state of the art and modern grizzly habitat at the new Big Bear Alpine Zoo.

FOLSOM Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary Growl Howl and Wine September 17, 2016, 6-9 p.m.
52 Natoma Street
Folsom CA 95630
This event includes complimentary food, wine and beer tasting, unique silent and live auctions, live music, as well as close encounters with zoo outreach animals in the comfortable and festive atmosphere of the Folsom Community Center.
folsomzoofriends.org Also, Food Truck Safari 3rd Wednesday of Every Month 5-8 p.m. SactoMoFo and the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

SACRAMENTO: Ice Cream Safari Saturday, August 20, 2016, 4-8 p.m.
$17-20, ages 2-11 years $13-15
(916) 808-5888 Tickets
saczoo.org/icecreamsafari
32nd annual Ice Cream Safari  all-you-can-eat Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream in cones, sundaes and floats and unlimited Coca-Cola beverages. Explore the 14-acre zoo with ice cream treats around every corner. Face painting for the kids. Proceeds from Ice Cream Safari benefit maintenance and animal care at the Sacramento Zoo. Food available for purchase at the event. FREE RT shuttles travel  continuously from 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm. through Land Park to the Sacramento Zoo entrance.

BIG BEAR LAKE  Ice Cream Safari August 13, 2016, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
bigbearzoo.org
Big Bear Alpine Zoo
San Bernardino National Forest
43285 Goldmine Drive
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Zoo Admission + $5, 5 scoops
(909) 878-4200
Tour the Zoo and enjoy five stations throughout the zoo, each with a different flavor of ice cream.

FRESNO: Fresno Chaffee Zoo Producers Ice Cream Zoofari Saturday, August 6, 2016
$18-20, $14-16 child
fresnochaffeezoo.org
All-you-can-eat ice cream FUNdraiser! Enjoy unlimited Producers ice cream, sherbets, frozen yogurt and sundaes with zoo-centric names such as Rocky Toad, Mint Monkeys ‘n Cream, and Cockatoo Cookie Dough. Guests stroll through the Zoo, see the newly opened African Adventure, and gett the latest scoop. For the third year, each guest will receive a color-changing ice cream. 

EUREKA: 10th Annual Zootini Gala Event August 6, 2016, 5-9:45 p.m.
Sequoia Park Zoo
3414 W St
Eureka, CA 95503
$80
sequoiaparkzoo.net
(707) 442-5649
10th annual Zootini is a wild & fun  gala at Sequoia Park Zoo sipping a complimentary signature cocktail in a souvenir Zootini glass, sampling Hors d'oeuvres and enjoying a three course dinner served by Uniquely Yours. Make your bids on amazing live and silent auction items and try you luck with unique raffle prizes. Enjoy delightful animal encounters, dessert, dancing under the stars and optionally purchase more drinks from the bar if you like.

SAN FRANCISCO: Fur Ball 2016: Where the Wild Things Are September 30, 2016
sfzoo.org
katharinem@ sfzoo.org
Zoo II annual fundraising gala,  Fur Ball: Where the Wild Things Are, at the San Francisco Zoo. Enjoy an evening of specialty cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, carousel rides, a fabulous silent auction, and dancing to famed 80s-and-more band  Notorious.  Don't miss out on one of the best parties of the year! 

PALM DESERT National ZooKeeper Week July 17, 2016 - July 23, 2016 
livingdesert.org
Recognize dedicated zoo professionals during the third week in July – National Zoo Keeper Week. In appreciation of zookeepers' service, visitors are invited to sign a thank you poster as they enter the park.  Zookeepers not only interact with animals, feeding them, and cleaning up after them, but also act as educators and wildlife ambassadors, serving to protect and preserve wildlife and vanishing habitats? Zookeepers can have a variety of college degrees in areas like Biology, Zoology, Animal Science or Husbandry to more highly specialized degrees for zoo keeping such as Exotic Animal Training and Management.  stable for future generations. Zoo keeping is not simple. It's not easy, or glamorous and it's not always fun. But zookeepers wouldn't have it any other way.

ORANGE Zookeeper Appreciation Day July 23, 2016 Orange County Zoo
1 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92869
ocparks.com
Help thank zookeepers for all their hard work caring for our zoo animals! Kids activities include making thank you cards for our zookeepers, crafts, playing games, and a special scavenger hunt where you can enter to win a Zookeeper Shadow Experience! Kids are encouraged to come dressed in zookeeper attire/costume! The first 100 children ages 12 & under  receive a free train ride ticket for Irvine Park Railroad. Special talk on So You Want To Be A Zookeeper”  at 10:30 a.m.  Parking is $5 per vehicle. Activities are free with paid zoo admission ($2 per person, ages 2 & under free).

SANTA ANA Brew at the Zoo Beer Tasting and Concert  July 24 & 31, 2016
SANTA ANA Zoofari August 27, 2016 5:30-11:30 p.m.  Prentice Park
1801 Chestnut Avenue
Santa Ana
santaanazoo.org
$300, $3,000 table of 10. All tickets must be purchased in advance of the event(714) 953-8555 x10
24th annual "Year of the Monkey" exclusive black-tie gala under the stars. Glamorous Zoofari fundraising event includes valet parking service underwritten by Tudor House Productions, a first-class dining experience catered by Parties by Panache and a hosted bar including a special signature drink, "Rickshaw Ricky." Partygoers will enjoy a "Year of the Monkey" themed photo op and decor by R.W.B. Party Props, dancing to the sounds of a live band and an opportunity to bid on exotic trips, beautiful baskets, and one-of-a-kind gifts during the event's live and silent auctions hosted by renowned auctioneer Glen Fladeboe.

SANTA BARBARA: Zoofari Ball XXXI: Zoofari at Sea August 27, 2016, 5:30-11 p.m.
Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara,CA 93103
(805) 962-5339, ext. 113
sbzoo.org
$350
Dinner, music, and dancing under the stars. Both silent and live auctions hold surprises and help support the Zoo. Zoofari usually sells out.

SAN MATEO: CURIODYSSEY GALA Let's Soar Saturday, Sepetember 24, 2016
$285-UP h
curiodyssey.ejoinme.org/gala
Once again held at an elegant private home in Hillsborough (Ann and Chris Aristides) see the future of science learning take flight supporting 100,000 children each year who visit and learn to think like scientists. Cocktails & Hors d' oeuvres, fine wines and spirits paired with gourmet appetizers and a Gourmet Dining Experience are included.

 LOS ANGELES: Brew at the L.A. Zoo Friday, August 5, 2016, 7–11 p.m.
lazoo.org
Must be 21+ to attend $25-125
Spend an evening sampling beer from 50 local craft and microbreweries while enjoying pub-style grub (available for purchase), live music and DJs, pop-up zoo keeper talks, close-up animal encounters, and more. Admission includes 5-ounce beer samples, which you can pair with pub-style grub (available for purchase). A limited number of VIP tickets for early entry (starting at 6 p.m.) to the entire route and access to two exclusive lounges with hors d'oeuvres and specialty cocktails are available. Designated drivers enjoy unlimited soft drinks. NOTE: Food is not included in the Standard or Designated Driver ticket price. Outside food and beverages, backpacks, coolers, and oversized purses will not be permitted.

LODI: Micke Grove Park and Zoo 2016 Zoo Zoom 5K & Kids' Fun Run
mgzoo.com
$35-UP approx. 11793 N Micke Grove Rd, Lodi, CA Zoo Zoom is a health-driven, family-friendly event that includes a children's fun run, 5K race, games, crafts, award ceremony and a pancake breakfast. Sunday, September 18, 2016 6:30am (Check-In Begins & On-Site Registration) to 10am Register On-Line at: www.active.com

SAN JOSE:  Hoot & Howl September 10, 2016, 6-10:30 p.m.
hhpz.org
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
1300 Senter Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
$180.38, age 21+ only
Party with the animals after dark. A secret back entrance to Happy Hollow through Danny's cave, signature cocktails, private access to the park playgrounds after hours, foodie stations with upscale carnival fare by San Francisco-based Straw, up close animal encounters with David Jackson, complimentary photo booth by SJ Photobomb, dancing to DJ John Beaver and the sake bar by Yuki Sushi at the top of the Redwood Lookout. The Pacific Fruit Express rollercoaster will be open. Tivo's VIP Tiki Lounge, featuring an 18 foot tall Tiki Bar, Linda Lee Lester's Dessert Lounge and stage shows at   Puppet Castle Theater.

SACRAMENTO Wine & Brew at the Zoo Saturday, May 14, 2016 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
saczoo.org/WineandBrew
(916) 808-5888
$45-55
Wine and Brew at the Zoo includes samples of local wine and beer from some of your favorite wineries and breweries. Take in the luscious green landscape of the Zoo, surrounded by exotic animals, during this exclusive after-hours event featuring a silent auction near Kampala Cafe. Food is available for purchase from some of your favorite local food trucks. Buy your tickets early and save! Proceeds from Wine & Brew at the Zoo and 10% of food sales will benefit animal care and the general maintenance of the Zoo.

LOS ANGELES 46th Annual Beastly Ball June 11, 2016
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
$1000 person
5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 644-4753 MVazquez@ lazoo.org

FRESNO Saturday, June 4, 2016 Zoobilation!
fresnochaffeezoo.org/event/zoobilation/
Zoobilation is an annual Party exclusively for FCZ Members and Adopt-An-Animal Sponsors! Exclusive FREE admission for Fresno Chaffee Zoo members and Adopt-an-Animal sponsors • Stingray Bay: A Touching Experience • Behind-the-scenes tours • Special animal enrichment activities • FREE dessert (while supplies last) • One night only 20% discount at the Safari Trading Co. gift shop • Up-close encounters with Zoo animals • FREE Giraffe Feeding Station • Hawaiian dress encouraged! N

SAN FRANCISCO Zoo Fest April 30, 2016
sfzoo.com
$500
Celebrating 40 Years of Nature Trail celebrated in a delightful evening of dining and dancing at San Francisco Zoological Society's most anticipated event of the season, ZooFest 2016. This year pays tribute to the 40th Anniversary of the Zoo's groundbreaking Nature Trail, a pioneering educational program which teaches young people to be wildlife conservation ambassadors to the nearly 1 million visitors who come to the Zoo each year. We are thrilled that lifelong conservation advocate Senator Dianne Feinstein will be our honored guest to help us commemorate Nature Trail. And, Dot Marie Jones of TV's Glee” will serve as hostess and emcee. Proceeds from ZooFest will support the Zoological Society's mission to connect people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature, and advance conservation action.

OAKLAND ZOO 24th Annual Walk in the Wild: An Epicurean Escapade! Saturday, June 25, 2016
oaklandzoo.org
The East Bay Zoological Society presents Oakland Zoo's for a benefit like no other. Walk in the Wild, Oakland Zoo's largest annual fundraiser, offers guests an enchanting evening of live musical entertainment, scrumptious dining from the Bay Area's top chefs and restaurants, an impressive selection of regional beers and wines, and dessert and dancing under the stars. Due to the service of alcohol, adults only. No guests under 21 please. $150 per person for Zoo members, and $175 per person for non-members. Tickets to attend the themed Patron Party are $350 per person.

SAN DIEGO Zoo Rendezvous In The Zoo (R•I•T•Z) t Saturday, June 18, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.
sandiegozoo.org/ritz/
$450 per person
$900 per person R•I•T•Z Circle Preferred Seating
Contact Marilyn Neumann: 619-287-5435
sdzooritz@ gmail.com
Cocktails, gourmet dining, and animal friends at the annual black-tie, fund-raising gala will benefit the new Children's Zoo. Fine Dining Lavish hors d'oeuvres, hosted cocktails, and a 3-course gourmet dinner. Joan Embery & Friends Conservation ambassador Joan Embery and her animal friends. Live Entertainment Spectacular, high-energy live musical entertainment and dancing. Silent Auction

BAKERSFIELD Beastly Ball May 7, 2016 6 p.m.
calmzoo.org
$125 person
Tour and gourmet dinner, auction, music and no-host bar CALM – California's Premier Native Zoo and Garden 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93306 - 661-872-2256

EUREKA Brew at the Zoo May 7, 2016 4 -8 p.m.
sequoiaparkzoo.net This fun-filled evening includes: beer tasting from 17 breweries, live music, food trucks and tasty pub-style food at the Zoo Café, all in the unique Zoo settings. Ticket price includes: general zoo admission, souvenir tasting glass and the opportunity to enjoy ales from 17 breweries. Fun Brew merchandise on sale to commemorate the evening.
Sequoia Park Zoo
3414 W St
Eureka, CA 95503
$35-$50
Chelsa Green 707-442-5649 x 203

SANTA BARBARA Zoo Roar & Pour Wine Festival May 7, 2016, 5-8 p.m.
sbzoo.org
Wine tasting event where the animals stay out late and the Zoo is open so guests can stroll and sip. Featuring tastings from more than 20 local wineries, tasty eats available for purchase from local food trucks and Rincon Catering, music, and more! Like a little picnic with your wine? Pre-order a Roar & Pour Picnic Box and it will be ready and waiting for you at the event
$60
Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara,CA93103
(805) 962-5339