(BIVN) – The 4th annual “Boo at the Zoo” event will be held this weekend from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens.
The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation and Friends of the Panaʻewa Zoo (FOZ) welcome the community to the two-day event set for Saturday, October 24th, and Sunday, October 25th.
Admission will be free, officials say, and attendees can look forward to treats, animal interactions, activities, food vendors, and a keiki costume contest.
The County provides this additional information:
- Admission to the zoo will be free during the event. FOZ will sell trick-or-treat bags for $1 cash, which will be required to receive treats, and proceeds will be used to enhance the zoo.
- Face painting will start at 2 p.m. at the pavilion outside the zoo prior to the event.
- The Costume Contest is at 4:30 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the large pavilion.
- The zoo will close its gates to regular visitors at 2 p.m. on event days to allow for event set-up. There will be no Petting Zoo on Oct. 24.
- Event parking will be at the zoo parking lot and the Pana‘ewa Equestrian Center parking lot.
