Do you love trains? If you’ve got a “one track” mind, join the fun as we celebrate trains at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Check out model trains in the Zoo’s Discovery Pavilion and be sure to catch a ride on the Zoo’s C.P. Huntington Train.

Do you love trains? If you’ve got a “one track” mind, join the fun as we celebrate trains at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Come and meet Bluey & Bingo, everyone’s favorite Heelers, in person for plenty of smiles and a photo at Zoo for All, the after-hours party for kids. Ticket also includes bounce houses, train rides, face painting, music, and more. Zoo closes at 3 PM.

With six nights of “spell-a-bration,” there’s plenty of time to get into the Halloween spirit as the Zoo offers safe trick-­or-treating and “monster-ous” thrills and chills.Zoo closes at 3:30 PM.

With six nights of “spell-a-bration,” there’s plenty of time to get into the Halloween spirit as the Zoo offers safe trick-­or-treating and “monster-ous” thrills and chills. Zoo closes at 3:30 PM.

With six nights of “spell-a-bration,” there’s plenty of time to get into the Halloween spirit as the Zoo offers safe trick-­or-treating and “monster-ous” thrills and chills. Zoo closes at 3:30 PM.

We are so excited to once again host naturalist/author Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson at the Zoo. These “turtle-y” passionate folks have created another wonderful ode to their love of chelonians, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell.

With six nights of “spell-a-bration,” there’s plenty of time to get into the Halloween spirit as the Zoo offers safe trick-­or-treating and “monster-ous” thrills and chills. Zoo closes at 3:30 PM.