Spooky Spirits

Oct. 14 | 6-10 p.m.

Tickets on sale now!
Tickets will be available for purchase onsite.

Join us for a chilling good time. Spooky Spirits, presented by KeyBank, is the third event in our After Hours 21+ Event Series. Add a fright to your night and sport your most creative costumes! Enjoy bone-chilling entertainment, yard games, fall-themed snacks and exclusive access to the Zoo’s award-winning, naturalistic habitats.

What can I expect at Spooky Spirits?

  • A welcome tent will be set up near the entrance where you will receive a complimentary drink provided by Griffin Claw Brewing Company 
  • A selection of themed specialty cocktails, as well as cider, beer, wine, seltzers and more! 
  • A haunted trail sure to give you goose bumps! 
  • Costume contest with “fang-tastic” prizes 
  • Exclusive access to see IT: The 4D Experience in the Ford Education Center.  
  • Live entertainment
  • Animal habitat chats
  • Themed photo opportunities
  • Additional tasting tickets will be available to purchase – one for $6 or two for $10 – at the Consumers Energy Events Pavilion and the Carousel. 

All attendees must be 21 or older; photo ID is required. 

TICKET OPTIONS:

General admission | $50/person

  • Admission to the Spooky Spirits
  • Six “spooky spirit” tastings (additional tasting tickets will be available for purchase on a limited basis)
  • Unlimited live entertainment, games and access to the Zoo’s habitats

General admission designated driver (DD) | $30/person
DD ticketholders are not permitted to consume alcohol at the event.

  • Admission to Spooky Spirits
  • Unlimited soft drinks
  • Unlimited live entertainment, games and access to the Zoo’s habitats until twilight

VIP admission | $85/person SOLD OUT

  • All features of the general admission ticket PLUS:
    • Access to the VIP lounge located in Table 28
    • Complimentary food options, exclusive to VIP guests
    • Two additional drink tastings to be enjoyed in the VIP lounge
    • Commemorative gift

VIP admission designated driver (DD) | $65/person
VIP DD ticketholders are not permitted to consume alcohol at the event.

  • All features of the general admission DD ticket PLUS:
    • Access to the VIP lounge located in Table 28
    • Complimentary food options, exclusive to VIP guests
    • Commemorative gift

Parking | $8/vehicle

  • All event guests, including members, are required to purchase a parking pass
  • $8 fee per vehicle
  • It is recommended to purchase parking in advance to avoid long lines at the Zoo entrance

General Admission Ticket Holders
General admissions ticket Holders will be directed to park and enter the Zoo at the main gates.
Your general admission ticket entitles you to SIX tasting punches.
REMINDER: If you purchased the After Hours four-pack, the original tickets you were emailed at the time of purchase are you tickets for tomorrow evening. If you are unable to locate your original email, please contact out guest experience team before arrival at (248) 545-5717 or info@dzs.org. 

VIP Ticket Holders
VIP ticket holders will be directed to park in the 10 Mile Road surface lot and enter the Zoo at the Rackham Fountain Entrance (also known as the members only entrance).
Your VIP ticket entitles you to EIGHT tasting punches.
The VIP lounge is located inside Table 28. Here, the four exclusive VIP tasting selections are available until last pour at 9:45 p.m., and exclusive food options are available until 8 p.m. You must show your VIP card to enter.
Don’t forget to pick up you VIP gift at Table 28!

Last call is at 9:30 p.m., and last pour is at 9:45 p.m. 

Please remember that drinking and driving is dangerous to all. For your safety and convenience, you are welcome to leave your vehicle at the Detroit Zoo overnight for pickup tomorrow. For guests wanting to use a rideshare app tonight, please set your pickup location to 25001 Woodward Ave. Your driver will be directed into the Woodward lot outside the main entrance near the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. 

Cabs will also be stationed at the main entrance for your convenience and can be contacted at (877) GRN-TAXI. 

Costume Guidelines: 

We encourage you to have fun and get creative with your costumes when attending Spooky Spirits at the Detroit Zoo. Costumes worn during these events, however, should not contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may accidentally harm another Guest. In addition, balloons of any kind, as well as sports balls, bouncy balls or other similar types of balls are not allowed on Zoo grounds. 

How does Spooky Spirits support the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) mission? 

By attending events hosted by the Detroit Zoo, you are directly supporting the DZS mission of Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places. Your event admission provides support so that DZS can continue to demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability.