National Conservation Zoo
Opening times today: 10am - 5pm (Last entry at 4pm)
Check out all the spectacular events we have coming up at the zoo.
2-day weekday, 3-day weekday and weekend clubs available!Tax-Free childcare back for 2025
All 2025 dates availableFREE to attendFor people with dementia, their families and friends to meet.
29 Aug 2025£140Learn what skills you need for a career in conservation
8 and 9 Jul 2025BIAZA / ABWAK members - £110Showcasing zoo and aquarium research from industry professionals, academics, and students.
Delivered over four Saturdays in 2025 - SOLD OUTFree to attend. Plan and deliver a conservation project alongside zoo conservationists
16 Aug or 23 Aug 2025£40Explore career opportunities in zoology, veterinary, conservation and education.
Afterglow returns 1 - 17 August with golden-hour adventures, performances, festival food and surprise moments around every corner.
7 and 21 AugFree for young people aged 11-17Help plan our annual wildlife festival at the zoo! Share ideas, get creative, and develop your project planning skills.
9 AugFree for young peopleDevelop your wildlife surveying and identification at Chester Zoo Nature Reserve.
Friday 15 AugustPut on your dancing shoes and enjoy an evening filled with thrilling games of bingo, disco beats and a live DJ.
Sunday 21 September
Help protect giraffes in the wild with Run for Nature. Face a new challenge, raise vital funds and have a great day at Chester Zoo.
29 Sept£120Two day course to introduce you to the surveying of small UK mammals.
16 - 17 Oct 2025Two day course for complete beginners to using GIS software, including hands on practice with the software.
8 Nov£100Are you 14-17 years old and have an interest in wildlife photography?
From 13 November - 3 January, Chester Zoo will transform after dark into a glowing world of light, colour and sound.
