National Conservation Zoo
Opening times today: 10am - 4:30pm (Last entry at 3:30pm)
Check out all the spectacular events we have coming up at the zoo.
From 13 November - 3 January, Chester Zoo will transform after dark into a glowing world of light, colour and sound.
8 NovemberWorkshops and talks for young people 16-35 to share their conservation stories.
2-day weekday, 3-day weekday and weekend clubs available!Tax-Free childcare back for 2025
Join us for the ninth annual Nature Fest - a fun-filled, free-to-enter event celebrating the beauty of native wildlife and plant life conservation.
29 Aug 2025£140Learn what skills you need for a career in conservation
Delivered over four Saturdays in 2025 - SOLD OUTFree to attend. Plan and deliver a conservation project alongside zoo conservationists
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.
All 2025 dates availableFREE to attendFor people with dementia, their families and friends to meet.
19 - 20 Jan 2026Two day course for complete beginners to using GIS software, including hands on practice with the software.
