Evansville, IN – Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is the perfect place to enjoy a safe family Halloween experience on the evenings of 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 during Old National Bank Boo at the Zoo. Trick or treat your way through the Zoo visiting candy stations and enjoying craft activities, giant inflatables, a Mad Scientist, murals, face painting, creepy critters, games, AAZAK’s Tent of Terror, and a magician. Dress up in your favorite costume and arrive anytime between 5:00 & 8:00 p.m. Take a peek at creatures of the night in the Zoo’s Nocturnal Exhibit and trek through AMAZONIA. Visitors of all ages will have a frightfully good time, leaving the Zoo with a bag full of goodies.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Zoo, on www.meskerparkzoo.com, and Old National Bank downtown, One Main Street. Tickets are $6 for Zoo members and $8 for non members. $1 off coupons are available at all 13 Evansville area Old National Banks.
Another feature at this year’s Old National Bank Boo at the Zoo is the Scarecrow Decorating Contest, Sponsored by Monsanto. Contest categories include family/individual or business/organization. Prizes include $250 cash for first place in both categories, $50 for second place in both categories, as well as prizes valuing more than $500 along with a prize pack from Monsanto. Entry forms can be downloaded on www.meskerparkzoo.com.
Zoo gates will close at 2:00 PM on each night of Boo at the Zoo and reopen at 5:00 PM for Boo at the Zoo. Special thanks to Old National Bank, Townsquare Media, Channels 7 & 25, Monsanto Company, Alcoa, Deaconess Clinic, Heritage Federal Credit Union, Prairie Farms, and PCI Skanska and Industrial Contractors Skanska. Please visit www.meskerparkzoo.com for more information.
