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Date & Time

Friday, September 20, 2024
7:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Sponsor

Official Wine Partner of Zoo Fundraising Events:

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Sponsorship Packages

For sponsorship questions, please contact David Plogmann at 513-487-3324 or [email protected]

Zoofari 2024

Celebrate a majestic evening at the Cincinnati Zoo during Zoofari 2024 presented by Western & Southern Financial Group and Fort Washington Investment Advisors!

Cincinnati’s see-and-be-seen event of the season, Zoofari 2024: Celebrating Elephants of India, will celebrate our biggest habitat ever, Elephant Trek. As the premiere party with a purpose, Zoofari attracts over 2,500 guests and is the largest fundraising event at the

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. This event raises integral support for the care and sustainability of almost 400 animal and 3,000 plant species, groundbreaking conservation efforts, and educational outreach programs.

This year’s Zoofari theme inspiration is Elephant Trek, a spectacular five-acre landscape of habitat and gardens with engaging features for animals and humans alike. The habitat will support a multi-generational Asian elephant herd and put our Zoo on the leading edge of elephant care, research, and management.

Your regal experience through the Zoo includes:

  • Food sampling from local restaurants
  • A variety of signature cocktails and libations
  • Exclusive Animal Experiences
  • Henna Artists
  • Live Entertainment
  • Silent Disco
  • And so much more!
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Check out Last Years Event

Zoofari 2023: Moonlit Mountains was a major success raising over 1 million dollars for the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden!

View a Recap of Last Year’s Event

Elephant Trek

In 2015, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden broke ground on the BIGGEST construction project in Zoo history! Elephant Trek is the result of a BIG vision that represents our Zoo’s role as a champion of Asian elephant conservation, both here in the U.S. and in the places these animals live around the world.  By creating a BIGGER space for a BIGGER herd of elephants to thrive, we are making a BIG commitment to Asian elephant breeding and conservation that will demonstrate to our visitors the power and beauty of co-existence for animals and humans. In November 2023, the Cincinnati Zoo’s Asian Elephant Herd got a little bigger! We welcomed two females and two young males from Dublin, Ireland as the first residents of Elephant Trek! Guests at Zoofari will be able to celebrate and explore this brand new habitat.

What to Wear

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Zero Waste Event
A “zero waste event” is largely defined as at least 90% of the event waste will be diverted from the landfill. To make this happen, all single-use products provided will be made of compostable material and are BPI certified. As we are using an industrial composter, products such as plates, silverware, cups, and napkins will all be able to be composted.

All of our standard trash cans throughout the zoo will be converted into compost bins for Zoo La La, meaning you will only find compost and recycling available. All waste accumulated here can be composted, and all aluminum can be recycled.

If you have any accommodation requests, please contact [email protected]  3 weeks prior to event.