Hours & Directions

Food location hours & animal appearances vary by season. Please check the Zoo Today page for a complete listing of what will be open on the day of your visit!

Operating Hours

The Zoo is open January 1st – December 31st at 10am. The Zoo is closed on December 25 only.

January 2 – March 8: 10am-5pm
March 9 – May 24: 10am-5pm (early entry at 9am for members & Adventure Ticket holders)
May 25 – September 2: 10am-6pm (early entry at 9am for members & Adventure Ticket holders)
September 3 – October 31: 10am-5pm (early entry at 9am for members & Adventure Ticket holders)
November 1 – November 15: 10am-5pm
November 16 – January 4: PNC Festival of Lights – 10am-9pm (Sundays-Thursdays)/ 10am-10pm (Fridays-Saturdays)

*PNC Festival of Lights is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve. The Zoo is closed all day on Christmas.

Questions about your visit?

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions Page for more information or contact us!

EARLY ENTRY: Early Entry for Zoo Members and Adventure Ticket holders is daily at 9am!

Getting Here

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is located at 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. You can also take Metro routes 1, 46, 38x, 78 or hop on a Red Bike.

The I-71 Martin Luther King interchangeis now open! Use this from exit 3 off of I-71. Coming from I-75? Try exiting at Hopple Street.

Zoo Parking

On heavy attendance days, the Zoo may open overflow parking lots to accommodate visitors. Overflow parking lots are opened on an as-needed basis and may not all be open on some days.

Please follow advice of our parking attendants and directional signs to guide you to the nearest lot with parking spaces available. Visiting before 11am or after 2pm on beautiful weather days and holidays will help you to avoid most traffic.