Department of Education, Taipei City Government

The Taipei Zoo has extended its nighttime opening period during the summer for 9 Saturdays starting from July 6th, inviting you to join the “Night FUN Adventure at the Zoo!”

When the temperature cools at night, it is the best time to visit the zoo and look for animals! Starting from July 6, the heavily anticipated night opening of the zoo will be extended to 9 p.m. for nine consecutive Saturday nights. This year, with "Night FUN Adventure at the Zoo" as our main topic, we planned the “Zoo’s 110th Birthday - Searching for the Lost Wild”, which includes activities such as a treasure hunt activity with maps and stamp collecting, night conversations, Saturday parent-child movies at the education center, Animal Behavioral Academy, and other fun activities. Invite your friends and families to come and visit the Taipei Zoo at night!

Chen Yi-Tsun, director of the Taipei Zoo, said that this year coincides with the 110th anniversary of the zoo's founding. The night opening will be extended during the summer vacation to celebrate the zoo's birthday, and the "Night FUN Zoo" series will be planned to celebrate the main 13 species. Educational activities include everyone's favorite Saturday "Night Keeper's Talk." This year, we provided multiple presentations, including the "Animals are Ready for Dinner!" events, so that everyone can observe the animals' feeding habits and behaviors, such as clouded leopards, African Wild Ass, Addax, Zebra, Common Eland  etc. Through first-hand stories and knowledge from the Keepers, everyone can better understand animal wisdom and conservation research while also observing the animals’ nighttime behaviors.

This year, the "Night FUN Adventure Train" was specially launched for the zoo's 110th birthday. The tourist train will take children and adults to explore secret areas of the zoo that are not usually open to the public. Visitors can listen to the Taipei grass frogs that the zoo is actively reviving and observe their activities in the wild. The "Insect Cinema" is also set up for visitors to explore, so please enjoy the animal gallery through the Guangping tunnel and the views of the Tropical Rainforest area to experience a night-time expedition. 

The Zoo created a "Searching for the Lost Wild" treasure hunt map for visitors who like to visit the zoo at night. From July 6 to August 31, 9 Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m., everybody is welcome. Remember to collect a treasure map from the visitor center and collect 13 special stamps hidden around the park, including stamps of the Black bear, Eurasian otter, Malayan tapir, Vietnam pheasant, Red panda, Malayan tigers, Western Lowland Gorilla , and the Taipei grass frog, and also join in on the Keeper’s Talk with our main topics on koalas, Malayan tigers, pangolins, Asian elephants, and Roti island snake-necked turtles. Our animals serve as conservation guardians and await you to “Searching for the Lost Wild ”! As long as you find 6 different treasure hunt stamps, you can head on over to the Visitor Center  to exchange for a small gift (one person is limited to one gift).

The Education Center lobby has become the "Amazing Wildlife Adventures Movie" on Saturdays. It cooperates with the Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation to broadcast animation of  momo mini Kids Theater , allowing the imagination and wonder of the animal world to join everyone's sweet dreams at night. The Taipei Municipal Zoo will be open at night during the 2024 summer vacation. It will be open for nine Saturdays from July 6 to August 31. Everyone is welcome to participate in weekly exciting activities and have a happy summer vacation!