Explore Bristol Zoo Project after-hours with live music and performance, bespoke animal talks and delicious food and drinks.
Watch the zoo come alive at night, experiencing the different ways our animals behave in the evening.
Members and company members get 10% off!
Friday 20 June, Friday 18 July
6-9pm
Enjoy live musical performances around the zoo, from the Walled Garden to Base Camp Pizzeria and underneath the Wilder gorilla statue.
There'll be beautiful melodies from members of the Bristol Symphony Orchestra, a harpist, a folk band, a choir from Bristol Drugs Project* and even sea shanties**!
Plus, get your dancing shoes on for a silent disco in the Fun Fort play area!
*20 June only
**18 July only
PERFORM
Friday 4 July, Friday 1 August
6-9pm
Discover a range of performances dotted around the zoo, from magicians to stilt walkers.
Plus, be amazed at the amazing acrobatics of our roaming aerial performer, and drop in to our salsa workshops in the Fun Fort to learn some new moves!
Don't miss...
Bear Wood
Step back in time to a woodland where brown bears, wolverines, lynxes and wolves still roam. Explore a winding treetop walkway and learn about these amazing animals.
Red pandas
Red pandas are crepuscular, which means they're most active at dawn and dusk – so you'll have a great chance of seeing our panda pair, Neora and Laya, up close at Summer Lates!
Delicious food and drink
Grab a refreshing drink from the bar, or a freshly-baked sourdough pizza from Base Camp Pizzeria to enjoy as you immerse yourself in the entertainment on offer.
Lemur Walkthrough
Watch ring-tailed, ruffed and mongoose lemurs leap, run and play all around you in our immersive habitat. When we say you can get up close to animals, we mean it!
Summer Lates FAQs
Tickets for this event must be pre-purchased and will not be available on the door. Tickets are limited in availability to ensure that our visitors have the best possible experience.
Members and company members receive 10% off tickets!
Interested in membership? Find out more here.
All of Bristol Zoo Project will be open with added bonus of incredible themed entertainment and activities!
Each Summer Lates event will begin at 6pm, the site will be cleared at 9pm.
Last entry to Bear Wood will be at 8.30pm, to allow visitors enough time to enjoy the incredible walk through ancient woodland.
We will be opening our doors at 6pm, but if you do arrive early feel free to get in line at our ticket office.
Bristol Zoo Project welcomes everyone, however, Summer Lates are most suitable for over 16s.
You are welcome to bring your own food and drink to the Summer Lates events. Please use the recycling facilities provided or take rubbish home with you.
If you visit during the day, you will need to leave the site when it closes at 5pm and return for 6pm. Summer Lates are a completely separate event, and ticket, to our standard day admission.
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You cannot leave your car in the car park overnight. Security guards will be locking the gates to the car park after the event has ended and visitors have left the site.
*SUMMER10 promotional code valid until midnight on Friday 2 May 2025. Promotional codes cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Code only valid on full priced tickets, not valid for use on already discounted member tickets. We reserve the right to reject any promotional voucher or discount code for any reason.
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