Beastly Bash 2025

Name: Beastly Bash 2025
Start: 2025-09-19T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-19T23:00:00-05:00
Location: Minnesota Zoo

Schedule

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 05:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Minnesota Zoo | Apple Valley, MN

Join the Minnesota Zoo Foundation on Friday, September 19 for a one-of-a-kind party beneath the stars at this year's Beastly Bash. Experience the Minnesota Zoo like never before at this unforgettable, can't-miss gala as we celebrate a wild night for new beginnings!
Enjoy live entertainment, exciting animal demonstrations, delicious food and drink, and discover how you can help the Zoo give orphaned, injured, and rescued wildlife a second chance to thrive. When you attend the Beastly Bash, you'll make a difference for animals — those who need a new home at the Zoo and their counterparts in the wild. All ticket sales and donations benefit the Minnesota Zoo.
Ticket information:
General Admission Ticket: $250
Complimentary food, complimentary cash bar, and complimentary valet parking
VIP Ticket: $500
Complimentary food, complimentary cash bar, complimentary valet parking, early access to the pre-party cocktail hour at 5 pm, and reserved program seating
Conservation Cabana: Starting at $12,500 and 10 guests
A private, reserved space for the entire evening, complimentary food, hosted bars, complimentary parking, early access to the pre-party cocktail hour at 5 pm, reserved program seating, PLUS special access to exclusive passed appetizers, an additional hosted Cabana Bar, and a special visit from an animal ambassador
RSVP:
Purchase your tickets at MNZooFoundation.org/BeastlyBash or contact the Foundation at [email protected] or 952.431.9237.
To sponsor the Beastly Bash, please contact Ben Nelson at [email protected] or 612.432.4824.
Event Information:
5 pm: Cabana and VIP ticket holders’ cocktail reception
Complimentary food, hosted bars, animal encounters, and entertainment
6 pm: Main event
Complimentary food, hosted and cash bars, animal encounters, and entertainment
7:30 pm: Promenade to program
8 pm: Captivating program and live auction
9 pm: Moonlit after party
Monkey around with glow-in-the-dark, oversized arcade-style games, create animal enrichment items, indulge in desserts, and dance the night away
11 pm: Bid farewell