Pumpkin Palooza at the North Carolina Zoo, Nov. 8 & 9, 2025
A Smashing Good Time!
Pumpkin Palooza is a fall tradition at the North Carolina Zoo where animals get tasty pumpkins for enrichment. Guests can enjoy watching the animals from around the Zoo pound, stomp, crush, and eat pumpkins.
Pumpkin Palooza is included with general admission and will be held November 8 & 9, 2025. Check back for habitat locations and pumpkin feeding times.
Saturday, November 8
9:30 Giraffe (Africa)
9:30 Baboon (Africa)
10:00 Black bear (North America)
11:00 Grizzly (North America)
1:30 Red River Hog (Africa)
1:30 Arctic Foxes (North America)
2:00 Polar Bear (North America)
3:00 Grasslands (Africa)
Sunday, November 9
10:00 Cougar (North America)
11:00 Elephant South (Africa)
11:00 Prairie (North America)
11:15 Sand Cat (North America)
11:35 Ocelot (North America)
1:30 Lemur (Africa)
2:00 North American River Otter (North America)
2:00 Chimp (Africa)
3:00 Bobcat (North America)