Holiday Gift Ideas

Goat feeding and Zoolights!

Meet our magnificent herd of goats up-close and personal in this one-of-a-kind holiday-themed private animal encounter for you and your household, every day at 4:30pm just before Zoolights.

Meet Button, Buckle, Sugar and Spice among others as you spend some quality time giving them a good grooming. Pose for a photo with your favorite new friend and then reward your buddies with a nutritious, delicious and festive treat. These groovy goats can’t wait to meet you – book your special experience today!

It’s the perfect gift for the whole family.

Share a special message with a wild touch.

Animal Shoutouts are a fantastic way of sending a customized video greeting to a friend or loved one – complete with their favorite animal! Hear one of our zookeepers speak your message alongside a sloth, seal or other adorable animal.

Perfect for holiday or “missing you” messages.

COMING SOON: Special Holiday Shoutouts!

Give the gift of AWESOME!

It’s the ultimate gift: the thrill of getting up close to more than a dozen massive sharks while learning about their biology and how we can protect them in the wild. Hovering nurse sharks. Gliding sand tiger and sandbar sharks. Black tip reef sharks and silvery crevalle jack – all just feet away in the South Pacific Aquarium’s Outer Reef habitat.

Book a date or buy a gift card.

Animals, all year long.

Share the excitement of discovering animals with a Zoo membership, or double the fun with a combo membership that grants unlimited year-long admission to both the Zoo and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park!

Give wonder and joy.

Give a magical evening of holiday wonder with tickets to Zoolights. Your loved ones can explore seas of dazzling lights, be inspired by all-new animal displays, and warm up with tasty treats.

Browse the Zoo’s outdoor gift kiosk for high-quality creations perfect for any budget. Find unique gifts from local artisans, handmade jewelry, plush animals, science toys, books, clothing, and more!

“Adopt” a Zoo animal to help support animal care, wildlife conservation and the Zoo’s educational programs. Each adoption gift comes with a stuffed animal, adoption certificate, animal fact sheet and photo.

Looking for the perfect gift for an animal-lover? Book a family Animal Experience: touring the Zoo, feeding goats, training HeroRATS.  Start a new holiday tradition!

What are you waiting for?

Give the gift of wild these holidays with an experience at our sister zoo, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.

Located near Eatonville, WA, just an hour from Tacoma, the park offers you the chance to see native Northwest wildlife: bison, moose, elk, mountain goat and more in our Free-Roaming Area, plus cougar, grizzly bear, lynx and other forest animals on the walking trails.

On a Keeper Adventure Tour, get off the tram tour roads and into the adventure of a lifetime. Ride a Jeep, meet a keeper and get up close and personal with animals!

Or just gift a membership to bring your loved one nature all year long.