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Spend the night at the Oakland Zoo with your troop and meet girls from other troops as you come together at our Girl Scout Council Events! Earn a patch/badge (provided by the Zoo at the end of your program*) while you play games, learn about animals on a private tour of the Zoo, meet an Education animal up-close, and take part in exciting activities. Overnight Council events are offered for Brownie, Junior, and Older Girls Scout Troops.
Minimum group size is 15, maximum group size is 100. Zoo admission is included for the day after your program.
An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening night hike around the Zoo, where you'll get a look at what the Zoo is like after all of the guests leave. Afterwards, enjoy snacks, meet an animal ambassador up-close, and participate in fun activities before heading to bed in the auditorium of our Education Center.
In the morning, your group will enjoy a tasty continental breakfast in Maddie's Center for Science and Environmental Education and pack up all of your things. After breakfast, you'll get to take a private morning tour to see some of the animals before the guests arrive. You will have completed all of the requirements to earn your patch(es)/badge(s) by the end of the morning. Once the program ends, you may head back home or feel free to take the rest of your morning to visit the Zoo with your group.
For single-badge programs, groups arrive at the Zoo at 7:00pm and the program ends the next morning at 9:00am. For badge bonanzas, the program ends at 10:30 am. These overnights are offered in the spring and fall by reservation. Rain or shine, this night is sure to be a memorable experience that everyone will enjoy!
Want an overnight that is just for your group? CLICK HERE for information about our Bedtime With the Beasts program.
Single-Badge Overnights
Brownie Animal Try-It Overnight
Get a special look at what goes on at the zoo after the rest of the guests leave. Enjoy a nocturnal tour of the Wayne and Gladys Valley Children's Zoo, a yummy late-night snack, games, a continental breakfast, and an early morning rainforest tour. Plus, go behind the scenes to learn how we care for animals here at the Zoo and then make toys and treats for them. Or make a toy to take home for your special pet. You'll complete all of the requirements necessary to earn the Animals Try-It while making memories to last a lifetime!
Fee: $45 per adult - $45 per child. All adults and children must register.
Brownie Eco-Explorer Try-It Overnight
What do all the animals in the zoo do after the people go home? Find out in this overnight adventure. Explore the food chain and animal habitats with a nocturnal zoo tour and habitat craft activity. Meet an education animal up close. Enjoy a late night snack and snuggle down in the comfort of our Education Center. After waking to the sounds of the animals, explore some more with a scavenger hunt in the Zoo's butterfly garden and an early morning zoo tour. Become an ecological explorer and earn a Try-It in this fun and exciting overnight adventure.
Fee: $45 per adult - $45 per child. All adults and children must register.
Junior Girl Scout Wildlife Badge Overnight
Come to the zoo and become a true wildlife biologist. Learn about researching in the field, and do a bit of research yourself! Meet one of our education animal ambassadors up close and learn about the tools it uses to be successful in the wild. Explore the Zoo at night, enjoy a late night snack, play a game, and snuggle down in the comfort of our Education Center. Enjoy a tasty continental breakfast before heading out into the zoo for a private tour to continue our field research. You'll complete all of the requirements necessary to earn your Wildlife Badge while having the time of your life on this exciting overnight.
Fee: $45 per adult - $45 per child. All adults and children must register.
Junior Girl Scout Plants and Animals Badge Overnight
What better place to study plants and animals than the Oakland Zoo? Visit our zoo animals when they're in their most natural state- when the zoo is closed to the public. You'll embark on a zoo scavenger hunt, meet one of our education animal ambassadors up close, and try your hand at animal training the Oakland Zoo way. Plus, take home an art project that will grow even more beautiful with time. After a late night snack, get a good night's sleep, because in the morning the exploration continues with an early morning zoo tour to see the animals as they awaken!
Fee: $45 per adult - $45 per child. All adults and children must register.
Older Girls Zoo Careers Overnight
What does it take to keep animals healthy in the zoo? What exactly does a veterinarian do? What kinds of jobs exist that work with animals? Find the answers to all these questions and more at an overnight designed especially for older girl scouts. See what the zoo is like at night after all the guests have gone home. Go behind-the-scenes to see firsthand how our animals are cared for, and make enrichment for our zoo animals. After you snuggle down in the comfort of our auditorium at night, enjoy a tasty continental breakfast before heading out into the Zoo for a private tour to watch the animals enjoy what you made just for them!
Fee: $45 per adult - $45 per child. All adults and children must register.
Multi-Badge Overnights
New! Brownie Badge Bonanza Overnight: Animals Try-It & Eco-Explorer Try-It
Get a special look at what goes on at the zoo after the rest of the guests leave. Explore animal habitats and adaptations on a nocturnal tour of the Wayne and Gladys Valley Children's Zoo, and make your own habitat craft to take home. Enjoy a yummy late-night snack, games, a continental breakfast, and an early morning private tour. Meet an education animal up close, and go on a scavenger hunt in our butterfly garden. Plus- go behind the scenes to learn how we care for animals here at the zoo. You'll complete all of the requirements necessary to earn your Animals Try-It and Eco-Explorer Try-It badges all in one night while making memories to last a lifetime!
Fee: $60 per adult - $60 per child. All adults and children must register.
New! Junior Girl Scout Badge Bonanza Overnight: Plants and Animals Badge & Wildlife Badge
What better place to study plants and animals than the Oakland Zoo? Visit our zoo animals when their in their most natural state- when the zoo is closed to the public. Learn about wildlife research in the field, and do a bit of research yourself with the tools of a wildlife biologist! You'll embark on a zoo scavenger hunt, take a private night tour, meet one of our education animal ambassadors up close, and try your hand at animal training the Oakland Zoo way. Plus, take home an art project that will grow even more beautiful with time. After a late night snack, get a good night's sleep, because in the morning the exploration continues with an early morning zoo tour to see the animals as they awaken!
Fee: $60 per adult - $60 per child. All adults and children must register.
*Patches/Badges awarded: Animal Try-It or Eco-Explorer Try-It (Brownie); Wildlife, Plants and Animals Badge, (Junior); Oakland Zoo Patches are available for Older Girls for $4 per patch.
Reservations
- Please Click Here to download a Council / Event Request Form.
- The cost is $45 per adult and $45 per child for single-badge overnights. For multi-badge overnights, the cost is $60 per adult and $60 per child. All adults and children must register.
- One adult chaperone is required for every ten girls.
- Minimum 15; maximum 100
Reservation/Cancellation Policy for all Education Programs (Effective 5/1/09)
When to Book.................... Please send in your request at least 6 weeks in advance of the date you would like to reserve. We cannot accommodate requests for bookings less than two weeks prior to the event.
How to Book........................Download the Council Event Request Form from our website, fill out completely and send to our Reservations Dept via fax (510) 635-5719 or email at
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Payment Due..................... Within 2 weeks of making the reservation to hold your space. Reservations made less than 4 weeks in advance must pay in full at the time the reservation is made
Cancellation........................ 31 days or more prior: Payment is refunded minus $50 cancellation fee
30 days or fewer prior: No refunds will be made though payment may be applied to the same program the next year
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