Birthday Parties

Let the Hutchinson Zoo help host your child’s birthday party! We have two birthday packages to chose from when planning your party:

 Basic Party Package

• $60 for nonmembers, $40 for members
• Includes: 
  • 2 hour rental of the Education Building
  • 20 train tickets (train runs on a seasonal, weather-dependent basis)
  • Pail of fish food (Pail should be picked up and returned to the gift shop)
  • 30 minutes for set up and 30 minutes for cleanup

Deluxe Party Package

• $75 for nonmembers, $50 for members
• Includes:
  •  all features of Basic Party Package
  • 10 to 15 minute educational Keeper Chat

Reservations

Party reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance and payment is due at the time of making the reservation. This is done to ensure date, time, and room are available and no one else can reserve them. View the full list of birthday party rental rules. Your party cannot be held without a deposit.

For party questions or booking email Hannah. 

Additional Details

Animal Encounter Choice

We a limiting selections of animals for birthday parties at this time. Please feel free to make an animal request; we reserve the right to use a different animal if the need arises. 

Fish Food

The Fish food is for feeding the koi at the pond near the Biomes Building. Fish food may not be fed to the Mini Farm animals, the geese on grounds, or thrown in the small pond by the gift shop. The fish food pail must be brought back to the gift shop prior to leaving the zoo.

Prairie Thunder Railroad

The Prairie Thunder Railroad is run on a volunteer basis. The zoo staff will do everything they can to ensure a volunteer is able to drive the train; however, it is not guaranteed. If the train is not operating due to weather, no volunteer, or any other reason, the tickets will still need to be picked up. These tickets do not expire, so feel free to give them to guests as party favors.