May 18     Rain date is May 19

Time 2:30 p.m.

When you go backstage with us, you become a partner in the Zoo’s work to protect and conserve wildlife.

This backstage pass puts you takes you on one of our rare behind the scenes visit to the Elephant barn and see the multimillion dollar facility where the Zoo houses its elephants.

Backstage Pass to this even have plenty of time to ask questions and talk with the keepers while touring the barn  Children must be 12 years old or older to attend.

This once-a-year tour of the barn is available to Zoo Society members for $99 and to non-society members for $109.  All, or nearly all, of the cost of the ticket price is tax deductible as a donation to the NC Zoo Society.