{"id":73898,"date":"2016-10-08T17:15:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T21:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=73898"},"modified":"2016-10-06T23:20:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T03:20:28","slug":"utica-zoo-spooktacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=73898","title":{"rendered":"Utica Zoo Spooktacular"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"porcupine-pumpkin\"<\/a>Dress up in your favorite costume and bring the whole family trick-or- treating at Utica Zoo\u2019s 30th annual\u00a0Spooktacular fundraising event. Spooktacular is a three-day Halloween event on Oct. 28 and 29 from 6 to 9 p.m.\u00a0and Oct. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. (Please note that the Utica Zoo will open at noon Sunday the 30.) Will you dare\u00a0to ride the Haunted Hayride? Watch Frankenstein become zapped to life in the amphitheater. Spooktacular is a rain or\u00a0shine event with free parking at the Utica Zoo. Additional free parking with bus shuttles will be available at the Parkway\u00a0Rec Center and MVCC Payne Hall Lot.<\/p>\n

Admission is $3 per person on Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday is $3 for Utica Zoo Members and $5 for not-yet\u00a0members. A members-only line will be available for all three days, and infants get in free. Admission includes trick-or-treating at 13 different stations throughout the zoo. Dancers from Maria Christina\u2019s School of Dance will perform the\u00a0famous Thriller dance on Friday and Saturday night. The Haunted Hayride is $3 per person and not included in admission.<\/p>\n

Relive your Spooktacular memories by getting your photo taken by Whitesboro Fun Pix. Food trucks and vendors will be\u00a0there, including Grapevine Gyros, Holy Smoques BBQ Fusion, and Voss\u2019 at the Zoo. Most vendors are cash only and an\u00a0ATM is located on site near the Sinnott Education Center.<\/p>\n

Sunday will be a fall festival. It is the best day to see the animals, and most of them will get pumpkins for\u00a0enrichment. Sunday also features Autumn Avenue in the Rotary Pavilion with vendors like Candy Jar Confections, Tibbitts\u00a0Maple, and the Cheese Filled Company. Remsen Social Club will perform live bluegrass music Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Utica Zoo Spooktacular is sponsored by MVP Healthcare and Mix 102.5. Trick-or- Treat stations are sponsored by\u00a0Fidelis Care, Utica Zoo\u00a0Docents,\u00a0OCM Boces\u00a0Animal Science,\u00a0AMF Pin-O- Rama,\u00a0Little Caesars,\u00a0Karate USA,\u00a0Woodforest\u00a0Bank,\u00a0Master Cuts,\u00a0Walmart, Strawberry Patch Learning Center, Wilcor, Last Tangle Salon, Utica Teachers Union, Amazing\u00a0Gracie\u2019s Gift Foundation, and Rockin\u2019 Jump. Sponsorships and volunteer opportunities may still be available. Email\u00a0events@uticazoo.org for more information.<\/p>\n

To stay up to date on all things Utica Zoo, visit UticaZoo.org. Daily updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UticaZoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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