Soooo sorry for the confusion (and any frustration you may have encountered). The Denver Zoo pulled a switcheroo and the day to get your tickets to the next FREE day has been changed. It’s now Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (And yes, we triple checked and confirmed with Zoo officials!)
Monkey around with family and friends at the Denver Zoo for FREE in 2024. On select Free Days, the Zoo is giving back to the community with FREE tickets. The next free day at Denver Zoo is Sunday, April 7, 2024. Not everyone can come at once…so the Zoo has gone to a first-come, first-served basis for the tickets. Here’s how to score yours as soon as they are released around noon on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Currently, the Zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with admission windows from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. By our calculations, there will be about 2,800 tickets available.
The Zoo always provides a wild time for families because there’s so much to do and see. Explore Predator Ridge populated with lions and other carnivores, the indoor rainforest Tropical Discovery, the Toyota Elephant Passage, Harmony Hill Bear Habitat, Primate Panorama, Northern Shores and more.
How The Denver Zoo Free Ticket System Now Works
Step 1: Check the chart below for the date tickets will be posted for an upcoming Free Day. Tickets are posted 11 days before each Free Day.
Step 2: At noon on the date listed below, click here to get your Free Day tickets. Tickets are available first-come, first-served. When they are gone, they are gone. Please note that tickets will not be available onsite and walk-ups will not be permitted.
Step 3: You will receive an email confirmation once you have booked your tickets.
Step 4: On your designated Free Day, bring your digital tickets to the Zoo – and have a great day!
THE FINE PRINT: You may book up to 5 tickets for each Free Day based on the number you need for your group. Limit one registration per person, per Free Day.
Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY. No tickets will be available at the Zoo gate.
All guests must have a timed ticket for entry, including children 2 and under.
Tickets are valid only for the specific Free Day and entry time you reserved.
Here’s where to go for more info.
2024 Dates To Remember
Friday, January 5
(tickets released on December 25)
Sunday, January 21
(tickets released on January 10)
Sunday, February 11
(tickets released on January 31)
Sunday, April 7
(tickets released on April 2)
Sunday, November 1
(tickets released on October 23)
Saturday, November 9
(tickets released on October 30)
Sunday, November 17
(tickets released on November 6)
Denver Zoo Members
Member tickets will be available on these community free dates. Please use your membership to reserve your tickets as usual.
Is it to early for the lottery ?
I really wish the Zoo would find a fairer way to distribute tickets instead of making everyone compete with each other at one specific time. What about all those taxpayers unavailable at the exact release time or unable to connect to the site at the precise moment?
There is no lottery anymore. You just go in at the start time when tickets open up and get tickets if available.
The lick above for more info has the correct link to get tickets. The link that says to go here for tickets is for last year. This is the correct link.
https://my.denverzoo.org/freedays/3640?premove=y&promo=31960
Hope this helps!
Please quadruple check. Are the tickets now available Monday, April 1 or Tuesday, April 2? The top of the posting at this time says Tuesday but the middle says Monday in red.
Richard – We specifically asked the Denver Zoo and their website is a bit goofed up (and we told them so), but they confirmed that it will be TUESDAY, April 2.