(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is giving the public a chance to listen to live music, feed a giraffe, and enjoy an adult beverage on the mountainside on Thursday, June 26.
CMZoo’s Moonlight on the Mountain is the zoo’s most popular after-hours event, exclusively for adults 21 and up, according to CMZoo. VIP tickets are already sold out, and general admission tickets are selling fast.
The event gives attendees the chance to enjoy the talents of 10 local musicians, and generously donated food and drink samples from around 40 breweries, restaurants, and more from the Front Range region.
General admission tickets include:
Complimentary souvenir sampling cup and spork, which help us make this a waste-wise event.
All-inclusive beverage sampling from regional breweries, wineries, distilleries, and non-alcoholic beverage purveyors, while supplies last.
All-inclusive food sampling from regional restaurants, while supplies last.
Live musical entertainment throughout the Zoo.
Evening animal viewing, including giraffe feeding, for $3 per lettuce bundle! Most animal areas will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Primate World will be closed. The penguin building and grizzly bear viewing area will close at dusk.
Access to scheduled animal demonstrations and keeper talks
6:30 p.m. Hippo Demo – Water’s Edge: Africa, Hippo Plaza
7 p.m. Sloth Family Demo – Scutes Family Gallery
8 p.m. Elephant Keeper Chat – Encounter Africa, Elephant Barn
General admission tickets are $79.75 per person; ticket prices increase to $89.75 on June 26.

