The Detroit Zoo offers winter fun with events like 'Wild Lights' and indoor animal viewings.

The holiday season is upon and if you’re looking for something to do this weekend in metro Detroit, here’s a list of fun happenings.

The Detroit Zoo is celebrating more than just the holidays -- Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness, has given birth to three healthy cubs.

You can say cheers with some beers and holiday lights at a special event at the Detroit Zoo.

A baby giraffe was born at the Detroit Zoo on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

Nighttime spectacle runs through Jan. 4, 2026

The Detroit Zoo is once again lighting up the holiday season with its popular 'Wild Lights' event, offering visitors a festive experience filled with millions of colorful LED lights and holiday cheer.

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A family-favorite tradition returns to the Detroit Zoo

More than 5,000 people gathered at the Detroit Zoo on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, demonstrating their commitment to fighting a disease that affects over 200,000 Michigan residents.

Performances, special guest appearances, and family-friendly activities at the Detroit Zoo.

Zookeepers said the name they chose for the 2-month-old chimpanzee is "very fitting."

Orchestra will play music from “The Lion King”

The Detroit Zoo offered an update on Monday on their Discovery Trails development, which is a seven-acre project that will offer new amenities to visitors.

A plethora of events are taking place this week around Metro Detroit. No matter your age group there something fun for everyone. View the full article to take a look at what's on tap this weekend.

The Detroit Zoo wants you to experience nostalgia and adventure with the return of a fan favorite. Here's what to look for this summer at the zoo.

Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Detroit Zoo Saturday for the 33rd annual Stroll for Epilepsy.

Raffle tickets are available for The Great Zoo Giveaway

While visiting the Great Apes of Harambee habitat at the Detroit Zoo, you can see the lives of apes playing out right before your eyes.

Sunset at the Zoo: An Evening Under the Canopy presented by KeyBank offers visitors a chance to experience the zoo at night while sipping on cocktails.

Adult nights at the Detroit Zoo are back. The After Hours 21+ event series provides an exciting and unique experience to explore the animal kingdom with a cocktail in hand.

The Detroit Zoo announced one of their beloved camels has died.

Meet Haley! She’s the new 22-year-old polar bear who recently arrived at the Detroit Zoo.

The Detroit Zoo is collecting old phones to help protect gorillas through a recycling challenge.

The Detroit Zoological Society introduced new technology aimed at assisting individuals with low vision.

The  Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will reopen on Thursday following a temporary weather closure.

The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will remain closed on Wednesday due to the continued forecast of extremely cold temperatures across Metro Detroit.

Due to the forecasted extreme cold temperatures across Metro Detroit, the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center is closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

There is so much you can do instead of spending all your time at home

Here are the dates and times to see the holiday lights display this year at the Detroit Zoo.

The Detroit Zoo has officially introduced Jagger, a 3-year-old sloth bear, to the public.

Things to do around metro Detroit this weekend

The Detroit Zoo has announced plans for a new 7-acre Discovery Trails.

The Detroit Zoo said goodbye to a beloved lion and welcomed another.

Raise awareness for those impacted by lung disease by participating in the Lung Force Walk at the Detroit Zoo.

Motema -- which translates to “heart” in the Lingala language -- has been selected as the historic baby gorilla’s name.

The first baby gorilla born at the Detroit Zoo in nearly 100 years is in need of a name.

The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history.

The Detroit Zoo announced the death of one of its beloved grizzly bears.

Program allows artist to feature chalk art and educate guests

The Detroit Zoo said that nobody was injured when two grizzly bears entered a restricted area.

Destinations and activities to keep the kids entertained

A 14-year-old southern sea otter named Kit now calls the Detroit Zoo home.

As families make their way to the Detroit Zoo, they will be walking into a new experience.

The Detroit Zoo is finally unveiling the new design for its iconic water tower.

A dinosaur attraction is returning to the Detroit Zoo this summer for the first time since 2022.

The Detroit Zoo is saying goodbye to a lion who has spent more than a decade at the zoo.

The Detroit Zoo is getting ready to reveal a new design for its iconic water tower in Royal Oak.

Dinosaurs are stomping into the Detroit Zoo this summer.

Many will enter, but only one penguin will be crowned the champion of this year’s March of the Penguin Madness contest.

The Detroit Zoo is officially introducing a new king penguin chick.

The Detroit Zoo has announced that river otter "Whiskers" has died at the advanced age of 21.

A beloved sea otter at the Detroit Zoo named Ollie died on Dec. 30, 2023, after a brief and sudden illness.

Events for weekend of January 5-6.

Experiences can go along way, while creating great memories

Events for weekend of October 13-15.

The Detroit Zoological Society has announced that four gorillas have moved to the Detroit Zoo’s Great Apes of Harambee habitat.

Humphrey, the Bactrian camel who’s lived at the Detroit Zoo for the past nine years, was humanely euthanized after years of mobility issues, zoo officials said.

After spending 20 years at the Detroit zoo, three beloved gorillas will soon be leaving for a different zoo.

Leave your strollers at home and enjoy a night to support the zoo

A community event is back for some family fun while helping local cancer patients.

It’s been more than a year since a baby wallaby went missing from the Detroit Zoo, saddening the community that just celebrated its birth.

Twin polar bear cubs at the Detroit Zoo will soon have a new home in the state of Washington.

The Detroit Zoo needs your help Thursday night to solve an adorable problem. They’ve got a brand new baby otter and need your help to name him.

Annual Detroit style Derby party returns for 8th year

Festivities were Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual festival focus on different ways to recycle, repurpose, and reuse materials through vendors, educational activities, live music and food trucks.

Heart disease is a leading killer of humans, so it should not be that big a surprise that it is also the leading killer of great apes. Just as we have worked to improve human heart health, the Great Ape Heart Project is making similar strides among great apes.

The Detroit Zoo says it sadly had to euthanize a beloved trumpeter swan that was dealing with health issues.

What do you do when a great ape has heart trouble?

Twin polar bear cubs were born at the Toledo Zoo last week and the Detroit Zoo passed along congratulations as the home to their half-sisters.

The beloved holiday light display strewn throughout the Detroit Zoo each year is returning next month and will last through the holiday season.

The Detroit Zoo welcomed a new king penguin chick in August after a successful collaboration with the Cincinnati Zoo.

They’re cuddly, they’re sweet, and they might just become your best friends. Hundreds of cute animals in need of forever homes will be at a huge event this weekend, and you get the chance to meet them all. The Michigan Humane “Meet Your New Best Friend at the Law Firm Adoption Event” is Saturday September 10th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Alzheimer’s Association is holding its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s this October at the Detroit Zoo.

Oakland County is investing in a program to help human trafficking survivors rebuild their lives and thrive within their community.

The Detroit Zoo opened its doors on August 1, 1928.

Discover something new without spending a fortune on traveling.

The oldest tiger at the Detroit Zoo has passed away.

I love Detroit. As someone who no longer has the pleasure of living in the area, people are sometimes surprised to hear that -- how much I love the region, that is; but it’s one of those “IYKYK” things. Anyone who has spent substantial time in the Detroit area knows, this area is such a gem.

The Detroit Zoo says its giant anteater, thought to be the oldest of its kind, has died at the impressive age of 26.

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The Detroit Zoo may have called off the search for its missing wallaby joey, but people in Metro Detroit still have their eyes peeled for the 5-month-old animal.

Officials are calling off the search for a 5-month-old wallaby that went missing from the Detroit Zoo just days after the zoo announced its arrival.

Was it a hawk, an owl, or something else? There are so many questions about this missing baby, wallaby. As the search continues, those living near the Detroit Zoo are looking out, hoping to find the little baby before it’s too late.

A 5-month-old wallaby has disappeared from the Detroit Zoo.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

The Detroit Zoo says a 5-month-old wallaby baby, which the zoo formally announced just last week, has gone missing.

There’s a new “joey” in town at the Detroit Zoo.

Check out this list of egg-cellent local Easter egg hunts happening around Metro Detroit.

Environmentalists are faulting slow progress at a U.N.-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for biodiversity on Earth.

A longtime staple of the Detroit Zoo, a miniature donkey named Giovanni, has passed away, according to the zoo.

A majority of birds on exhibit at the Detroit Zoo are being moved indoors as a precaution against the bird flu which federal and state officials have confirmed to be in Michigan.

The Detroit Zoo’s massive penguin center has reopened to the public more than two years after it was shuttered to repair faulty waterproofing.

The Detroit Zoo’s Polk Penguin exhibit closed for repairs in 2019, those repairs were only expected to last about nine months -- then the COVID pandemic happened.

The Detroit Zoo has officially reopened its Polk Penguin Conservation Center (PPCC) after more than two years of renovations, and the zoo has welcome a new species.

There’s a new tiger on the prowl at the Detroit Zoo.

Here are a few places where you can enjoy sparkling holiday lights.

An injured sandhill crane that was found in Commerce Township has found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo.

Five vultures from the Detroit Zoo have been moved to South Africa in an effort to restore vulture populations, a first for the zoo.