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06/09/2026

🎃🐾 The cutest (and creepiest!) costumes are coming! 🐾🎃

BARKtoberfest is almost here! Join us Saturday, September 19 from 11 AM–3 PM at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo for a tail-wagging day of pet adoptions, shopping, vendors and more!

And don’t forget to dress your pet to impress for the BARKtoberfest Pet Costume Contest, hosted by Eastman Companies! 🏆🐾

Spooky, silly, adorable or totally outrageous, we want to see your pet’s best costume. 👻🎃

Proudly sponsored by Buddy Treats!
www.zoologicalsocietyofnj.org/events/bark26

📍 Please Note: BARKtoberfest takes place outside the Zoo. Pets are not permitted inside the Zoo. This event is free and open to the public.

04/09/2026

Final 4 days of Butterfly Tent! This seasonal exhibit is only open till Monday, September 7th, 2026.

Sponsored by the Brooke Healey Foundation.

As part of our partnership, we are excited to announce a % of proceeds from the Labor Day Butterfly Tent sales will be donated to the Foundation.

🏆 Help our very own Roxanne the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill become the first-ever Hornbill of the Year in the !Every vot...
03/09/2026

🏆 Help our very own Roxanne the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill become the first-ever Hornbill of the Year in the !

Every vote makes a difference:
🗳️ DONATE TO VOTE: Link in bio or visit www.battleofthehornbills.org
📣 SHARE: Invite your friends and family to vote, too.

Your donation supports the AZA African Hornbill SAFE program and will support a critical initiative: sending African Hornbill researchers to the 2027 International Hornbill Conference in Goa, India.

02/09/2026

Have you stopped in to see the cubs lately? You might be surprised as how much they've grown!🧡🦁

31/08/2026

🎃🐾 BARKtoberfest is almost here 🐾🎃

📅 Saturday, September 19 | 11AM–3PM
📍 Berson Family Center at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
🎟️ FREE & open to the public

Come meet adorable adoptable dogs, cats, puppies & kittens, shop local vendors, enjoy food trucks, enter our FREE Pet Costume Contest and more!

We’re excited to welcome these amazing adoption groups & rescues:
🐶 Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APL)
🐱 Associated Humane Societies Newark
🐾 Crossroads Kitties Inc
🐶 East Coast Canine Rescue
🐱 Foster Kitten Animal Rescue
🐾 Heart and Soul Dog Rescue Inc.
🐱 Jeannie Meows Animal Rescue
🐶 Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
🐾 National Great Pyrenees Rescue
🐱 Purrfect Pals
🐶 Rawhide Rescue
🐾 Sedona Shepherd Sanctuary
🐱 West Orange TNVR
🐶 Ziva Dog Rescue
And shop with our vendors:
🛁 Bark & Mane of Livingston and Westfield
🐾 Buddy Treats
🛍️ Jersey Pups Co
👜 Jojo’s Bags and Things
🎨 Pawsome Pet Portraits by Nikki
🥒 Pickle Me
🍧 Puras Paletas
🔮 Sacred Services by Sandra: Tarot and Tails Readings
🐾 Scenthound (Denville)
♻️ Tiny Trash Society
🐕 Woofie’s of Montclair

BARKtoberfest is proudly sponsored by Buddy Treats.
Pet Costume Contest sponsored by Eastman Companies.

Come support local rescues, shop small and celebrate our furry friends! 🐾🎃
www.zoologicalsocietyofnj.org/events/bark26

23/08/2026

Have you traveled to the Islands yet?🌴🐒🐢🌺 — your passport to the wild wonders of Madagascar right here at TBZ!
Step into a lush island adventure and meet some of the world’s most fascinating animals, including:
🐾 Ring-tailed lemurs
❤️ Red ruffed lemurs
🍂 Brown collared lemurs

📍 Explore our immersive habitat
📸 Snap unforgettable photos
🌎 Learn how we’re helping protect endangered species
Grab your crew and swing by to experience the newest must-see adventure at the zoo!
+ visit the 🐢 Aldabra tortoises in their new outdoor habitat next door!

21/08/2026

🐧 Which Waddle Are You?

Whether you sprint like a cheetah 🐆, stroll like a tortoise 🐢, or waddle like a penguin 🐧, there's a place for you at the Penguin Waddle!

Join us October 18 for a wild morning of miles and fun with Essex County Turtle Back Zoo and Fleet Feet Montclair, sponsored by Brooks Running.

🏃 3-mile course
🐢 2-mile Safari Shortcut
🎟️ Zoo admission included with registration
🎁 First 300 participants receive a custom pom-pom beanie!

Bring your family, your animal spirit, and your best waddle.

👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4nuGKZv

19/08/2026

🎃🐾 ONE MONTH UNTIL BARKTOBERFEST! 🐾🎃

The countdown is officially on! Join us one month from today for our 10th Annual BARKtoberfest: Pet Adoption Event & Marketspace!

Spend the day meeting adorable adoptable pets, shopping local vendors, enjoying food trucks, entering our Pet Costume Contest, and more! 🐶🐱🛍️🍔

📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 11AM–3PM
📍 Berson Family Center at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

Admission is FREE and open to the public, and all pets are welcome! 🐾

BARKtoberfest is proudly sponsored by Buddy Treats.
Pet Costume Contest sponsored by Eastman Companies.

Who’s ready to celebrate? 🎃🐕 www.zoologicalsocietyofnj.org/events/bark26

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Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 15:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 10:00 - 15:00

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+19737315800

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