Carousel Building                                               Victorian GreenHouse 

                                                          Hanson Exploration Station                                              Picnic Grove

Create An Event To Remember

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is situated on 52 lush acres in Beardsley Park, providing an unforgettable setting for a truly unique affair. Your guests will “roar” at the opportunity to dine and mingle with animals primarily from North and South America. The Zoo offers a variety of indoor and outdoor facilities for an entertaining and imaginative experience year-round.

Start Planning Now

Our corporate event and social event planning guides each feature a photo gallery of event locations along with information such as capacity, optional programs and more.

We’ll Help You Plan The Event Of Your Dreams

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo can accommodate any event. Our Special Event Staff will help make any event a memorable one. From developing and designing, corporate or social, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo can take your visions and make them a reality.

To start planning your event now, visit our  corporate event and social event online planning guides.

Venues to choose from:

The exclusive use of the entire Zoo after hours, our colorful Carousel Building, our lush Victorian Greenhouse, the heart of it all Picnic Grove, our private outdoor Learning Circle, our Hexagonal shaped Carousel Annex, our Intimate safari and laboratory-like Professor Beardsley’s Research Station, and dining by the tigers in our Peacock Café.
* Facilities for groups large and small
* Complete corporate event planning services

For prices and details, visit our  Rates & Details or  Event Guidelines. For more information or to make reservations, please e-mail Lindsay Isner at  lisner@beardsleyzoo.org or contact our Special Events Department at (203) 332-4243.