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.
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The Zoo offers a variety of indoor and outdoor facilities to accommodate any event for an entertaining and imaginative experience year-round. Our Rental & Events 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.

Let the Zoo Host Your Next Event!

Corporate Meetings
Company Picnics
Bridal/Baby Showers
Holiday Gatherings
Retirement Parties

Weddings
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Anniversary Parties
Reunions

​Available Spaces for Your Special Day

• Facilities for groups large and small (scroll down for photos)
• Please note: not all items & decorations in the pictures below are provided by Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo.
• When booking, please note specific items you would like to use.
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Rates and Details
Event Guidelines
Preferred Caterers/Vendors

For more information or to make reservations, please e-mail Lindsay Durkee at ldurkee@beardsleyzoo.org or call 203-332-4243.

Carousel Building

Capacity: 180 Seated, 300 Standing

​Victorian Greenhouse

​Capacity: 75 Seated, 100 Standing

Picnic Grove

Capacity: 500

​Hanson Exploration Station

​Capacity: 45-50 Seated, 60-65 Standing per side
Entire building holds 100 Seated, 120 Standing