Host Your Event at the Zoo!
Looking for a unique and accessible location for your company picnic or corporate event? Seneca Park Zoo is the perfect party venue for nearly any occasion and group size.
Your guests will enjoy delicious food and personalized service from the Zoo’s professional catering team, all in the natural surroundings of the Zoo. Custom packages can include catering, admission, and even amazing animal encounters and experiences.
Private Event Spaces and Venues
Trailside Café
The Trailside Café offers guests a contemporary indoor event space perfect for corporate gatherings, family celebrations, wedding receptions and more. This modern venue is located closest to the entrance of the Zoo, making it easily accessible all year round.
- Maximum capacity: 58 seated / 100 cocktail reception
- Times available: After Zoo hours
Eagle’s Landing Pavilion
Keep your guests cool and dry under our large timber frame pavilion. Lights, fans, and radiant heaters keep guests comfortable from early spring to late fall.
- Maximum capacity: 150 including additional picnic seating
- Times available: After Zoo hours
Rocky Coasts Gallery
This special spot provides guests with underwater viewing of the Zoo’s polar bear and four California sea lions. The 550-gallon reef tank also offers amazing views.
- Maximum capacity: 80 seated / 120 cocktail reception
- Times available: After Zoo hours
Savanna Plaza
The Savanna Plaza offers the perfect open-air atmosphere for your next cocktail party. Guests can enjoy small bites and beverages with views of the Masai giraffes and plains zebras roaming together in their shared habitat.
- Maximum capacity: 150 cocktail reception
- Times available: After Zoo hours
Baboon Camp Plaza
Also located in A Step Into Africa, this venue allows you to dine by the baboons and experience amazing views of the lions right from the safari bus.
- Maximum capacity: 100 seated
- Times available: After Zoo hours
Main Event Tent
Centrally located between the Amur tiger and African penguins, this outdoor tent is great for company picnics, family reunions, and birthday parties.
- Maximum capacity: 100 seated
- Times available: Daytime on weekends during the summer season
