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Zoobilation 2024 tickets sold out in less than 2 hours, waitlist open

Zoobilation 2024: The One With the Chimpanzees is just four months away! Tickets go on sale Thursday, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m. (Photo Provided/ Indianapolis Zoo)

UPDATE: Zoobilation 2024 tickets sold out in less than 90 minutes!

The zoo says those who didn’t get tickets can sign up for the waitlist or try again in 2025.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Zoo announced tickets for its annual black-tie fundraiser for animal conversation efforts will go on sale Thursday.

The 2024 Zoobilation fundraising event is described as “the Midwest’s largest black-tie fundraising event” supporting its animal conservation efforts.

The event helps the Zoo care for its 1,400 animals and 48,000 plants and helps fund its global conservation initiatives.

This year, they will debut a new International Chimpanzee Complex. Zoobilation attendees can be introduced to the local chimpanzee community in multiple centers of the new complex.

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday and prices vary depending on membership tier, which includes:

  • Non-members, $300
  • Zoo Members, $275

Those who want the premium experience, which includes early entry, food and drink opportunities, animal encounters, priority parking, and a welcome gift can expect to pay:

  • Non-members, $600
  • Zoo members, $575

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on June 14. The Zoo will be closed during the day to prepare for the event.

Check out the Zoo’s website for more information.