Zoo Brew Tickets

What is Zoo Brew?

The Zoo Brew is an annual event at the Detroit Zoo featuring beer tastings from Michigan breweries. It includes food, live music and access to the Zoo’s exhibits. The zoo’s award-winning habitats are available for guests’ viewing until twilight.

In 2011, the Detroit Zoo began the annual Zoo Brew event for people who are 21 years of age and older.  Tickets sell out several weeks in advance of each event.  Zoo Brew begins after the regular zoo hours and continues into the evening. Local bands belt out fun and familiar tunes throughout the event.

Zoo Brew, which showcases Michigan’s growing craft beer scene, is popular among both locals and tourists. Find selections of unique beer from such breweries as Witch’s Hat Brewing Company, Frankenmuth Brewery, Bell’s Brewery, New Holland Brewing Co., Right Brain Brewery, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales and Short’s Brewing Company.

The Detroit Zoo

The Detroit Zoo is a non-profit organization and features more than 2,400 animals in naturalistic habitats on 125 acres of land, just north of Detroit in Royal Oak, MI. Explore award-winning attractions, such as the National Amphibian Conservation Center, the Great Apes of Harambee, the Arctic Ring of Life and many more exhibits.

The zoo is easily accessible from I-75 and I-696. It offers zoo-goers lots of dining options, both during the Zoo Brew event and during regular hours. There are many restaurants and hotels in the surrounding area.

Zoo Brew Tickets

Purchase price includes admission to the zoo and 12 tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets are available for purchase at the event. VIP tickets include admission, 16 tasting tickets, access to the VIP lounge, appetizers and a commemorative Zoo Brew glass. Designated drivers’ tickets include admission to the zoo and unlimited soft drinks.

Zoo Brew Trivia

Annually, more than 100 different craft beer selections are available from over 50 local and regional brewers.

Initially, the Zoo Brew was an annual event taking place each September. The popularity of the event brought the addition of a spring date in May. Eventually, they added a summer event, which takes place each August.