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Zootoberfest

Date: Sept. 27 to 28

Time: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

beaver with apple in it's mouth

Introducing Zootoberfest! 

Presented by TriMet

Welcome fall with more than 40 of the best breweries and cideries the Northwest has to offer. Enjoy live music and entertainment, keeper chats and more! 

Local food carts and your favorite zoo treats will be available — discover perfect culinary pairings for beer and cider.

This event is 21+

Don your dirndl, lederhosen or favorite animal costume and enjoy an evening of beers and cheers. To ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, we do not allow full face masks, inflatable costumes, weapons, obscenity, or anything that could cause disturbance to either patrons or animals.

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Participating Vendors

19 Acres Cider Co. (zone 5)
   Blood Orange Sage
   Hard Brazilian Limeade 
2 Towns Ciderhouse (zone 4)
   Blueberry Cosmic Crisp
   Hollow Jack
503 Distilling (zone 5)
   Chocolate Martini Espresso
   Watermelon Lemonade
Ancestry Brewing (zone 5)
   Bavarian Hellenize 
   Oktoberfest    
Backwoods Brewing Co. (zone 4)
   Outer My Space Fresh Hop IPA    
   Pecan Pie Porter
Bauman's Cider (zone 5)
   Farmers Old Fashioned
   Peach Bellini 
Bend Cider Co.  (zone 5)
   Blackberry Ancho
   Chai Cider
BinaryBrewing.co (zone 2)
   404 Nut Brown    
   @WitsEnd Witbier
Blake's Beverage Co. (zone 5)
   Apple Pie Hard Cider
   Caramel Apple 
Boston Beer Co.  (zone 3)
    Sam Adams Octoberfest 
    Angry Orchard Baked Apple Pie Cider
Breakside Brewery (zone 5)
   Oktoberfest
   Wanderlust 
Bull Run Cider (zone 3)
   Cherry Blush Cider
   Mt. Hood Sunrise Cider
Creekside Brewing (zone 3)
   Fresh Hop
   Oktoberfest
Full Sail Brewing (zone 5)
   NW Coast IPA - Fresh Hop
   Rye oh Rye
Hopworks Brewery (zone 4)
   Beer Time German-Style Pilsner 
   Fresh Hop Abominable IRA
Little Beast Brewing (zone 5)
   Festbier
   Electric Sunshine
MadCow Brewing Co. (zone 7)
   Heiferweizen    
   Mellow Roast Coffee 
McMenamins Brewery and Cidery (zone 5)
   Thundercone Fresh Hop Ale
   Pumpky Brewster Pumpkin Ale
   Fresh Hop Cider
   Mango con Chile Cider
Oakshire Brewing (zone 5)
   Overcast
   Who You Gonna Call
Old Town Brewing (zone 7)
   Believe in Portland IPA
   Freshtoberfest
Palegic Brewing Co. (zone 5)
   Farmhouse Style Cooper Ale 
   Christina's Docking Juice 
Paulaner Brewery (zone 4)
   Oktoberfest Bier
   Oktoberfest Marzen
Pelican Brewing Co. (zone 5)
   Beach Beer
   West Coast IPA
pFriem Family Brewers (zone 1)
   Oktoberfest    
   Pumpkin Bier
Portland Cider Co. (zone 5)
   Original Gold
   Pumpkin Spice
Public Coast Brewing Co. (zone 7)
   Coconut Brown Ale
   Hatch Chili Pale Ale
Rogue Brewing (zone 4)
   Dead Guy Ale     
   Pumpkin Patch 
Rosenstadt Brewing (zone 7)
   Dunkel
   Pilsner
Ruzzo's Hard Citrus (zone 1)
   Boysenberry Vanilla
   Razzleberry
Seattle Cider Co. (zone 4)
   Pumpkin Spice 
   Vivid Wild Blueberry
Silver City Brewery (zone 4)
   Oktoberfest Lager
   Tropic Haze IPA
Slowdrift Brewing Co. (zone 7)
   Fishin the Dark
   Hazy Morning IPA
Stone Circle Cider (zone 2)
   Farmhouse Semi-Dry 
   Seasonal Blackberry-Sage
Sunriver Brewing Co. (zone 5)
   Holy Schmidt Festbier
   Vicious Mosquito IPA
Thunder Island Brewing (zone 1)
   140 IPA
   Oktoberfest Marzen Lager
Tieton Cider Works (zone 1)
   Huckleberry Cider
   Imperial Raspberry Cider
Tuesday Cocktail Club (zone 5)
   Marionberry Mojito 
   Peach Bellini
Vanguard Brewing (zone 6)
   Hella Hefe
   Schatzie Pilsner
Victor-23 Brewing (zone 6)
   Cockpit Wit 
   Ker Kooper Lager
Wild Ride Brewing (zone 5)
   Journey to the New Stratosphere
   Schitts and Giggles Festbier
Wild Roots (zone 3)
   Variety of samples
Yonder Cider (zone 2)
   Coulee
   Vantage

Food

Visiting food carts:
Alchemy Sandwich Co. (Zone 4)
Getta Gyro (Zone 5)
Pidgin Hole (Zone 5)
Six Stix Gourmet Pretzels (Zone 5)
Spice of Africa (Zone 2)

Zoo favorites:
Bratwursts & More (Zone 5)
Cantina Bowl (Zone 4)
Elephant Ears (Zone 4)
French Fry Fusion (Zone 3)
Growler’s Pizza (Zone 4)
Trailhead Snacks (Zone 3)

Entertainment

Enjoy 80's classic and heavy rock with The Hosen Ones at the amphitheater from 6:15 to 9 p.m.
Favorite local entertainers will be roving throughout the zoo.

The Chosen Ones performing on stage

Keeper chats and animal activities

5:45 p.m. Beaver activity
6:00 p.m.  Family Farm keeper chat
6:15 p.m.  Animal encounter at Family Farm
6:30 p.m.  Condor keeper chat
6:30 p.m.  Orangutan or gibbon keeper chat
6:45 p.m.  Polar bear activity
7:00 p.m.  Giraffe keeper chat
7:30 p.m.  Elephant keeper chat

Ticket prices

Ticket Type Admission   
General Admission — includes 10 (3 oz.) drink samples and souvenir mug $60.00
Non-drinker Admission $30.00

Together for Wildlife! 

Every ticket purchased helps the Oregon Zoo protect endangered and threatened species at home and around the world. Learn more

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