Zoo Gala 2025: Celebrating 70 Years of Wild

Mark your calendars for Zoo Gala 2025, an unforgettable evening celebrating 70 years of wild at your Birmingham Zoo. 

This year’s Zoo Gala is a black tie optional event filled with elegance, entertainment, exceptional cuisine, and majestic animals.

When: Friday, September 26, 2025

6:00 p.m. – Cocktails and Animal Encounters
7:30 p.m. – Dinner followed by Live Auction and Dancing

Location:  Birmingham Zoo’s Trails of Africa

Dress:  Black Tie Optional

Catering:  Kathy G

Zoo Gala is the largest annual fundraiser for Your Birmingham Zoo.  This is a 21+ age event.

Josh’s Presenting Sponsor (Lion):  First Horizon Bank

Bulwagi Benefactors (Elephants):  McKinney Family, Jim Stephens, Red Diamond Coffee & Tea, and Don & Sandy Logan

Oliver’s Party Patrons (Orangutans):  Dixon Brooke, Vulcan Materials, Baptist Health, and Gary & Cathy York

Baron’s Buddies (Flamingos): Alabama Power, Wally Nall, the Carroll Family, Alabama Aquarium, Protective Foundation, O’Neal Industries, Warren Averett, Nancy Goedecke, Crystal Witherspoon, Vulcan Industrial Contractors, Lewis Communications, Anna & Don James, Swatek, Vaughn & Bryan, John Steiner, Fortif Law Partners, Encompass Health, Britney & Tony Summerville, and Tim & Melanie Hennessy, Jr.

Other sponsorships available. See link below.

2025 Honorary Chairs:  For Zoo Gala ’25 all past Honorary Zoo Gala Chairs will be recognized for their ongoing support. 

Don and Sandy Logan; Don and Anna James; Bill and Emily Bowron; Dixon Brooke; Lee and Kelly Styslinger; Roddy and Janice McKinney; Phyllis and Larry Wojciechowski; Wally Nall;  Lisa and Craft O’Neal; the Carroll family; the Collat family; the Goedecke family; and the Crawford family

Online auction opens one week prior to the event. More details to come.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

If you are unable to attend this year but would still like to show your support, you can do so by making a donation at the following link:

MAKE A DONATION HERE