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Reid Park Zoo weekend programs: TEP Home Energizer Workshop, Dr. Zoo, Recycling 101

Reid Park Zoo, Conservation Learning Center · Tucson

Three registration-required programs at Reid Park Zoo's Conservation Learning Center: a Tucson Electric Power home energy-saving workshop Saturday at 11 a.m., a drop-off 'Dr. Zoo' vet-for-a-day class for ages 8–12 Sunday morning with hands-on stations at the Animal Health Center, and a City of Tucson Environmental Services recycling workshop Sunday at 11 a.m. The zoo itself is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and has no Halloween event this weekend.

When

• Sat, Oct 31TEP Home Energizer Workshop 11 a.m.–noon (zoo open 9 a.m.–4 p.m., last entry 3:30 p.m.)
  Free with zoo admission; registration required
  Forecast: 79° · 61% rain · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
• Sun, Nov 1Dr. Zoo 9:30–11:30 a.m.; Recycling 101 Workshop 11 a.m.–noon (zoo open 9 a.m.–4 p.m., last entry 3:30 p.m.)
  Dr. Zoo is a paid drop-off class for ages 8–12; Recycling 101 is free with zoo admission
  Forecast: 74° · 96% rain · Showers And Thunderstorms

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

Workshops are free with zoo admission (adults 15–61 $12.75, seniors 62+ $10.75, children 2–14 $9, under 2 free, members free); registration required. Dr. Zoo is $25 per child ($20 member child), ages 8–12, registration required; parents entering the zoo pay regular admission.

Register in advance through the link on each event page. The two workshops may take day-of walk-ins if not sold out; arrive at the Conservation Learning Center before 11 a.m. Dr. Zoo requires reading, writing and math at or above 3rd-grade level and is drop-off at the zoo's front entrance; it runs the same content each session. Pathway to Asia construction is under way at the zoo.

• Registration required; workshops may take walk-ins if space.
• Dr. Zoo is drop-off for ages 8–12.
• Pathway to Asia construction under way.

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Where

Sources

1. reidparkzoo.org organizer
   TEP workshop Saturday Oct. 31, 11 a.m.–noon, free with zoo admission, registration required, walk-ins if space, Conservation Learning Center upstairs classroom, free DIY weatherization kit for TEP customers
2. reidparkzoo.org organizer
   Dr. Zoo Sunday Nov. 1, 2026, 9:30–11:30 a.m., $20 member / $25 non-member child, ages 8–12, drop-off, registration required, Animal Health Center content
3. reidparkzoo.org organizer
   Recycling 101 Sunday Nov. 1, 11 a.m.–noon, free with zoo admission, registration required, walk-ins if space, led by City of Tucson Environmental Services
4. reidparkzoo.org organizer
   All three programs appear on the zoo's current events calendar for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1; no Halloween event listed for this weekend
5. reidparkzoo.org organizer
   Zoo hours 9 a.m.–4 p.m. October–May, last entry 3:30 p.m., admission prices, address