Year for Zoo and DQ Contest
Each weekend, one lucky child will win a year’s supply mini blizzards at participating Wheeling Dairy Queens and a zoo membership.
Boo at the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo
Oct 03 - Oct 26, 2025 | Event Timing Below
Join us for a month of festive fright at Oglebay’s Boo at the Zoo. Enjoy treat stations, decorated pathways, and don’t forget your costumes. Boo at the zoo is presented by Hartley Law Group PLLC and Upper Ohio Valley Dairy Queen.
Event Highlights
- DQ Costume Contest
- Spooky Train Ride
- Devilish Decorations
- Food
- Spooky Dance Performance
Festival Activities
Spooky Train Ride
$5.50 | Train Ride
$2.00 | Jumbo Jumper
This family-friendly “spooky” train ride adventures throughout areas of the zoo and passes the Jumbo Jumper.
Members receive a discount on train and jumbo jumper tickets.
Devilish Decorations
Each festive pathway features a unique theme, with decorations provided by generous community partners.
- Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration
- Our Lady of Peace
- Fort Henry Capital
- Wheeling Hospital Auxiliary
- Mull State Farm Insurance
- WesBanco
- Huntington Bank
- Wheeling Country Day School
Spooky Dance Performance
Don’t miss the Turn It Out dancers during Boo at the Zoo.
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