Jungle Bells

The San Diego Zoo’s annual winter celebration, Jungle Bells presented by Donkey Kong, is back and this year has some new holiday cheer! During the three-week wintery celebration, guests can experience all-new, holiday-themed animal presentations and a nightly tree lighting ceremony.

As a special treat from our sponsor, every weekend throughout Jungle Bells all Zoo guests will get a chance to play the new Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze game before it launches, exclusively on Wii U, Nintendo’s next-generation home-game console.

Jungle Bells is free with paid admission to the San Diego Zoo. Activities are most concentrated in late afternoon and early evening.

Dec. 13 through Jan. 5. The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during Jungle Bells with the exception of Dec. 24, when the Zoo closes at 5 p.m.