ZooGrooves: Pop Punk Edition

Date and Time

• Friday, May 23, 2025  5pm - 8:30pm

Location

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Details

Dear Zoo Fans, we’re counting you in for ZooGrooves: Pop Punk Edition! 🤘

📞 Call your friends (and your mom 🤭) to remind them that it’s not just a phase, it’s a lifestyle 😎. At this all-ages event you can break out your checkered slip-on kicks, studded belt, skinny jeans and black eyeliner to Dance! Dance! to your favorite tracks 🎶. Whether you’re more of a screamo screech owl 🦉, an emo emu, or a punk skunk 🦨, we’ll be taking you back to the early 2000s for hands down the best day you can ever remember. It’s time to give a shout out to all of our favorite bands by showing them after all this time we’re still into you!

Don’t Panic! – tickets are still available here! 🎟 Event takes place rain or shine.

EVENT RULES:

No moshing
No crowd surfing
No smoking or vaping
**Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, etc. to enjoy the live music. Seating will not be provided.

Activities
5pm – 5:30pm: Animal Ambassador Greeters in the Fountain Plaza
5pm – 7:30pm: Full Zoo access and Goat Yard open
6:15pm: ZooLive! Stage Show with Tony (the) Hawk
Monster Energy Drink samples
Music from What’s Our Age Again?
Activities for an additional cost ($):
5pm – 8pm: Virginia Zoo Express Train open playing pop punk tunes ($)
Temporary tattoos from Colley Ave Tattoo ($ – A portion of all proceeds will be donated to wildlife conservation.)
Silent auction from bands and local business ($ – A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the wildlife conservation.):
Mayday Parade Tickets from the Norva
Signed pendent flag from Dropkick Murphys
Skate Deck and tshirts from Tidewater Skate Shop
Gift Certificate from School of Rock Virginia Beach or Chesapeake
My Chemical Romance vinyl and merch from Bohemian Amigos Record Shop
Gift card from Tumbeezy Cookies
Framed art from highonyoursupply
And more!
Shopping Vendors ($):
highonyoursupply
SuperCompStudios
Tumbeezy Cookies
Pop Roxie
Sam Makes Things
Messie by Jessie
Tinsel Town Fairy Hair
Scallywag Supply
Stay Weird Vintage
Lavender Designs
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Hard Times Skate Shop
Food & Drink ($)
Food Trucks
Weng’s Kitchen
Big Belly
Sweet Tweetz
Solana Street Food
Event Pavilion Bar 5pm-8:15pm
Select canned beer, cocktails, & wine.
Mini Melts Open 5pm – 7:45pm
💲Ticket Prices💲
Member ticket sales begin 4/11, Non-Member tickets will be available beginning 4/18. Please note, prices may increase as the event date nears, so don’t wait — early birds get the best deal!

🤘 Advanced Member Adult (18+): $10

🤘 Advanced Member Child (2-17): $10

🤘 Advanced Non-Member Adult (12+): $20

🤘 Advanced Non-Member Child (2-11): $15

🤘 Children under 2 are free but require a ticket reservation.