Sip+Dip at Audubon Cool Zoo

It’s hot in the Deep South and sometimes you have to kick the kids out of the pool.

The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is doing just that on Saturday, July 27, 2019, allowing adults-only after-hours access to its Cool Zoo, which includes the attraction’s splash pad and Gator Run lazy river. The Sip+Dip, which cost $30 per person, involves outdoor games, live entertainment and three complimentary drinks along with two light bite options. Additional drinks and a limited menu will be available for purchase. Tickets are available online.

“Audubon Cool Zoo is known as the hot spot to cool off for children and families during the summer in New Orleans,” said Audubon Nature Institute Vice President of Marketing Katie Smith in a press release. “New this summer, for one night only, we’re transforming it into the perfect oasis for adults to take a dip, sip a cocktail, and enjoy Cool Zoo after hours, opening-up a world of unique experiences for the kid in all of us.”

Cool Zoo splash park includes jumping waterspouts, an alligator water slide, spider monkey soakers and water-spitting snakes. The Gator Run 750-foot, three-feet-deep lazy river rolls by two sand beaches, lounge chairs, four water cannons, two water curtains and jumping jets. It takes approximately seven minutes to make a round trip.

Cool Zoo and Gator Run are located beside the Gottesman Family Endangered Species Carousel inside Audubon Zoo. This after-hours event is exclusively for adults ages 21 and over. 

Watch the Sip + Dip video here.