

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 🐶 🐾 Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo (2–3 Miles) 🐾 🐶 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 02:45 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:45 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 🐾 Tails &amp; Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo (2–3 Miles).

🐕 Dogs at the Zoo?! Yes, really. Join East Coast Hikers for a relaxed social walk during the Virginia Zoo’s special Tails &amp; Trails Dog Day, one of the only days dogs are allowed inside the zoo. Bring your pup or just come enjoy a fun afternoon walking the zoo paths with fellow hikers. 🥾

📍 Virginia Zoo
3500 Granby St
Norfolk, VA 23504

📅 Sunday, April 26, 2026.
⏰ Meet at 2:45 PM | Walk starts 3:00 PM.

We’ll stroll the paved zoo pathways together at a comfortable pace and explore the zoo along the way. Expect about 2–3 miles of easy walking.

🐾 No dog? No problem. You are absolutely welcome to join even if you don’t have a dog.

🎟️ Zoo Admission (paid to the zoo).
• Adults (12+): $20.
• Seniors (62+): $18.
• Children (2–11): $17.
• Children under 2: Free.
• Virginia Zoo members: Free admission.

🔗 Registration &amp; Tickets

🐕 Event Info &amp; Dog Registration
https://virginiazoo.org/events/

🎟️ Zoo Tickets
https://virginiazoo.org/tickets/

🐕 Dog Participation Requirements (Zoo Rules).
• Each adult may bring one dog only (1 adult : 1 dog ratio).
• A signed waiver must be completed.
• Veterinary records must be submitted.
• Dogs must have up-to-date vaccinations for rabies, distemper/parvo, and bordetella.
• Proof of a negative heartworm test within the past year and heartworm prevention is required.
• Dogs must be leashed and well-behaved at all times.

📍 Meet-Up.
We will meet outside the main zoo entrance at 2:45 PM so we can head in together as a group.

🥾 Helpful Reminders.
• Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
• Arrive on time or a little early to allow time for parking and finding the group.
• If your plans change, please update your RSVP.

If you have questions, the hike host can be contacted via Facebook Messenger.

See you at the zoo for a fun afternoon walk with the animals. 🐾🥾
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/norfolk/tails-and-trails-dog-day-at-the-zoo-2-3-miles/200029818754024
- **Event Categories**: dog, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 68

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://virginiazoo.org/events/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=norfolk-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Norfolk
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Norfolk Zoo
- **lat**: 36.877031064207
- **long**: -76.277095333488
- **full address**: Norfolk Zoo, 3500 Granby Street,Norfolk, Virginia, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Yulia Moshkariova (https://allevents.in/org/yulia-moshkariova/25725712)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 02:45 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Norfolk Zoo, 3500 Granby Street,Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Yulia Moshkariova
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** dog, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 🐶 🐾 Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo (2–3 Miles) 🐾 🐶  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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