Parties & Private Events

Love animals and want to incorporate them into your celebration? Whether it’s a birthday party or a graduation party, we are the perfect place!

Our birthday parties and private events are currently being offered at 11:00am and 2:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Your private event or party begins with an hour-long interactive presentation of live animals followed by your celebration or meeting in our reception room. You get to choose the animals! The adjoining reception room is a great place to host party games or host a meeting and serve refreshments after the program.

We are offering private events for groups of 25 people or less. All participants must be 6 years of age or older.

Please see the FAQ list at the bottom of the page for more information on hosting a party with us, and submit an inquiry to get started planning your event!

If you are looking to host a corporate event, check out our corporate event offerings!

Celebration Inquiry Form

FAQs

  • For the comfort of our animals, age 6 the youngest age that we can accommodate.

  • With limited staff availability, we are currently offering private events on Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am and 2:30pm only. We are also able to accommodate university or office events on weekdays as well.

  • After you submit an inquiry and we confirm your animal list and date with you, payment in full is required to reserve your date.

  • Yes, we are kitty-corner from the Saline Fairgrounds (a.k.a. the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds) on the northwest corner of Ann Arbor-Saline Road and Pleasant Lake Road. Private events are held in our Education Center, the farmhouse building at the end of the paved parking lot. The address is 4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Road.

  • You are welcome to bring refreshments from home or have food delivered or catered. The reception room has a refrigerator with a freezer to keep your items cold during the presentation. You may arrive a half hour before your event's start time to decorate, refrigerate your food items, or set up other refreshments. 

  •  The reception room is a warm, inviting space that adjoins the presentation room. Please refer to the above photo.

  • Yes, you will have access to the room a half-hour before your presentation if you would like to decorate: tablecloths, table decorations, streamers, etc. are welcome.

    No wall decorations, balloons, glitter or confetti, please.

  • Yes, please email or call us to arrange a time to stop by and take a brief tour.

  • Your event may last up to 2 hours. It will begin with the animal presentation and is followed by your celebration/meeting in the reception room. 

  • Yes, a handicap accessible restrooms are available.

  • Yes, there is ample parking right in front of the building. 

  • Yes, the presentation rooms are on the ground floor and the sidewalk is ramped from the parking lot to the door. 

  • Fees vary depending on the animals you select for your program. Click on the “Submit an Inquiry” button to see the animal list and available packages. We will call to confirm the details. Once final arrangements have been made, payment in full is required to reserve your date.

  • If you cancel more than three weeks before the event, you will receive a full refund; 3 weeks prior you will receive a 50% refund. Canceling within a week of your event will not allot a refund. If your party needs to be postponed, we can accommodate one change of date (contingent on calendar availability). If a secondary date cannot be finalized or honored, we will refund 50% of the program fee.

  • No, the price of a party does not include tickets to our open hours presentations. If you are interested in attending open hours before or after an event, you will need to purchase tickets in our gift shop.