Can we use a regular day ticket?

No. The zoo clears the island after the day opening, and only event ticket holders get in for the evening.

We have an annual card. Do we still need a ticket?

Yes. Annual card holders get their own, cheaper event ticket, and the card is checked at the gate. The card alone doesn't get you in, and those tickets stop selling if the night sells out.

Can we buy tickets at the gate?

In 2026, yes, while they lasted, and the zoo posts on its site if the night sells out. Buy ahead if you want the water bus: only pre-bought event tickets get you aboard.

What should we leave at home?

Scooters and kick bikes, which are banned for all ages, and bags bigger than a backpack, since bag checks are slow and lockers are limited. You can't bring your own alcohol either.

Night of the Cats at Korkeasaari Zoo

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Presented by

Korkeasaari Zoo

Where

Helsinki, Korkeasaari Zoo

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

A euro for Pallas's cats goes from every event ticket to their conservation
Leave scooters at home: scooters and kick bikes are banned for all ages during the event
Family night, not K18: the zoo also runs an adults-only Night of the Cats, so book the family edition

About

Night of the Cats (Kissojen Yö) is Korkeasaari Zoo's conservation evening. Once the day visitors have left the island, it reopens for families with event tickets, so kids get to wander the zoo after hours. It is a fundraiser for Pallas's cats. The zoo also runs a separate adults-only night; this one is the family edition, open to kids.

Tickets on Korkeasaari web shop

Dates to be announced

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Where it is

Korkeasaari Zoo

Korkeasaari, 00570 Helsinki

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