Support the Zoo

Volunteer with Your Lil' Spooks and Mini Monsters

Join us for a fun volunteer experience great for a group of two to 20. Volunteer with your wee-werewolves and small spooks at Creepy Crawly, Safari Attack or other treat stations along the Zoo trail. olunteers also assist with Carnival games at Carn'Evil, Gypsy Mystery Maze, Boo Bounce House and Costume Parades

Especially spooky opportunities also exist as Haunted Hayride Tractor Drivers, Mascots, Monster Lab Characters and Dance Teams. Interested in developing skills in special events or volunteer management? Volunteer coordinators are needed to assist with pre-event planning, set-up, volunteer recruitment and management during event nights.

While volunteering at the Zoo always earns points toward a free new or renewing membership, working Ghouls at Grassmere is twice as nice. Each Ghouls event volunteer hour counts as two, earning a membership - at the Family level or below - in as little as 25 hours.


Hours accrued by family members may be combined to reach the total. So you could break it up over the course Volunteer at Ghoulsof the event, with Dad, little Johnny and Jason volunteering on Friday (15 hrs), Mom and Betty Sue on Saturday (10 hrs) and voila, free membership. Or bring the entire family out to volunteer on one evening to accomplish the same goal. With nine event nights there are plenty of shifts to go around.

The minimum volunteer age is 10 if accompanied by an adult. There must be at least one volunteer present for every four volunteers between the ages 10-15. You must be 16 years old to volunteer without an adult.

You can make a difference by creating a fun and safe Halloween event for the community. Get your costume ready and register to volunteer here.

Ghouls at Grassmere runs Oct. 16-18, 23-25 and 29-30. Volunteer times are 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm. For more information, contact Amy Pinkston at volunteer@nashvillezoo.org or 615-833-1534 ext 140.