Officials from Iowa’s Blank Park Zoo announced the opening of the Holmes Foster Event Center, which will be home to educational activities, conservation programming, recreational events and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A baby Japanese macaque has been introduced to the Blank Park Zoo. Taro, a baby Japanese macaque, ...

A new $2 million events center will give the Blank Park Zoo year-round space for weddings, conferences and traveling conservation exhibits it's not been able to attract before. The 10,000-square ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo is introducing patrons to the newest member of the zoo family: Taro, a baby Japanese ...

Blank Park Zoo is taking a prehistoric turn with a temporary name change to Dino Park Zoo, featuring 17 dinosaur animatronics ...

The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines announced the opening of the Holmes Foster Event Center. ... Zoo officials said the 10,000 square foot center will host educational activities, ...

Blank Park Zoo is having a glow up — literally. Chinese lanterns shaped like animals, insects and plants take over for the 2025 Wild Lights Festival.

A revamp and expansion of the Blank Park Zoo is starting and will continue through 2026, bringing new exhibits and features. What's in store? Blank Park Zoo to begin $18 million expansion.

Blank Park Zoo opens for members Friday. The Blank Park Zoo is among other businesses allowed to reopen on Friday. Skip to content. NOWCAST KCCI News at 5:30pm Sunday Evening.

Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will pay a fun-filled visit to the Rock Island Public Library’s Watts-Midtown Branch on Monday, June 26.

Barnaby, an Aldabra tortoise, is the Blank Park Zoo's oldest resident and has lived at the zoo since it opened in 1966. Last November, his zookeepers noticed he was having some trouble moving ...

Guests view renderings of the Blank Park Zoo plan after a donor recognition ceremony Monday. The zoo has secured two-thirds of the funding needed to complete the expansion, equaling $12.3 million.