Photos: Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo
Everybody's cooling off at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, June 6, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. Runs weekly, except for the Fourth of July, throughout the summer's Saturdays..
Jaxson McPherson splashes down in the slip-n-slide, cooling off at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026. Safari Nights runs every Saturday, except July 4, through August 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Each night will feature a unique theme and live music as well as food and activities. More info at https://reidparkzoo.org/events/summer-safari-nights-2026/
Meru the young African elephant enjoys a dip in the pond as the temps begin to drop at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
One of the flock of flamingos washes down a bit at Reid Park Zoo open late for Summer Safari Nights, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
Yebonga, Reid Park Zoo’s southern white rhinoceros, splays out a mud hole just before the gates open for Summer Safari Nights, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
One of the meerkats, on a sentinel duty from a high rock, draws a knot of onlookers taking in the later hours for Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
One of the giraffes uses every inch to get to a branch left out for them during Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
Penzi dries off with a trunkful of dust after a swim in the African elephant pond at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 6, 2026.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Safari Nights at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday — except July 4 — through Aug. 8.
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