Events

Bouquets

Join us for Bouquets, an after-hours benefit for Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, in support of the plants, animals, and free access you love at Como!

Ticket Options

ATTENTION: Bouquets Plus tickets are SOLD OUT! Guests can contact events@comofriends.org or 651-487-8229 to be added to the waitlist.
Bouquets Plus ticket – $145 l 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
This special experience in the Primate Building includes culinary treats from Bao Bao Buns and Burger Daddies, wine and beer selected exclusively for Bouquets Plus, a zookeeper Q & A, and of course, Como’s extraordinary primates. Bouquets Plus tickets include entrance to the general admission event.

Bouquets General Admission ticket – $85 l 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
With wine, beer, and food tastings arrayed throughout Como’s Visitor Center and the gardens of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, no other fundraiser in town has a more beautiful backdrop. Bouquets guests can sip and sample small bites, listen to live music, bid on a host of exceptional silent auction packages, take a turn at popular Bouquets games, and learn more about the high-priority improvements supported by Bouquets’ Fund-a-Mission donations.

ATTENTION: Bouquets Flavors of Chocolate Add-on Experience is SOLD OUT! Guests can contact events@comofriends.org or 651-487-8229 to be added to the waitlist.
Bouquets Flavors of Chocolate Add-on Experience – $25 l 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Como’s North Garden is filled with plants that provide both familiar and unique flavors used in chocolate making, from vanilla and cinnamon to guava and fig. Add more Como to your evening at Bouquets with this open house style experience in the Berglund Room, featuring chocolate tastings and Como horticulturist demonstrations about the edible plants of the North Garden. Guests must purchase a Bouquets Plus or General Admission ticket to participate.

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LAURA SHERAR

Event Manager

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Como Friends’ Bouquets benefit includes a silent auction featuring fine wines, rare brews, accessories and tasting experiences donated by the Twin Cities’ best vendors and vintners. To make an in-kind donation to the Bouquets silent auction, contact Laura Sherar, Como Friends’ Event Manager.

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