Country Fest with 92.5 XTU
Yee-haw! Grab your cowboy hats and boots and giddy-up to the zoo on Sunday, September 19 (11AM – 3PM) for a day of country themed activities. Spend the afternoon at Zoo Brew Beer Garden and Bar with Philly’s Country Station, 92.5 XTU or take a ride on the wild side with our mechanical bull. Enjoy animal meet and greets and drink specials and throughout the event.
Purchase Zoo Admission
Country Fest is free to attend with zoo admission*
*Please Note: We cannot accept any free zoo admission tickets, reciprocal tickets or coupons for our special events, including Country Fest. All general admission tickets for Country Fest must be timed and dated for the event. Yearly Members and Organizational Memberships do not need to purchase Country Fest tickets.
Chinese New Year Celebration
We’re kicking off the Year of the Rat with a Chinese New Year Celebration* on Saturday, January 25th from 12:00PM to 1:00PM! Enjoy an educational program, crafts, and live animal meet and greets featuring “animals of the zodiac”. You’ll also have the opportunity to try on our dragon mask.
*This event is free to attend with zoo admission
Hanukkah Celebration
Join us as we celebrate Hanukkah at Elmwood Park Zoo! The fun begins at 12:00PM in the Trail of the Jaguar where guests will make themed crafts. You will also have the chance to meet an education animal. Following crafts, we will be lighting the menorah on The Eagle Deck.
Our Hanukkah Celebration is made possible thanks to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery.
This event is free to attend with zoo admission.
Summer STEM Bash
Explore the world of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math at Elmwood Park Zoo! Join us for a day filled with experiments, activities, presentations, animal meet and greets, and more! PA Virtual Charter School will even be hosting a “make your own” lava lamp activity!
*free to attend with zoo admission
Vendors:
Society of Women Environmental Professionals (S.W.E.P.)
Central Montco Technical High School
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia
…more TBA!
Three Aksha Dance Performance
Join us in the ZooBowl Theater for a performance by the Three Aksha Dancers led by Viji Rao and the Three Aksha Music Ensemble led by Praveen D. Rao, with Ajay Warriar, Sahadev Balaji Ramji and Tehvarajah Mylvaganam.
*free to attend with zoo admission
World Otter Day
Join us as we celebrate World Otter Day on Monday, May 27th with Rocky and Arya! Guests can stop by their exhibit in the Wetlands from 12:00pm-3:00pm to learn some fun otter facts and listen to a special keeper chat at 2:30pm.
Free to attend with admission