The Birmingham Zoo Invites Community to 60th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

On Friday, April 3, the Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to help celebrate the launch of its 60th Anniversary during the 60th Anniversary Celebration Weekend on Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 5. This will be a weekend full of exciting events in honor of the Zoo’s first official exhibit, Monkey Island, which opened 60 years ago on April 2, 1955. Activities throughout the weekend include feeding the lorikeets in the new Schaeffer Eye Center Lorikeet Aviary (additional cost), enjoying the new Schaeffer Eye Center Wildlife Shows, taking a ride on the new Wild Slide (additional cost), soaring through Alabama Wilds on the Jane H. Brock Soaring Safari Zipline Adventure (additional cost), camel rides (additional cost), special animal enrichments, face painting, giraffe feedings (additional cost), playing in the Junior League of Birmingham – Hugh Kaul Children’s Zoo Splash Pads and more.

The first 60 guests to arrive will receive a FREE Birmingham Zoo 60th Anniversary tote bag on Saturday, April 4. An interactive Get Rhythm® Drum Circle will take place at 11:30am on Saturday, April 4 in Trails of Africa for a community music-making experience, and at 12pm guests can enjoy FREE Bud’s Best Cookies while supplies last and special 60th Anniversary buttons. On Sunday, April 5, guests born in or before 1955 receive FREE admission to the Zoo for that day. This exciting weekend at the Zoo is full of activities that the whole family is sure to enjoy. For a full list of weekend activities, please visit birminghamzoo.com.

Approximately 950 animals of 230 species call the Birmingham Zoo home, including sea lions, zebras, rhinos and endangered species from six continents. The Birmingham Zoo is open daily from 9am to 5pm. Regular admission is $15* for adults and $10* for senior citizens and children ages 2-12 (*Price not including tax). All Birmingham Zoo Members and children under two-years-old receive free admission.

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