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On Saturday, September 13 at 7pm, the Birmingham Zoo will host its largest annual fundraising event, ZooGala 2014, sponsored by IBERIABANK, a partner of the Birmingham Zoo for 10 years. This annual affair will be held in the Zoo’s signature exhibit, Trails of Africa and will feature a “Moroccan souk” theme. As guests wander through […]

On Saturday, September 13 at 7pm, the Birmingham Zoo will host its largest annual fundraising event, ZooGala 2014, sponsored by IBERIABANK, a partner of the Birmingham Zoo for 10 years. This annual affair will be held in the Zoo’s signature exhibit, Trails of Africa and will feature a “Moroccan souk” theme. As guests wander through […]

In honor of our nation’s birthday, all active and retired military and their dependents get free admission to the Birmingham Zoo on July 3, 4, 5 and 6 with valid military identification. The Birmingham Zoo invites the community to come out for Fourth of July weekend to enjoy all the Zoo has to offer, including […]

In recognition of Father’s Day, fathers get in free at the Birmingham Zoo on Sunday, June 15 with the purchase of a child’s full-price admission (one free redemption per paid admission). During the day, guests are invited to see the Zoo’s youngest animals in “The Baby Bunch,” take an aerial journey 20 feet above ground […]

From Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, the Birmingham community is cordially invited to a baby shower to celebrate Baby Bunch Weekend at the Birmingham Zoo. On Friday, May 30, visitors are invited to drop off a package of diapers to receive half price admission to the Zoo (only new, sealed packages of diapers […]

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates the installation of a solar energy demonstration and education project involving multiple partners. The array of solar panels has been installed atop the pergola in the Junior League of Birmingham-Hugh Kaul Children’s Zoo, creating a roof over the pavilion. The demonstration project supports the Zoo’s conservation mission by exploring the […]

The Birmingham Zoo Board approved a $15 million capital campaign, paving the way for a newly renovated front entrance, an Asian Forest and a new plaza, among other updates. According to Mayor William Bell, “The Zoo has been a distinguished attraction for the Birmingham community for nearly 60 years. The new renovations will be an […]

On Friday, May 2, the Birmingham Zoo’s Junior Board hosted its fourth annual Tails in the Trails event presented by O’Neal Industries. Beginning at 6:30pm, nearly 600 attendees were greeted by a fennec fox, Virginia opossum, blue tongued skink, ferret, chinchilla, eastern screech owl, box turtle and a woma python in the Junior League of […]

As part of International Orangutan Mothers Awareness Day on Saturday, May 10, the Zoo will pay tribute to orangutan mothers around the world. Because of the growing demand for palm oil, more and more orangutan mothers are being killed every year. On this day, visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy an animal enrichment, […]

On Saturday, April 19 from 10am to 2pm, the Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to celebrate Earth Day at Party for the Planet. The Zoo has joined forces with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and AZA members across the nation to create the largest combined Earth Day event in North America. Party […]