Entertainment & Activities
Check out live music, family-friendly dancing, interactive education stations, and more.
Entertainment
- Musical performances by Masanga Marimba at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.–Get ready to groove with an electrifying performance that brings the vibrant rhythms and energy of Africa and Latin America straight to you.
- Angela & Lulingu story time with author Brenda Scott Royce at 12 and 2 p.m.–Come hear the inspiring story of two young gorillas and how they have inspired millions of people to care about gorillas and their future.
Activities:
- Enrichment feedings/ keeper talks:
- 10:30 a.m.–Gorilla
- 1:30 p.m.–Chimpanzee
- 3:30 p.m.–Siamang
- Education Stations
- Great Apes — What makes the great apes so great? At this station, discover how great apes are both similar and different from other primates. Through a series of games and activities, explore topics like opposable thumbs, extraordinary intelligence, and evolutionary history, while gaining a deeper understanding of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.
- Monkey Mania — Swing into the world of primates and explore life in the treetops! At this station, try your hand at building a tree that’s sturdy enough to support an agile, arboreal monkey. Then, join the troop and learn about the importance of sociality and cooperation in primates through a fun grooming game. Finally, take a closer look at the many primates that call the Zoo home and locate their natural habitats all across the globe.
- Eco-Cell Challenge – Bring your old handheld electronics to be recycled and help support gorilla conservation. Learn about our recycling partner, ECO-CELL, and how to prepare your devices for donation.
