If you or your older teen enjoys photography, you’ll want to know about the FOCUSED Photography Events that take place at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. These events offer a unique opportunity for amateur and professional shutterbugs to take photos of the zoo’s incredible wildlife. This experience affords you exclusive morning access
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Birds of a feather walk together! Since their arrival in 2012, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s penguins have become one of the cutest attractions in town. Once again this winter, you can see the penguins outside of their usual habitat, as they parade around the zoo grounds! 2022 marks the 10th year
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Most Sundays, Safari Lodge, in the heart of Destination Africa at the Calgary Zoo, hosts a unique Calgary brunch experience. You and your fellow safari explorers can enjoy both gourmet and comfort breakfast foods, including a free-flowing chocolate fountain with fresh fruit, eggs benedict with Canadian bacon, fresh salads, a Belgian
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The Calgary Zoo’s Festive Feast Curbside Takeaway is back by popular demand! Enjoy a chef-created holiday dinner, with all the trimmings, in the comfort of your home without all the hassle in the kitchen! The best part? You’ll spend the day at home with family and friends while supporting the  Wilder
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Sparkling, festive, and magical! For many Calgarians, the holiday season is not complete without a visit to ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company. Calgary’s award-winning holiday tradition will be glowing for more than six weeks of festive, family-friendly fun, lighting up the nights between November 19, 2021 – January 2, 2022.
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ZooBOO is back at the Calgary Zoo over Halloween weekend! It’s a chance for the kids to dress up, trick-or-treat at the zoo, and visit their favourite animals for some spooky fall fun! (While everyone is encouraged to dress up, treat stations are for children 12 and under only.) The
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Looking for an adventure this summer? There is only one place in town to experience the world in a single day, and that’s the Calgary Zoo! Now, the Calgary Zoo has announced that the Gateway to Asia is open with new friends to meet and more wild adventures! The newly re-imagined
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The Calgary Zoo is welcoming live dinosaurs back to the Prehistoric Park! Okay, they’re animatronic dinosaurs, but that means you can see for yourself what Alberta might have looked like when dinosaurs reigned supreme and travel back to prehistoric times with life-sized dinosaur models around every turn. Dinosaurs: Awakened at the
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When school’s out and the kids have energy to spare, how do you keep your kids busy? PD Days can sometimes throw a parent’s best-laid plans completely out of orbit, especially in this time of COVID. Did you know that the Calgary Zoo offers virtual school programming for PD Days?
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Get your Daily Dose of animal lovin’ with the videos the Calgary Zoo has been putting out! They are even providing at-home activities to enhance kids’ education! You can find videos and activities HERE. You can also head to the Zoo Along With You, the Calgary Zoo hub dedicated to
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