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SHARKS AT STINGRAY BAY -
A Touching Experience

The New Tundra Trek

Year of the Gorilla

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Only until Monday, October 12th
Toronto Zoo 2009 Special Exhibit:
SHARKS AT STINGRAY BAY - A Touching Experience*





The stingrays are back by popular demand, and this time they have brought some friends - SHARKS! This one of a kind exhibit will engage visitors and provide them with the opportunity to humanely and safely interact with not only cownose and southern red stingrays, but bamboo and nurse sharks. Full Details

**$3 admission fee applies, children 3 and under are free. Applicable to members.

     



WATERSIDE THEATRE ENTERTAINMENT


Be sure to check out some dynamic and interactive family-fun entertainment in our Waterside Theatre. All shows are ONLY $2 per person (all ages and members included) and proceeds go to Zoo Conservation.

Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th - 12:00 pm & 3:30 pm

Join in a fun-filled tribute show to Sharpay from High School Musical including Wildcat Cheerleaders! Sing along to all your favourite High School Musical songs including - Fabulous, Bop to the Top and We're all in this Together!


Saturday, July 11th
The McGregor Socks Make-A-Wish Foundation®
Scavenger Hunt





9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Join us for a wild adventure! McGregor® Happy Foot® Socks and Make-A-Wish® Toronto & Central Ontario are teaming up to send you on an exciting scavenger hunt through the Zoo. Follow the clues created by Wish Children to find the animal habitat. The first 100 families participating will receive a special gift bag including McGregor® Happy Foot® Socks. All children who complete the free scavenger hunt can enter to win one of ten prize packs.
Check out makeawishtoronto.ca for more information.


Sunday, July 12th
Mitchel Musso Concerts For Conservation




With Mitchel Musso
of Disney’s Hannah Montana
Sunday July 12th
Toronto Zoo’s Waterside Theatre
Two live shows with his band

For more information click here




           


Friday, July 17th to Sunday, July 19th
YTVs WOW – put a little WOW in your summer




Front Entrance 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
YTVs WOW is back bigger and better than ever! Nerf returns with the new Camp Nerf Dart Tag “Capture the Flag” and Dunkaroos is back with the brand new Dunkaroos Slam Dunkers All Stars! As always, WOW has loads of great prizes so
check out ytv.com/WOW for all the info.




Monday, July 20th to Friday, August 28th
ZOO SCHOOL
High School Courses this Summer at the Toronto Zoo!




Teens - are you looking for an experience this summer that’s exciting and unforgettable as well as worthwhile for your education and future career? The Toronto Zoo is offering several Ontario curriculum full-credit courses this summer that will be jam packed with behind the scenes tours, Zoo staff talks, and close encounters, combined with interactive classroom discussions, compelling lessons, and amazing opportunities for you to create dynamic and memorable projects and presentations that are both fun and educational.
Full Details



Friday, July 24th
Today's Parent KidSummer Day





Front Entrance 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Calling all kids…It’s a KidSummer Day and with a little over a month to go before school starts, we thought we’d do something special and invite you to go WILD at the Zoo! With so much to see and do, you’ll want to bring the whole HERD out for this event! Children, 12 and under, receive FREE admission when accompanied by an adult (2 children max per adult).
www.kidsummer.com
Toronto Zoo Admission Page


Sunday, July 26th
98.1 CHFI Day




Visit the 98.1 CHFI Loyalty Club and enter for your chance to win one of 98 family packs of passes to 98.1 CHFI Day at the Zoo.
Visit chfi.com for all the details.



The New Tundra Trek



This area will be anchored by a new state of the art Polar bear exhibit and significant interpretation to help our visitors understand the impacts of climate change and global warming. Stay tuned because this exciting new area is due to open in 2009 featuring Arctic wolves, snowy owls, reindeer and brand new Polar bears in their spectacularly renovated exhibit.


Friday, August 7th to Sunday, August 9th
Orangutan Awareness Weekend




Indo-Malaya Pavilion 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Toronto Zoo is committed to conservation efforts for the extremely endangered Sumatran orangutans. Check out the orangutan enrichment touch table, artefacts, and see a painting done by one of our talented orangutans. Enter to win a one-year Membership to the Toronto Zoo! Visitors can meet the Orangutan Keeper at
1:00 pm daily.


Sunday, August 9th
Hbc Rewards Day




Front Entrance 9:00 am to 6:30 pm.
Show your Hbc Rewards Card and you and up to 3 guests will receive 10% off admission to the Toronto Zoo.


Saturday, August 15th to Sunday, August 16th
Toronto Zoo's 35th Anniversary Celebration



Waterside Theatre 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Join the Toronto Zoo in celebrating our 35th Anniversary with FREE entertainment at the Waterside Theatre (with the purchase of Zoo admission) including Special Animal Shows, Soli and Rob sing along, Poynter Family Magic, Musical Rhythm and much more! Full event details coming soon.


           


WATERSIDE THEATRE ENTERTAINMENT


Be sure to check out some dynamic and interactive family-fun entertainment in our Waterside Theatre. All shows are ONLY $2 per person (all ages and members included) and proceeds go to Zoo Conservation.

Saturday, September 5th to Monday, September 7th
- 12:00 pm & 3:30 pm

Celebrate the last weekend of the summer with an energetic demonstration of athletics and skill!


Monday, September 14th
Senior’s Day




Front Entrance 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Toronto Zoo loves Seniors! Seniors 65+ receive FREE admission and a FREE Zoomobile ride all day pass.


Sunday, October 4th
World Animal Day with National Geographic Kids




It's World Animal Day - a time to celebrate humankind's relationship with the animal kingdom. Join National Geographic Kids onsite for activities and programming geared for kids to learn more about the Natural World and to celebrate their appreciation for their WILD friends at the Toronto Zoo!



Saturday, October 17th
Oasis Zoo Run 10K and 5K Run/Walk




Open to all runners, walkers and fitness folk of all ages and abilities. Bring the whole family for a day of fitness, fun and fundraising. Support the Toronto Zoo and invite your friends, family and colleagues to pledge a runner! For online entry, pledge forms and further information go to canadarunningseries.com/zoorun.


Saturday, October 24th to Sunday, October 25th and
Saturday, October 31st

Boo at the Zoo




Zellers Discovery Zone 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Children (12 and under) in costume accompanied by an adult get in FREE (max 2 per adult). Check out some SPOOK-TACULAR entertainment at the Halloween Harvest Stage and take part in our Critters and Costumes Parade twice daily. Back by popular demand – the Toronto Zoo Staff pumpkin carving contest! Yummy Hershey treat upon exit (while supplies last)!

     

     


Wednesday, November 11th
The 24th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony




Waterside Theatre Ceremony begins promptly at 10:55 am
The Toronto Zoo invites veterans and the general public to join in remembering and honouring the many wartime sacrifices that Canadians have made for their country. Admission for veterans and all guests attending the ceremony is FREE from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.


Saturday, December 26th
The 34th Annual Christmas Treats Walk




Front Entrance 10:00 am
Don't miss this much loved annual event where Siberian tigers, polar bears, reindeer and other animals receive their seasonal goodies. Strolling Carollers, FREE Hot Chocolate following the walk ending at our polar bear exhibit in our NEW Tundra Trek. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. Half Price Admission for EVERYONE all day! Happy Holidays. Please note this is an outdoor event.


Thursday, December 31st
The 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Family Countdown




Front Entrance, Indo-Malaya and
African Rainforest Pavilion 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Join some true party animals this New Year’s Eve at the Toronto Zoo! This family-fun event starts 2010 off right with lots of great music, entertainment, animal visitors and more. The fun begins at 6:00 pm and runs until 9:00 pm when we have our very own Kid’s Countdown. Please note this is an outdoor, ticketed event, prices applicable to all members, space is limited and we can not guarantee tickets will be available night of event. Full event details including event pricing coming soon.

     

     

*Please note all events subject to change without notice.
For updated information please check back soon.