Wild Winter Weekends at the Detroit Zoo!

Beat the winter blues this season during our Wild Winter Weekends at the Detroit Zoo. Wild Winter is a unique, fun way to experience the magic of the Zoo in winter. Enjoy your favorite habitats, indoors and out, along with special activities, including: children’s music, zookeeper talks, crafts, and much more. The Wild Winter festivities will be on select weekends in January, February and March from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wild Winter Zoobilee - March 8 and 9, 2008

Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! Come celebrate the Detroit Zoo at our Wild Winter Zoobilee!  Enjoy animal enrichment, face painting, zoo keeper talks, live concerts by the Candy Band and create a special animal craft to take home!

Schedule of Activities

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Animal arts & crafts

Face Painting

12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Candy Band concert 

Animal Enrichment Schedule for Wild Winter Zoobilee

11 a.m. - Otters

11:30 a.m. - Enrichment presentation at the Ford Education Center

1 p.m. - Snow Monkeys

2 p.m. - Polar Bears

All activities are free with regular Zoo admission.