The Detroit Zoo turns 80 this year and is inviting the community to celebrate with a birthday party at the Zoo’s Main Picnic Grove on Friday, August 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors 80 and over will be admitted free with a photo ID including date of birth, and visitors 13 and over will receive $8 admission with a coupon that can be found on the Zoo’s website. Regular $7 admission applies for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free.
Kids can bounce around on a moonwalk, get their faces painted or spark their creativity with arts and crafts. Free cake and ice cream will be served between noon and 1 p.m. while supplies last. Visitors can sign a giant card to wish the Zoo many more years of celebrating and saving wildlife and serving the community. A live performance of the Matrix Theatre Company’s “Marsh Magic” will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the Main Stage, focusing on the life cycle of the frog in Michigan marshes. The show is being presented in recognition of 2008 Year of the Frog, a global public awareness campaign to focus attention on endangered amphibians and the critical work being done by zoos and aquariums to save them.
Discounted admission isn’t the only way for Detroit Zoo visitors to save on August 1. For just 80 cents, guests can take a journey on the Wild Adventure Ride – regularly $4 – or zip through the Zoo on the Tauber Family Railroad – regularly $2 one way. In addition, the Arctic Food Court will offer select items for 80 cents each, including a small soft drink or coffee and small popcorn, and Zoofari Market will sell Zoo pencils and notepads for 80 cents as well.
Click here for a downloadable coupon.
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