The NEW Zoological Society and the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park welcome you to waddle on in for the Party for the Penguins on Friday, July 18^th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Proceeds from this event will support conservation, with funds raised supporting African penguins through SAFE: Saving Animals from Extinction. This event is free with regular zoo admission.

During our Party for the Penguins event, guests can enjoy a variety of fun activities, including kids’ games and crafts, penguin encounters, a Penguin Discovery Station, free carousel rides (weather dependent) sponsored by the NEW Zoological Society, Face Painting by Lori & Friends (weather dependent), and more. Stop by the Penguin Merchandise Sales Tables to browse a selection of penguin crafts and gifts, including paintings made by our very own penguins! An African Penguin Chat will take place at 10:00 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. at the penguin habitat, and – new this year! – tickets for feeding the penguins will be available for purchase throughout the day (while supplies last!) at the Merchandise Sales Table. Purchasers will get to go inside of the penguin habitat to toss some fish to our hungry flock!

African penguins are an endangered species whose population has declined by 97% since the turn of the 20^th century. Penguins are vulnerable to pollution of their ocean habitat, and to human interference related to guano and egg collection, overfishing, and loss of their nesting sites to human developments.

To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit newzoo.org

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