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Cameron Park Zoo celebrates 25th birthday

Posted at 2:09 PM, Jul 12, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-12 15:09:03-04

The Cameron Park Zoo will be throwing a 25th birthday celebration on Saturday.

Face painters, juggling stilt walkers, storytellers, games, a bounce house, mermaids and more will fill the zoo for celebrations. Food trucks and birthday cake will also be on site for the day. 

The schedule of activities includes:

  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - water game and a bounce house at the Meadows
  • 10 a.m. - Welcome and cake cutting at the Pavillion
  • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Reliant Photo Opp at the Pavillion
  • 10 a.m. - Coral Talk at the Salt Water Aquarium
  • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Steel drums at the Pavillion
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Stilt walker/ juggler will be walking around the zoo
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Face painters at the Pavillion
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Costumed characters at the Pavillion
  • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Trackless train inside the zoo
  • 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Mermaids will swim at the Salt Water Aquarium
  • 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Pelican Feeding at the BRC Aviary
  • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Giraffe feeding deck open
  • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. - Tortoise Encounter at the Tortoise Exhibit
  • 12:15 p.m. - Birthday cake served at the Pavillion
  • 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - African storyteller at the Pavillion
  • 1 p.m. - Lemur Enrichment at the Lemur Exhibit
  • 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - One mermaid will swim at the Salt Water Aquarium
  • 2 p.m. - Tiger keeper talk at Sumatran Tiger Exhibit
  • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Karaoke at the Pavilion
  • 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Photos with a mermaid at Salt Water Aquarium
  • 3 p.m. - South America keeper talk at the South America Exhibit
  • 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - One mermaid will swim at the Salt Water Aquarium

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