DISCOVERY DAYS

All events 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Especially for Students Grades K-8

Join us this fall and explore the world of animals! Discovery Days will take you and your students on an adventure!  You will discover a new appreciation for elephants, examine animals around the world, uncover some creepy crawlies, search for art in biology and nature and explore ecosystems.

Book your fall field trip during these special days in September, October and November and enhance your visit with our interactive Discovery Stations around the zoo. Discovery Stations offer flexibility for you to choose a self-guided tour route, the number of stations visited and the pace of your zoo visit. All Discovery Station activities are included with your regular zoo admission.


Schedule of Events
(times & locations subject to change)

Dates:
Wednesday, September 22   AZA Elephant Appreciation Day
Friday, October 8                   Animals Around the World
Thursday, October 28            Creepy, Crawly Animals
Thursday, November 11        Animals in Art and Nature
Wednesday, November 17    Exploring Ecosystems

Times: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

NOTE: As a bonus on all the Discovery Days, your field-trip class may climb the tower and get a bird’s-eye view of the construction of Denver Zoo’s upcoming exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage, a new home for Asian elephants, Indian rhinoceros, Malayan tapirs, and many more animals.

September 22: AZA Elephant Appreciation Day
Activity and educational stations celebrating elephants, their connections with humans, and their exciting future at Denver Zoo will be held at and around the Pachyderm habitat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and are free with admission.  Click here to see a Discovery Stations Map.

October 8: Animals Around the World
October 10–16 is World Animal Week!  Celebrate by visiting the zoo and learning about animals from around the globe and their connections with us.  Activity stations focused on birds, amphibians and mammals will be located at Lorikeet Adventure, Tropical Discovery and Bear Mountain for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and are free with admission. Click here to see a Discovery Stations Map.

October 28: Creepy, Crawly Animals
Denver Zoo is home to all sorts of animals, even the not so cute and fuzzy ones.  This Discovery Day highlights some of the most misunderstood, and sometimes feared, animals in the world and in your backyard.  Activity stations will be located at Predator Ridge and Tropical Discovery from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and are free with admission. Click here to see a Discovery Stations Map.

November 11: Animals in Art and Nature
Animals express themselves in all different ways including color, sound, and inspiring and influencing human art.  Come howl like a monkey and color you own wild dog at activity stations located at Tropical Discovery, Predator Ridge and Bear Mountain from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and are free with admission. Click here to see a Discovery Stations Map.

November 17: Exploring Ecosystems
Have you ever wondered why animals live where they do and what it must take for them to survive there?  If so, visit Denver Zoo and explore some of these exotic ecosystems and the animals that live there.  Activity stations will be located at Sheep Mountain, Bird World, and Northern Shores from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and are free with admission. Click here to see a Discovery Stations Map.