Join us for Paignton Zoo’s
Big Birthday ZOOnanza
1st and 2nd July 2023
We’re celebrating our centenary in style with a BIG Birthday ZOOnanza on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July, and we want you to join us!
We’re planning a jam-packed weekend of live music, activities, talks, the unveiling of our Centenary Hub and much, much more. All this will be included in your normal zoo admission ticket price*.
Keep scrolling for the weekend’s itinerary!
*Animal Crackers Tombola will cost 50p per entry
Saturday 1st July line-up
Interactive Fun:
11am
Music Workshop with The Rock Project (ages 6+)
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
11.30am
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
12pm
Music Workshop with The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
12.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Ranger Activity
1pm
Music Workshop with The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
1.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
1.45pm
Ranger Activity
2pm
Music Workshop with The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
2.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
3pm
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
Live Music:
10am
Bay Brass
11.30am
Torbay Brass Band
1pm
Torbay Police Choir & Special Guest
2pm
Choir 86
3.30pm
The Big ‘End of the Show Show’ with The Rock Project
Animal Engagement:
11am
Baboon Enrichment Making
11.15am
Lion Talk
12pm
Giraffe Talk
2.30pm
Gorilla Talk
3pm
Giant Tortoise Talk
3.15pm
Baboon Enrichment
Workshops & Activities:
11am – 3pm
Live Lion Sculpting with Andrew Madgwick
11am – 3pm
Animal Crackers Tombola
11am – 3pm
Spot Professor Seymour Stuff
11am – 4pm
Craft Camp
Sunday 2nd July line-up
Interactive Fun:
11am
Music Workshop with The Rock Project (ages 6+)
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
11.30am
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
12pm
Music Workshop with
The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
12.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Ranger Activity
1pm
Music Workshop with
The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
1.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
1.45pm
Ranger Activity
2pm
Music Workshop with
The Rock Project
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
2.30pm
Story Time on the Move
Jungle Jammers Dance Performance
3pm
The Little Village People – (up to age 6)
Live Music:
10am
Babbacombe Ukulele Strummers
11am
Chordettes
12pm
Risq
1pm
Emma McElhinney
2pm
Graham & Lee
3.30pm
The Big ‘End of the Show Show’ with The Rock Project
Animal Engagement:
11.15am
Lion Talk
12pm
Giraffe Talk
2.30pm
Gorilla Talk
3pm
Giant Tortoise Talk
Workshops & Activities:
11am – 3pm
Live Orang-utan Sculpting with Andrew Madgwick
11am – 3pm
Animal Crackers Tombola
11am – 3pm
Save Our Seagrass
11am – 3pm
Spot Professor Seymour Stuff
11am – 4pm
Craft Camp
