Start Date5th Aug 2023 End Date5th Aug 2023
Join us until 8:30pm for our extended summer opening where you can enjoy the zoo into the evening with a special party as we celebrate turning 60!
Experience a summer like no other as we host a number of activities for all the family to enjoy! Journey around the park and watch as our animals soak up the summer sun. Feeling toasty yourself? Duck out of the heat and head into one of our many undercover areas! You can even pick yourself up a delicious and cooling treat at one of our many seasonal catering outlets, such as Slush Station!
PLUS live music by T42 on the Main Stage by Penguini’s Restaurant from 5.00pm to 8.00pm!
Learn more about the incredible species here at Colchester Zoo from our Animal Care Team, with a number of special encounters taking place throughout the evening!
View our daytime timetable here.
| TIME | ENCOUNTER |
| 5:15pm | Smooth-coated Otter – Otter Creek |
| 5:45pm | Red Panda – Wilds of Asia |
| 5:45pm | Bornean Orangtuan – Rajang’s Forest |
| 6:00pm | Humboldt Penguin – Inca Trail |
| 6:00pm | Meerkat – Suricata Sands |
| 6:15pm | Mandrill – Edge of Africa |
| 6:15pm | Gelada Baboon – Gelada Plateau |
| 6:30pm | Komodo Dragon – Dragons of Komodo |
| 6:30pm | Ring-tailed Lemur – Lemur Bridge |
| 6:45pm | Malayan Sun Bear – Bears of the Rising Sun |
| 7:00pm | African Elephant – Outside Paddock |
| 7:30pm | Spotted Hyena – Edge of Africa |
| 7:45pm | Patagonian Sea Lion – Playa Patagonia |