Start Date2nd Jun 2023 End Date2nd Jun 2023

Friday 2nd June 2023 open until 8:30pm

It’s our birthday!!! Join us for our birthday bonanza as we celebrate turning 60! Our special birthday is bursting at the seams just like our party balloon’s and is packed with shows from Magic Iain, Marimba Music from Otto & The Mutapa Calling, and finished with an Zoobilee Party and later closing time!

PLUS live music by Silence the Sirens on the Main Stage from 5.00pm to 8.00pm!

Tune in to BBC Essex on Friday 2nd June for the Ben Fryer Show from 10:00am to 2:00pm as they broadcast LIVE from the Zoo in celebration of our 60th anniversary! Listen to live interviews with long-standing staff members, dedicated visitors and entertainers performing throughout the day plus some special animal guests too of course!

We are delighted that First Essex Buses will be joining us for our Big Birthday Bonanza on Friday 2nd June! Check out the Colchester Zoo 60th Anniversary bus and join in the celebrations by sharing your birthday messages!

TIMETABLE:

TIMEACTIVITY
10:00amMagic Iain – Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
11:00amMarimba Music from Otto & The Mutapa Calling – Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
12 noonCarnival Workshop – Terrace area opposite Snack Shack
1:00pm Magic Iain – Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
2:00pmMarimba Music from Otto & The Mutapa Calling – Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
3:00pmCarnival Workshop – Terrace area opposite Snack Shack
4:00pmZoo Crew Party Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
5:00pmZoobilee Party with live music by Silence the Sirens – Main Stage opposite Penguini’s Restaurant
PLUS learn more about the history of Colchester Zoo from our Animal Care Team, with a number of special encounters taking place throughout the evening!

View our daytime timetable here.

TIMEENCOUNTER
5:15pmSmooth-coated Otter – Otter Creek
5:45pmRed Panda – Wilds of Asia
5:45pmBornean Orangtuan – Rajang’s Forest
6:00pmHumboldt Penguin – Inca Trail
6:00pmMeerkat – Suricata Sands
6:15pmMandrill – Edge of Africa
6:15pmGelada Baboon – Gelada Plateau
6:30pmKomodo Dragon – Dragons of Komodo
6:30pmRing-tailed Lemur – Lemur Bridge
6:45pmMalayan Sun Bear – Bears of the Rising Sun
7:00pmAfrican Elephant – Outside Paddock
7:30pmSpotted Hyena – Edge of Africa
7:45pmPatagonian Sea Lion – Playa Patagonia

Every day is a celebration like no other as we cherish this marvellous milestone. Become a part of the Colchester Zoo history celebrating the past and present and as we look forward to the next 60 years.

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