Upcoming Events | Cameron Park Zoo

Per the City of Waco’s policy for city owned properties/facilities: Masks are required in all indoor spaces of the Zoo including: Zootique Gift Shop, Saltwater Aquarium, Freshwater Aquarium, Herpetarium, Brazos at Night and Restrooms. Masks are required for animal safety in the following outdoor areas: Asian Forest, Jaguar and Bobcat exhibits and in all other areas where social distancing of 6ft or more from another person not in the same household is not possible. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates for Waco-McLennan County (covidwaco.com)

Upcoming Events:

Disney Trivia Scavenger Hunt: April 10th

Come test your Disney trivia for this Disney Scavenger Hunt around the zoo! This unique hunt will be $20 per team with the top teams winning unique zoo prizes. We will be hosting a bar where alcoholic drinks and sodas will be available.

Download the Goose Chase application and obtain the code and password onsite at purchase.

Authentically Addie Author Celebration: April 10th

The Waco Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society are excited to present an Author Celebration for local author, Stephanie Wolfe, and showcase her book Authentically Addie.

Authentically Addie is a children’s book designed to help families open up conversations about all of our differences. Addie adventures to the Zoo and meets many amazing animals—each of whom are differently abled—while she zooms around in her wheelchair and teaches others about what makes her unique. Author Stephanie Wolfe wrote the book after having experienced many encounters with children and her own daughter, Addie, who was born with a chromosomal translocation. She realized other children did not know how to ask questions about her daughter, so she set out to teach them while giving the spotlight to differently abled individuals in children’s literature.

Come meet the Author, Stephanie Wolfe, her daughter, Addie (yes! Addie in real life!), and their family for a family night at the Cameron Park Zoo in celebration of Authentically Addie! Families will be able to safely socially distance while they explore the Zoo and enjoy a reading of Authentically Addie by the author.

The author will also be signing books, so if you’d like your copy of Authentically Addie signed, please bring your own. You can get one here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/173488567X

Tickets are available for $5.00 each and will be limited to 150 guests. Families with children who are unique & differently abled can contact us at specialevents@cameronparkzoo.com to sign up for tickets sponsored by the Waco Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities. Attendees will be able to walk through the African Savannah section of the Zoo and visit our Saltwater Aquarium. We will also be featuring a book reading by Stephanie Wolfe at our special events pavilion. Purchase Tickets

Party for the Planet: April 24th 9am to 3pm

Join the zoo in celebrating Earth Day! We will have local vendors set up in front of our South American exhibits to talk about best green practices and how you can help our planet!

All activities are included with admission including our Earth Day Scavenger Hunt. To play you download the Goose Chase App, enter game code: JWZPGW, and each team will receive one Party for the Planet Kit until supplies run out.

May 1- KidZoobilee

October 15 & 16- Brew at the Zoo