Heritage Island, Ireland's Visitor Attractions

Wednesday 17th - St. Patrick's Day

Face Painting, Storytelling and talks on Irish folklore animals, Character appearances, Mucis. Get the most from St. Patrick's Day and head to the Zoo for lots more fun after the parade.

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th - Penguin Weekend

The McVitie's Penguin weekend includes an exciting treasure hunt and a host of fun-filled family activities:
- Kids can put their imagination and creativity to the test with the fun Penguin booklet. The family can enjoy the adventurous McVitie's treasure hunt
- Meet the penguin keeper regularly throughout the day
- The McVitie's Penguin character will be handing out samples and available for fun family photo
- Face painting
- And so much more........

Friday 2nd - Monday 5th - Come to Dublin Zoo this Easter and have an egg-tastic time with some of your favourite animals 

- See the animals get their Easter treats
- Talks centred around eggs and chicks
- Easter Egg hunt - download from the website before your visit - www.dublinzoo.ie
- Character apearances
- Entertainment for the children, including face painting
- Easter storytelling and crafts

Wednesday 7th - Thursday 8th - Spring Workshop - Bug Hunt

Our bug hunt gives children a chance to use our scientific apparatus to capture and view Ireland's wide variety of insect life. They will learn how to use our ecology equipment and put their new found knowledge to the test in our woodland habitat!

April 1st  - 30th - Just Forest - Wood of Life Exhibition

The Wood of Life is a travelling, hands-on, interactive exhibition which deals with the social, economic and environmental importance of the world's forests and it's coming to Dublin Zoo! Exhibition is open to all visitors

May - Springtime of the Farm - See website for dates www.dublinzoo.ie

Dublin Zoo, in collaboration with our partners Agri-Aware, will open a new Children's Farm in May. The attraction will have lots of fun features including - 

- Traditional farm animals
- Classroom facility
- Playground for little farmers
- Demonstration areas for milking cows and shearing sheep
- Paddocks and an Irish meadow
- Wildflower beds and lots more.....

May - Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th - Native Species Weekend - Go Native!

Celebrate Irish flora and fauna and our rich natural heritage at this special and extremely popular annual event. There will be plenty to keep adults and children busy with touchables, visitors from the sea, advice on how to care for the wild mammals, birds and plants in the garden and lots of other hands-on activities. Go to www.dublinzoo.ie for more details.

May - Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th - Celebrate Emas and Wanita's first birthday all weekend at Dublin Zoo

- Face Painting
- Extra keeper talks on the Sumatran Tigers
- See the twins get their birthday treats
- Send a birthday card to Emas and Wanita, Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. Best one wins a special prize!
- Storytelling

Narrated by radio personality and musician Tom Dunne, The Zoo will take viewers behind the scenes with the dedicated men and women who take care of the 600 plus exotic animals who live there, sharing the highs and the lows of life in Dublin Zoo and gaining access to an incredible world that few of the general public have ever seen.

Viewers not only get up close and personal with the many beautiful, exotic and often critically endangered animals in the zoo, but also join the keepers on the journey of taking care of them; from day to day life and animal husbandry to the excitement of births, deaths and unexpected emergencies. There’s something new and happening everyday and in The Zoo, no two days are ever the same.

The Zoo, sponsored by EBS Building Society will be aired every Wednesday, starting Wednesday 17th February at 7.30pm on TV3.

Print your map before your visit and plan your day in advance. For the full map click here. 

For more information on Zoo keeper talks and feeding times click here.