The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is now open during the winter season. January and February Zoo hours are 10am to 4pm Friday through Monday with half-price admission every day.
Throughout January and February, the Zoo Educational Department is offering free family drop in programs at the Meeting Barn. Located in the Farmyard Area (part of the Lyn P. Meyerhoff Maryland Wilderness/Children’s Zoo Exhibit), the heated Meeting Barn is open 10:30am to 1pm Friday through Sunday, and 10:30am to 11:30am Mondays.
Families can participate in fun and educational activities, plus they can meet the Zoo’s Animal Ambassadors. The free family drop in programs at the Meeting Barn are listed below. For more information, check out contact section at the end of the article.
Animal Ambassadors
Friday-Sunday
10:30am-12:30pm
All ages
Free
The Zoo’s Animal Ambassadors are waiting to meet you. Learn fascinating facts about the animal of the day. Volunteers and staff lead this program, so it is dependent on their availability. It is also affected by the weather and available climate-controlled transportation.
Survive and Thrive Program
Friday & Monday
11am-11:20am
All ages
Free
How do animals survive? Learn about the special adaptations animals use to survive in the natural world. Each session highlights a “…unique category of adaptations.”
Animals Interactive Program
Friday & Saturday
12:40pm-1pm
Family, young children
Free
Younger children and their families can participate in interactive activities and presentations. Join an animal story, a live puppet show, a game, animal crafts or learn a nature song.
Virtual Zoo Trek
Saturday
11am-11:20am
All ages
Free
What will you see on a trip to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore? With the help of a Zoo educator, learn about the animals and exhibits you will see.
Shake, Rattle and Roar
Sunday
11am-11:20am
All ages
Free
Younger children and their families can learn how animals move and communicate through interactive activities.
Making (Animal) Sense
Sunday
12:40pm-1pm
All ages
Free
Baltimore families can participate in interactive activities and presentations to discover the sensory abilities of animals.
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-396-7102
Twitter @MarylandZoo
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