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Date |
Event |
Jan. 2012 |
Application for Zoo Adult Volunteers now being accepted.
Application for Jr. Zoo Crew Teen Volunteer program (summer
2012) now being accepted.
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Feb. 2012 |
Adult Volunteer Orientation Classes TBA. |
March 15, 2012
(10am-4pm) |
Frank Buck's Birthday Celebration! Come on out and help us
celebrate the occasion with $2 admission for everyone!
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April 7, 2012
(8am sharp) |
Zoo Eggstravaganza Hunt! Ages 1-12 years bring your Easter
Baskets, meet the Easter Bunny. Four separate "hunt" areas
divided up by age group. $8 for per basket (one per child) &
$6.50 for adults. Special Event tickets includes admission.
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May 5, 2012
(10am-5pm) |
Free City Sponsored Spring Event held in Leonard Park. Enjoy
Arts & Craft Booths, Bounce Houses, Games, Live Music &
Carnival Food. For details contact Melissa Becker @
940-668-4530.
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June 2012 |
Summer
Safari Day Camps:
Each camp is Mon. - Fri., 9 am - 4 pm. Camps include
animal encounters, activities, games, swimming, snacks
& crafts.
Campers bring their own lunch. Every camp, every year is
a new and better experience!
Session I - June 18th-20th
(Ages: 6-9 yrs.) Sensational Animals:
Campers will learn how animals use their senses to survive as
you explore and investigate with your own senses of touch,
taste, smell, sight and hearing.
June 23rd
Splash Day in Leonard Park 10am-4 pm. Details TBA.
Session II - June 25th-29th
(Ages: 9-13 yrs.)
Animal Myth Busters:
Are
bats really blind? Are owls really wise? Campers will explore,
experiment and uncover the truth behind many popular animal
myths.
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July 2012 |
Session III - July 9th-13th
(Ages: 6-9 yrs.) Wildlife Olympics:
Animals can jump, run, climb, flip and swim with the best
Olympians. Explore, learn and compete like some of the amazing
athletes of the animal kingdom.
Session IV - July 16th-20th
(Ages: 9-13 yrs.) Keeper Camp:
A fresh take on our most popular camp! Campers spend a week
learning what it takes to keep a zoo running.
They will meet the Frank Buck Zoo keepers and see how
the keepers properly care for Frank Buck Zoo's wild
family of animals.
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Sept. 5, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Sept. 12, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Sept. 19, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Sept. 26, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Oct. 3, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Oct. 6, 2012 |
Frank Buck Zoological Society annual Zoobilee Fundraiser.
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Oct. 10, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Oct. 13, 2012 |
Depot Day celebrated on the downtown Gainesville square around
the Cooke County Courthouse. 10am-5pm. Free City Sponsored
Spring Event held in Leonard Park. Enjoy Arts & Craft Booths,
Bounce Houses, Games, Live Music & Carnival Food.
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Oct. 17, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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Oct. 24, 2012 |
Stroller Safari 10-10:30am - Free with admission or Annual
Pass.
Toddlers and their caregivers
enjoy a program designed especially for Toddlers. A different
animal is featured and explored each week. Activities may
include story, song activity or meet and greet with a member
of Frank Buck Zoo's animal family. head to giraffe feeding
following the program.
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October 27, 2012
(Sat. 6-8pm) |
Zoo Boo
a non-scary, safe, family friendly evening of treats,
costumes, bounce houses, games, community & fun! Special event admission for the night is $6.00
for adults, $8 for children 1-18 years. Zoo will close at
4pm and reopen @ 6:00-8:00 pm (last tickets sold @ 7:30pm) for Zoo Boo.
Advanced tickets available starting 10am 10/27/12.
Be sure to enjoy some treats from Aunt
Sweet Tooth's Kitchen and Jungle Grill during Zoo Boo!
They will be set up in Leonard Park, right outside the gates of
the Zoo, beginning @ 4:00, selling hot chocolate, coffee and
our famous cakeballs for $1.00. Then, after your tour of
the Zoo, come to our grillin' tent for burgers, pulled pork,
sausages, nachos and hot dogs! Happy Treating!
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Dec. 1, 2012 |
Gainesville Area Chamber Lighted Christmas Parade.
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Dec. 2012
TBA |
Pictures with Santa |
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