Events

JUNE

Exhibitions:
Gočár’s Houses Gallery: FREIGHTED: 500 years of rhinoceroses in collections and exhibitions (until 24. 6.)
Yurt: The Return of the Wild Horses to Kazakhstan (until 15. 6.) / How the Wild Horses Regained Their Freedom (from 22. 6.)
Terrace in front of the Education Centre: Secrets of the Time Capsule

1. 6. (SUN) Children’s Day with the Municipal Police
Children celebrate their day at Prague Zoo! It is now a tradition to organise it in cooperation with the Prague Municipal Police. One Czech crown admission for children under 15.
9 am–6 pm A fun-packed programme with the Municipal Police
• Stilt walkers Kašpar and Klaudie (Main entrance and surroundings)
• Bungee running (Children’s Zoo, meadow behind the ticket office for the kid's tram)
• Children's driving school (Children’s Zoo, behind the virtual reality stand)
• Photo corner (Ark Theatre)
• Airbrush tattoos (Children’s Zoo, benches next to the water mister)
• Face painting (Children’s Zoo, by the children’s tram)
• Sack race (Children’s Zoo, by the Hanuman board)
• Quoits (Children’s Zoo)
• Bouncy castle (Veselovský Meadow)
• Monkey track (Veselovský Meadow)
• Regular performances by the Municipal Police Dixie Band (terrace of the Education Centre)
• Handing out gifts (terrace of the Education Centre)

2.–5. 6. (MON–THUR) Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
A theatre performance based on the book of the same name by Gerald Durrell, presented by the Vršovice MANA Theatre. Performance starts: 7:30 PM
(Bororo Reserve amphitheatre)

5.–7. 6. (THUR–SAT) Science Fair (Czech Academy of Science)
The largest popular science event in the Czech Republic
• 10 am–6 pm Prague Zoo at the Science Fair
The event takes place outside of the zoo.

6. 6. (FRI) Dream Night
A worldwide event to support children with disabilities and their families. An evening full of fun-packed experiences. Throughout the zoo you can find various events and activities (introducing invertebrates, face painting, a light show). One Czech crown admission for children with disabilities and their companions. Register HERE.

8. 6. (SUN) Family Day in Prague 7
Prague 7, together with the Exhibition Centre, is organizing its ninth Family Day in Prague 7. Throughout the afternoon there will be plenty of fun and competitions for kids of all ages.
• 1–7 pm Prague Zoo at the Family Day in Prague 7
The event takes place outside of the zoo.

9. 6. (MON) Final of the Pangea maths competition
In the morning, Prague Zoo will have an info stand by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Dejvice.
The event takes place outside of the zoo.

14. 6. (SAT) Wombats Day
Here in the Czech Republic these unique marsupials can only be found at Prague Zoo. Have fun learning about the life of wombats, the less famous relatives of koalas. Activities inspired by the research of “wombat boy” Peter J. Nicholson.
11 am and 2 pm Guided wombat feeding
(Darwin Crater)
12, 1 and 3 pm Guided meeting by the wombats
(Darwin Crater)
10 am–4 pm Exploration station
• Looking for signs of life
• Digging burrows
• Measuring burrows
• Treasure in burrows
• Wombat communications
• Little big wombat
• Unusual defence
• Cube stacking
• Creative workshop
(Veselovský meadow and surroundings)

15. 6. (SUN) Fathers Day
Themed guided feedings and meetings as part of Fathers Day celebrations.
10:30 am–6:30 pm Guided feedings and meetings:
• 10:30 feeding the aardvarks (African House)
• 10:30 feeding the kangaroos (Darwin Crater)
• 10:45 feeding the meerkats (African House)
• 11:00 meeting by the anteaters and capybaras (Anteaters)
• 11:00 meeting by the giraffes (African House)
• 11:00 feeding the penguins and steamer ducks (outdoor exhibit, Penguin House)
• 12:00 meeting by the gorillas (Méfou Centre)
• 1:00 feeding the South American tapirs (Tapirs by the Bororo Reserve)
• 1:30 seal training demo (Fur Seals)
• 2:00 feeding the reptiles (Feline and Reptile House)
• 2:00 feeding the wombats (Darwin Crater)
• 2:00 feeding the Przewalski's horses (Gobi)
• 2:30 feeding the elephants (Elephant Valley, viewpoint opposite wolves)
• 3:00 feeding the gorillas (Dja Reserve)
• 3:00 feeding the lemurs (Lemur Island)
• 3:30 feeding the hippos (Hippo House)
• 4:00 meeting by the devils (Darwin Crater)
• 6:30 feeding the gharials (Chambal)

15. 6. (SUN) ZooSchool for adults: How To Run a Zoo
Zoos are popular institutions but few of their visitors really know how a zoo works. This course will let you take a peek behind the scenes of a zoo, try out the various professions it needs to make it work and find out what the main purpose of zoos is.

17. 6. (TUE) Lecture: The Great White Shark
Don’t miss this lecture by leading shark expert Alessandro De Maddalena.
Lecture starts at 5 pm
Lecture price: 50 CZK/person (children under 3 free)
The lecture will be interpreted from English into Czech.
(Education Centre, capacity 65 seats)

18. 6. (WED) SciFest
Did you know that the zoo is also a scientific workplace that carries out research in the fields of biology, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, taxonomy and species conservation?
• 8:30 am–7:30 pm Prague Zoo information stand
Combine a trip to the zoo with a visit to the SciFest on Vítězné náměstí and find out how keeping animals in captivity helps their conservation in the wild.
The event takes place outside of the zoo.

19.–21. 6. (THUR–SAT) Hurvínek and the Uninvited Guest at the zoo
Admission to the performance not included in admission to the zoo and must be bought separately.
(Education Centre)

21. 6. (SAT) World Giraffe Day
Educational and gaming stations by the giraffes focused on giraffe taxonomy, the threats giraffes face and accompanied by examples of natural history.
• 12:30 pm Guided feeding of the giraffes
(African Savanna)
• 10 am–4 pm Guided meeting by the giraffes
Guided meetings start every hour on the hour.
(African House and African Savanna)
• 10 am–4 pm Life on long legs
Edutainment stations with hundreds of fascinating facts about the life of giraffes.
(African House)

22. 6. (SUN) World Camel Day
Find out what life is like in the Gobi Desert and how the ships of the desert are adapted to live in some of the most extreme conditions.
• 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm Guided meeting by the camels
(Plains)
• 10 am–4 pm Animals of the Gobi
Information and gaming stations
(Gobi)

27.–29. 6. (FRI–SUN) Start of the holidays and celebrating Connie’s first birthday
Come to Prague Zoo with the whole family and meet the zoo’s rare and unique animals. Over the weekend, Connie, a female pangolin born at the zoo, will celebrate her first birthday.
• 10 am–4 pm Rare and Unique
Fun and fact-finding for the whole family with prizes at the end.
(Zoo grounds)
• 9:30 am and 3:30 pm Feeding the pangolins*
(Indonesian Jungle)
* only on Saturday