Events

JULY

Commented Feedings and Animal Talks: Held at weekends. Visit the animals when they are at their most active and uncover fascinating insights into their lives. Encounters with popular species, accompanied by engaging commentary, take place throughout the day—just take your pick! Outdoor sessions run only in fine weather.

Exhibitions:
Gočár’s Houses Gallery (weekends only, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm): The Barrandian: Testimony of the Prehistoric Sea
Yurt (daily, during the zoo’s opening hours): Mongolia, a photo exhibition by Václav Šilha
Terrace in front of the Education Centre (daily, during the zoo’s opening hours): Wildlife at the Zoo

4 July (Sat) World Meerkat Day Celebration
Come and celebrate one of the most popular zoo animals. Join our commentary sessions and get to know meerkats up close!

Programme at the African House:

• 10:45 am and 2:00 pm Commented feeding (in Czech only)
• 10:00 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm Meerkat talk (in Czech only)
• 3:30 pm Presentation of food enrichment to meerkats

6–10 July (Mon–Fri) Suburban Camp
Five days full of experience and discovery. Participants will learn about zoology, animal husbandry, nature conservation and ecology. They will try practical work as animal feeders and keepers and learn how important it is to ensure the welfare and living conditions of animals in zoos. There will also be themed and movement games, creative activities, and an in-depth tour of the zoo, including access to behind-the-scenes areas and meetings with keepers.
In Czech only. Advance booking required.

11 July (Sat) Mongolian Culture Day & World Horse Day
We invite you to a special cultural day inspired by the famous Mongolian Naadam festival, celebrated worldwide every July. Come and explore the land of endless steppes, wild horses and traditional music.

Programme at the Gobi exhibit:

• 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Commented feeding (in Czech only)
• 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm Talk on Przewalski’s horses (in Czech only)
• 1:00 pm Mongolia: Meeting with photographer Václav Šilha in the Yurt
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm The Return of the Wild Horses: Information and activity station

Programme with the Czech–Mongolian Friendship and Cooperation Society:

• 10:00 – 4:00 pm Mongolia, the Land of Wild Horses (Education Centre):
  • Travel talk: Jana Mušínská, about travelling across Mongolia on horseback
  • Demonstration of Mongolian calligraphy
  • Show of traditional Mongolian clothing
  • Guest: Jiří Šíma, Mongolist and former ambassador to Mongolia
  • Creative workshop for children: making paper yurts, colouring sheets with Mongolian themes, quizzes about Mongolia, badge/pin making
  • Degustation of Mongolian dishes
  • Shagai game

13–17 July (Mon–Fri) Suburban Camp
Five days full of experience and discovery. Participants will learn about zoology, animal husbandry, nature conservation and ecology. They will try practical work as animal feeders and keepers and learn how important it is to ensure the welfare and living conditions of animals in zoos. There will also be themed and movement games, creative activities, and an in-depth tour of the zoo, including access to behind-the-scenes areas and meetings with keepers.
In Czech only. Advance booking required.

14 July (Tue) World Chimpanzee Day – Prague Zoo’s Roots & Shoots
Celebrate World Chimpanzee Day with us in the spirit of the world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall!

• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Our closest relatives: discover fascinating facts about great apes (Dja Reserve, in Czech only)
• 1:00 pm Gorilla talk (Mefou Centre, in Czech only)
• 3:00 pm Commented gorilla feeding (Dja Reserve, in Czech only)
  
  

18 July (Sat) ZooSchool for Adults: Get Rid of Phobias
Even in adulthood, many of us suffer from an irrational fear of certain animals—snakes or spiders, for example. It is scientifically proven that phobias are, on the whole, learned and can be lessened. Experienced tutors will introduce you to the creatures you fear, explaining and gradually introducing them in an attempt to replace the negative feelings with a positive experience for later life.
In Czech only. Advance booking required.

18 July (Sat) World Snake Day Celebration
Come and discover the fascinating world of snakes and overcome unnecessary fears of these remarkable animals. Throughout the day, you can attend animal talks by the exhibits of selected snake species, learn about reptile life, and discover their real role in nature.

• 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Snake talks (in Czech only):
  • 10:00 am Talk on anacondas (Feline and Reptile House)
  • 10:30 am Talk on Mang Mountain pit vipers (Giant Salamander House)
  • 11:00 am Talk on eyelash palm-pitvipers (Feline and Reptile House)
  • 12:30 pm Talk on water snakes (Terrarium)
  • 1:30 pm Talk on egg-eaters (Africa up Close)
  • 2:30 pm Talk on rock pythons (Terrarium)
  • 3:00 pm Talk on Bates’s tree boas (Terrarium)
• 2:00 pm Snakes in our nature (Terrarium)
  Talk on species found in the Czech Republic
  
  
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Fascinating World of Snakes (Bororo Reserve)
  Information and activity stations

20–24 July (Mon–Fri) Suburban Camp
Five days full of experience and discovery. Participants will learn about zoology, animal husbandry, nature conservation and ecology. They will try practical work as animal feeders and keepers and learn how important it is to ensure the welfare and living conditions of animals in zoos. There will also be themed and movement games, creative activities, and an in-depth tour of the zoo, including access to behind-the-scenes areas and meetings with keepers.
In Czech only. Advance booking required.

25–26 July (Sat–Sun) Insect-Eaters Weekend
Taste insects in many forms and, during special commented feedings and animal talks, see how insect-eating animals in the zoo enjoy them. The first 100 visitors arriving on Saturday and Sunday by the main entrance will receive a small insect-themed gift at the ticket office.

• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Insects as food (Terrace in front of the Education Centre)
  • Demonstration of farmed insects
  • Commented preparation of insect-based dishes
  • Free degustation
  • Opportunity to buy finished insect-based food products
  • Demonstration of an insect-based fertiliser
  • Competition stations for children
• 10:15 pm – 3:45 am Special commented feedings and animal talks*:
  • 10:15 am Talapoin feeding (Dja Reserve)
  • 10:30 am Aardvark feeding (African House)
  • 10:30 am Feeding of reptiles of the Kattakum desert exhibit (Feline and Reptile House)
  • 10:45 am Meerkat feeding (African House)
  • 10:45 am Feeding of reptiles of the Sonora desert exhibit (Feline and Reptile House)
  • 1:30 pm Talk on anteaters (Capybaras)
  • 3:30 pm Pangolin feeding (Indonesian Jungle)
    
    * On this day, standard commented feedings and animal talks also take place.