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Membership Alliance Day
July 19
Attention Zoo members: Explore your own city! As a Zoo member, you will receive free admission to other cultural attractions such as McWane Science Center, Barber Motorsports Museum, Vulcan Park and many others on July 19. *Please come by the Zoo's membership office to pick up your postcard to explore Birmingham's attractions!*

Play Day for the Animals
July 19, 10 am to 3 pm
Free Popsicles at 1 pm (first 200 children)!
Wanna see a lion eat a popsicle? See how we keep life exciting for the animals during the lazy days of summer with frozen treats, puzzle feeders, and more. Ask our expert keeper staff about our enrichment program, then experience firsthand what it’s like to be your favorite animal – see what it’s like to hunt like a lion, search for food like a spectacled langur and try to solve a puzzle feeder just like an animal! Fun activities for kids and the young at heart throughout the day!

Schedule of activities:
10 am: Children's Zoo Otters will eat frozen fish treats.
10:30 am: Enjoy the Sea Lion Splash Show
11 am: Spectacled Langurs in Primate Building will search and play with balls filled with treats.
12 pm: Red River Hogs in Savannah area will search and eat boxes filled with treats.
1 pm: African Lions in Predator area will eat specially made ice treats.
2 pm: Komodo Dragon in Reptile Building will eat a special watermelon treat.
2:30 pm: Lorikeets in Bird area will eat a special watermelon treat.
3 pm: Enjoy the Sea Lion Splash Show

Harry Potter Day
July 26, 1 to 4 pm
Come celebrate JK Rowlings’ birthday with us by coming to the Birmingham Zoo. The Children's Zoo will be transformed into Diagon Alley in celebration of the Harry Potter series and its author. Children will be able to make wands, check out our BOOKS, take a ride on our magical carousel, get a lightening bolt tattoo, see what's in our muggle mart, stop at the Leaky Cauldron which serves great snacks, and much more. Visit with Harry Potter characters for that one-of-a-kind photo opportunity. Please come dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character. There will be a trivia quiz, chess tournament, games, and much more.