Maryland Zoo Announces 2024 Holiday Events

BALTIMORE, MD – Get Holly-Jolly at the Maryland Zoo this November and December with a packed schedule of seasonal events between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

Details for each event are available at Marylandzoo.org/events.

Major events for kids and adults include:

• Holly Days – Each Holly Days weekend, from Friday, November 29 through Tuesday December 31, offers a different way to enjoy the season – from a Santa & Friends kickoff to celebrations of Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and a New Year’s Day ball drop at noon just for kids. Holly Days events are free with Zoo admission and include unlimited train & carousel rides, holiday-themed education stations, chats with Zookeepers, storytimes, craft stations, and much-much more.  
  • Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly Days – Friday, 11/29 – Sunday, 12/1.
  • Who’s in Zooville – Saturday, 12/7 – Sunday 12/8.
  • Wildly Jolly – Saturday, 12/14 – Sunday, 12/15.
  • Sensory Holly Day with Santa & Friends – Friday, 12/20.
  • Frozen Wild – Saturday, 12/21 – Sunday, 12/22.
  • Santa & Friends – Monday, 12/23 – Tuesday 12/24.
  • Kwanzaa – Thursday, 12/26.
  • Hanukkah – Friday, 12/27.
  • Felices Fiestas – Saturdays & Sundays from 12/1 through 12/22,
  • Purple Pride Day – Sunday, 12/29.
  • Animals in Wintertime – Monday, 12/30.
  • New Year’s Eve at Noon – Tuesday, 12/31.

• Brunch with Santa Presented by Orrstown Bank – Each Sunday from December first through the 22nd, families can enjoy a brunch buffet on the Zoo’s Mansion House Porch before settling in to create unique seasonal crafts. A special feathered friend will stop by (an African penguin). Then, when the bells begin to jingle, Kris Kringle is on his way! Brunch tickets include same-day Zoo admission.  
• Winter Solstice Yoga – Take a break from the holiday bustle to calm your mind and strengthen your body this December 21 with a 60-minute Vinyasa-style yoga class designed for beginner and intermediate yogis.  
• Daily events at Maryland Zoo include animal keeper chats, conservation activities, storytime and nature play, and education stations that help children explore the world around us.

Unique Holiday Gifts – Give something wild this holiday season with a unique gift from Maryland Zoo. Treating your loved ones to a special event, greeting cards made by Zoo animal artists, or by giving the gift that keeps giving – annual Zoo membership! Each purchase supports the Zoo’s animal care and conservation programs. Visit MarylandZoo.org/shop for more information.

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