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Día del Niño
April 30, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a wild and wonderful celebration of children, animals and Hispanic culture at one of our biggest events! Día del Niño is back featuring a variety of family-friendly entertainment and activities at The Phoenix Zoo.
ACTIVITIES:
- Enjoy free rides on the Endangered Species Carousel courtesy of Valley Toyota Dealers!
- Mariachi bands, folkloric dancers and more entertainment!
- Pinatas!
- Up close animal encounters
- Safari Cruiser rides narrated in Spanish (check times)
- FREE face painting courtesy of Groupon
- Loteria
- Splash pads to cool off!
- Tempe Camera & Canon Camera sign-out & nature walk with professional photographer varies times between 9:30 – noon
- Dino Dig sponsored by Beech-Nut – enjoy the interactive fossil dig and unearth dino-mite beech-Nut goodies
- Play the slap shot game with the Arizona Coyotes
- Creature Features – learn about some of the Zoo’s residents including prairie dogs, flamingos, alligators, sloth and more!
- Desert Raptors – Check out these Jurassic Park inspired vehicles!
- Dr. T-rex Science Show!
- Music for the Planet Booth – Make an instrument with recyclable materials!
- Race to Recycle Activity – How fast can you clean up the earth?
- Plant Station – Plant seeds and decorate the biodegradable containers.
