Name: End of Summer Blast
Start: 2022-09-03T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-09-05T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

September 3 - 5, 2022

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Splashing, ice treats and fun! Free with admission. Sept. 3-5

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Chill Out

Ready for summer fun?

(We thought so.)

Join animals around the Zoo in an all-weekend celebration jam-packed with cool activities - literally! Watch our animals play with icy treats and summery enrichments.

Splash like an otter

Or a frog, or a fish.

Then have a splash yourself on our lilypad fountain! Climb on the playground, slide like a penguin and meet our tiny critters. Don't forget to feed the goats!

Kids' Zone

Cool off in the Aquarium

with some cool creatures.

Stop by the Tidal Touch Zone in the Pacific Seas Aquarium and get an anemone hug around one finger. Feel the rough texture of sea stars, the spikiness of sea urchins, and the hardness of crab shells. You’ll feel like you’re at the beach! Open 9:30am-5:00pm.

Tidal Touch Zone

Enrichment & Animal Encounter Schedule

All free with admission or membership.

11am	Asian Forest Sanctuary	Keeper Chat - watch animals like tigers snack on ice treats and enrichment
11:30am	Nature Play Garden	Bugs Alive! Keepers will host live bug presentations on a stage in the Nature Play Garden.
12pm & 3pm	Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater	See the final few shows of the season!
12:30pm	Rocky Shores	Marine Mammal Keeper Chat – watch marine mammals munch on ice treats and enrichment
12:45pm	Rocky Shores	Sea Otter Feed – watch the sea otters relish ice treats and fresh seafood from their keepers
1:00pm	Elephant Pool	Elephant Keeper Chat – Watch Suki enjoy ice treats, watermelon, and enrichment during a keeper chat
1:30 am	Critter Corner	Meet a smaller animal up close during Critter Corner
2:00pm	Red Wolf Woods	Red Wolf Keeper Chat – wolves will be given tasty meatballs and enrichment
10am (Sunday only)	Plaza	Leafy & Fruity garden tour
10:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:00pm	Budgie Buddies Aviary	Visit the Budgie Buddies Aviary and feed these friendly, colorful birds with special seed sticks
10am - 4:30pm	Kids' Zone	Goat Encounters
10:30 am Sun	Pacific Seas Aquarium	Northwest Waters Dive Talk – Pacific Seas Aquarium

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