The Dallas Zoo will be celebrating its 125th birthday on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th. Activities will last from 12pm - 5pm. Below is a list of the activities so you can plan your day if you are visiting. Zoo North & WOA - 125th yard sign give-a-ways to the first 500 families each day (when leaving) - Superheroes (Sunday only) -David Hira 9wandering magician) (both days) -Two stilt walkers (1-4pm both days) -Signage throughout featuring "Then" and "Now" photos of Zoo with program/schedule notes Zoo North Main Entry Plaza -Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park (with table top display-history of the Dallas Zoo at Old City Park and period costumed volunteers) (both days) -Buttermilk Junction )(Heritage Village period costumed band) (Saturday only) -Dallas Old-Time Music Jam (Heritage Village band) (Sunday only) Breezeway -Clint Skinner talking about his book "History of the Dallas Zoo : 1888-1940" (both days) Cat Green -Stonewall Jackson Elementary School to sing/sign "Happy Birthday" - kick off event (Saturday only) 12:00 Noon -DJ withhold-fashioned games (both days) - egg drop, hula hoop, limbo, tic tac toe, hop scotch, sack race, relay races -Birthday Ceremony (Saturday only, 12:40pm) - Ceremonial remarks by Mayor Mike Rawlins, Michael Meadows, Gregg Hudson, John Levy + Cake cutting and 1,000 mini cupcakes -1,000 mini cupcakes (Sunday only) Picnic Ridge -Sara Hale Payne, author of "Old Mr. Murphy Had A Zoo" (book signing and storyteller - 4reads a day both days) -Dallas Banjo Band (1-4pm both days) -Safari Express Children's Zoo -Children's Disco (both days) - featuring mirrored disco balls, beaded curtains, mustaches, rose colored glasses, plus the Junior Zookeepers and conservation guides doing a "Staying Alive" dance on the hour Special Animal Birthday Treats Tigers - 1:45pm Black-handed Spider Monkey - 2:15pm Alligators - 1:15pm Wilds of Africa Ndebele Plaza -Wild Encounters Stage -Temporary tattoos (featuring 125th logo) Savanna -Tony Browne and his African Drummers and Dancers (interactive learning-drum lessons & kid's games) Special Animal Birthday Treats Mandrills - 1:30-1:45 Cheetahs - 2:00pm Elephants - 4:00pm SSA -Their photo vender will take period pictures -They will sell hot dogs, funnel cakes, pushups, and cotton candy as old-fashioned style treats
