Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year with 500 Hidden Prizes
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year with 500 Prizes Hidden in Area Libraries on June 18 Children Invited to Search Books About Bears to Win! BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – June 17, 2022—There’s a ferociously fun way to win prizes at the Zoo while supporting literacy and reading. To celebrate the Zoo’s 100th birthday, the Zoo is […]
There’s New Monkey Business Happening at CT’s Beardsley Zoo
Arrival of Two New Black-handed Spider MonkeysExpands the Family Group to Four BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – July 28, 2022–Two spider monkeys at the Zoo plus two new spider monkey arrivals equals a whole lot of monkeying around! The new additions, both female Black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi) from Montgomery Zoo in Alabama, joined their new troop […]
CT’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year with Lantern Fest
Illuminated Displays Will Light Up the Zoo Thursday throughSunday Evenings from September 15 through November 27 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – August 9, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo continues to offer guests enchanting Centennial Year experiences! Beginning September 15 and continuing through November 27, “Glow Wild,” a brilliant, illuminated Lantern Festival will be held at the Zoo Thursday […]
CT’s Beardsley Zoo to Hold Centennial Endangered Species Gala
Gala Committee Established to Raise Funds and Celebrate the Zoo’s Centennial Year BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – August 4, 2022 – When a passionate group of animal lovers, board members, and Zoo supporters get together, the outcome is a fabulous way to raise funds for Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. A group of women and men from around the region have […]
CT’s Beardsley Zoo Announces Winners from Zoo Photo Exhibition
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 29, 2022 –- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is proud to announce the winners from its fourth non-juried photography exhibition, “Photography Goes Wild.” More than 100 photos were submitted from the Zoo’s many dedicated amateur and professional photographers, and hundreds of votes were received online for a People’s Choice winner. This year, a Youth Category […]
CT’s Beardsley Zoo’s Second Zoomobile Roars Off
Zoomobile to Present Programs to Children in Partnership with Connecticut’s Children’s and Hartford HealthCare BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – August 18, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo announced today that a second Zoomobile sponsored by the Pediatric Care Alliance with Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare is now roaring off to schools in the area. The second Zoo vehicle has been […]
Celebrate Fairy Tails Day at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on 9/17
Magical Day for Children with Storybook Characters, Sponsored by Pediatric Care Alliance between Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – September 6, 2022 — Once upon a time in a zoo not so far away, there was a day for all children to dress up like their favorite storybook characters! On Saturday, September 17th, the […]
Join the Fun at the Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular
Annual Holiday Balloon Parade Set for Sunday, November 20, 2022STAMFORD CT, September 14, 2022 – Stamford Downtown is excited to announce the return of the Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular. After a two-year break, the holiday season will officially kick off in Stamford Downtown on November 20 with the 29th annual Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular. The parade […]
Monster Jam® Arena Championship Series East Returns to Hartford
The most adrenaline-charged and full-throttle family fun motorsport in the world roars into XL Center on February 25 – 26 Hartford, CT (September 13, 2022) – This. Is. Monster Jam™! The most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world today returns to Hartford for an adrenaline-charged weekend at XL Center on Saturday, February 25 – […]
VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM TO OPEN GREENWICH LOCATION IN OCTOBER
The New York–based brand is expanding into Connecticut with a Greenwich scoop shop, marking the debut of its first suburban location GREENWICH, CT – September 2022 – Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the nationally beloved brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will debut its first Connecticut location on October 1. Located on the […]