Beardsley Zoo Pediatric Care Alliance w Hartford Healthcare

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Announces Pediatric Care Alliance with Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare as Zoomobile Sponsor Zoomobiles Ready to Present Programs to Children inPartnership with Connecticut’s Children’s and Hartford HealthCare BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 31, 2022 –Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo announced today that the Pediatric Care Alliance with Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare is the new […]
CT’s Beardsley Zoo Announces Fourth Annual Photography Contest

Exhibition Presented in Honor of Kathy Brady; Photo Submissions Due by July 4 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –June 7, 2022–-Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is proud to announce its fourth annual photography contest is open for submissions, an opportunity for the Zoo’s many dedicated amateur and professional photographers to submit their best work for public viewing. The contest, sponsored by […]
Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year with “Wild About Reading” Children Invited to 23 Area Libraries on June 18 to Search Books on Bears for 500 Hidden Prizes BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – June 8, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Director Gregg Dancho announced today that something sweet is coming to area libraries: a ferociously fun way to win […]
Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial with Birthday Bash on June 25

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial with Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 25 Festivities Include Proclamations, Animal Show, Time Capsule, Tree Planting and Birthday Cake Bake-Off BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – June 22, 2022 –Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is 100 years old, and is holding a Birthday Bash for its Centennial Celebration on Saturday, June 25 (correction) from 10 a.m. to […]
Hartford Wolf Pack Hockey Fest is taking place August 6-7, 2022

THREE-ON-THREE OUTDOOR COMPETITIVE STREET HOCKEY TOURNAMENT COMING TO EAST HARTFORD ON AUGUST 6-7 HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOCKEYFEST 2022 TO FILL GROUNDS SURROUNDING PRATT AND WHITNEY STADIUM AT RENTSCHLER FIELD IN EAST HARTFORD A competitive, open three-on-three outdoor street hockey tournament, featuring customized rinks with dasher boards and nets, live music, food trucks, pop-up-bars, and fun […]
Beardsley Zoo Presents Skyhunters in Flight Every Weekend

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Presents Skyhunters in Flight Every Weekend This Summer Animal Shows Scheduled Thursdays through Sundays; Watch the Thrilling Birds of Prey Show Beginning July 2 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – July 1, 2022 —As part of the ongoing 100th year celebration, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is excited to bring Master Falconer Brian Bradley to the Adventure […]
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 […]
