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 […]
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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 […]
Fairy Tails Offers a Magical Day at CT’s Beardsley Zoo
Sponsored by the Pediatric Care Alliance with Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare, Event Includes Costumed Characters and Animal Shows BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –— September 16, 2022—On September 17, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will turn into a magical land with a day full of fun activities, including costumed characters, story times, face painting, glitter tattoos, and an animal […]
Glow Wild Lantern Festival at CT Beardsley Zoo
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Sept 14, 2022— Beginning September 15 and continuing through November 27, “Glow Wild,” a brilliant, illuminated Lantern Festival will be held at the Zoo Thursday through Sunday evenings. As a continuation of the Zoo’s yearlong 100th birthday celebration, the Zoo will host a larger-than-life Lantern Festival inspired by our wild world. This incredible […]