Summer at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo!
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 4, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is pleased to release its calendar for May through September 2022. Spring is a wonderful time to visit the Zoo with our multiple gardens in full bloom, so make plans to get outside with the family! The Zoo plans fun and educational special events and seasonal […]
Wade’s Dairy Inc. Sponsors the Big Cow at Beardsley Zoo
Wade’s Dairy Inc. Sponsors the Big Cow at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Big Cow Is Refreshed for the Zoo’s Centennial BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 26, 2022 –Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo welcomed back the iconic Big Cow statue from its refurbishing and repainting at CT Composites in South Windsor, Conn. Gone from its familiar spot in front of the […]
Wild Wine, Beer, and Food Safari to Benefit Beardsley Zoo
Wildly Popular Wild Wine, Beer, and Food Safari to Benefit Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Almost Sold Out! BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 25, 2022– After two years of supporters purchasing Wild Wine Safari boxes for a virtual at-home event, the wildly popular Wild Wine, Beer, and Food Safari is back in person! Animal lovers, wine and beer aficionados, […]
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s Teen Programs
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s Teen Programs Clear Half Ton of Debris from the Pequonnock River Teen Programs, Volunteers and Staff Help Local Conservation Efforts through River Cleanups and Salt Marsh Plantings BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 19, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s teen Conservation Discovery Corps (CDC) students, in combination with the teen Zoo Career Explorers, as well as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]