End of Summer Blast
August 31, 2024 - September 2, 2024
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Splashing, ice treats and fun!
Free with admission.
Chill Out
Ready for summer fun?
(We thought so.)
Join animals around the Zoo & Aquarium in an all-weekend celebration jam-packed with cool activities - literally! Watch our animals enjoy icy treats and summery enrichments.
Splash like an otter
Or a frog, or a fish.
Then have a splash yourself on our lilypad fountain! Climb on the playground, slide like a penguin and meet our tiny critters. Don't forget to feed the goats!
Kids' Zone
Cool off in the Pacific Seas Aquarium
with some cool creatures.
Stop by the Tidal Touch Zone in the Pacific Seas Aquarium and get an anemone hug around one finger. Feel the rough texture of sea stars, the spikiness of sea urchins, and the hardness of crab shells. You’ll feel like you’re at the beach!
Tidal Touch Zone
Animal Enrichment Schedule
All free with admission or membership.
| All day, Saturday - Monday | Meerkats play with beach toys | Kids' Zone |
| 9:30am Saturday and Monday | Dive talk | Pacific Seas Aquarium - Northwest Waters habitat |
| 10am Sunday | Botanical Garden Tour: Learn about plants at the zoo | Meet at Pacific Rim Plaza, just inside Zoo front gate |
| 10:15am Saturday - Monday | Bugs Alive! program | Nature Play Garden |
| 11am Saturday - Monday | Animals receive frozen treats | Asian Forest Sanctuary |
| 11:30am Saturday | Giant Pacific octopus receives an ice block | Pacific Seas Aquarium |
| 11:30am Sunday | Buddy the Sheepshead enjoys an ice block | Pacific Seas Aquarium - Kelp Forest |
| 11:30am Saturday - Monday | Polar bears play with ice enrichment | Arctic Tundra |
| 11:30am Saturday - Monday | Live animal show | Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater |
| 12pm Saturday - Monday | Marine mammals play with summery enrichment | Rocky Shores |
| 1:15pm Saturday - Monday | Bugs Alive! program | Nature Play Garden |
| 1:30pm Saturday - Monday | Animal Close Encounter | Critter Corner - near Muskoxen habitat |
| 1:30pm Saturday - Monday | Clouded leopards enjoy ice treats | Asian Forest Sanctuary |
| 2pm Saturday - Monday | Red Wolf keeper chat | Red Wolf Woods |
| 2:15pm Saturday - Monday | Sea otters enjoy ice treats | Rocky Shores |
| 2:30pm Saturday - Monday | Live animal show | Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater |
| 3:30pm Saturday - Monday | Muskoxen receive ice and fruitsicles | Arctic Tundra |
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Want a private tour of the Zoo? Hoping to explore backstage areas not normally accessible to the public? Book a Zoo For You experience to get an up-close look at how our team cares for the animals (and plants!) that call Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium home.