Stop by your local Macy’s department store and pick up your very own Macy’s Mom and Me shirt to wear to the Zoo on May 10th, only $7. Shirts will go on sale April 11th. Wear your shirt to the zoo for free admission and enjoy a wealth of activities-- just for wearing the shirt! Free activities for T-shirt wearers include: massages for mom, face painting, a fun kids craft, free Meadow Gold ice cream, and much more! T-shirts will also be available for sale at the Hogle Zoo front gate on the day of the event only.

Schedule of Activities

Main Stage Entertainment:
10:00 a.m. Mad Science
11:00 a.m. Taja
Noon Mad Science
1:00 P.M. Taja
2:00 p.m. Mad Science

OTHER ACTIVITIES:
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.* Arts & crafts
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.* Face painting
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.* Monster Mural Painting

MORE TO DO AT THE ZOO:
If you are wearing your Mom & Me at the Zoo T-shirt, please join us in the American Express Event Pavilion for complimentary ice cream treat.
Meet Miss Utah in the American Express Event Pavilion.
Moms who are wearing a Mom and Me at the Zoo T-shirt can enjoy a complimentary mini-massage between 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Join us in Hogle Zoo’s auditorium for our annual Mother’s Day brunch. Tickets include a delicious buffet brunch, a hands-on craft for the kids, and a souvenir photo of your family together. Plus mom will receive a Mother’s Day flower.
Don't forget the up-close and personal small animal presentations during the brunch, and walk around the Zoo after the event to see our own animal mothers!

The menu includes:
Assorted Danish pastries, muffins, and breakfast breads
Fresh fruit
Homestyle potatoes
Bacon
Cheese blintzes
Sausage
Scrambled Eggs
Pancakes
Milk, juice and coffee

Ticket prices range from $10 to $20 with discounts for Zoo Members. There are no refunds or exhanges. Please call Guest Services at 584-1769 for more information and to reserve your seats.

Get your kids digitally fingerprinted and photographed courtesy of the Utah Chapter of Federal Law Enforcement. Along with ink fingerprinting, children’s general information will be put on a disk for parents to have on file in case of an emergency.

Free with admission.

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our Conservation Carousel and the new Oasis Plaza! Gates will open early at 8:30 am, and a Meadow Gold World of Flight Bird Show bird will be doing the "ribbon cutting" promptly at 9 am.
Be one of the first to take a ride on one of 42 hand-carved, hand-painted wild animals.

Join us as we celebrate the birthday of our oldest elephant, Hydari! She is the second oldest African Elephant in North America, and we want to celebrate! Birthday cupcakes, an African mask craft, African dancing and drumming, and special Pachyderm Programs with an elephant sized cake for Dari
will be at the Convergys African Lodge from noon until 3 pm.

Learn all about nature’s predators and why they are so important to our ecosystem. Meet the keepers of our predatory animals and learn about what you can do if you encounter them in the wild. Conservancy agencies will be at Hogle Zoo to help you better understand what you can do to save our native predators. Also, watch our animals exhibit their natural behaviors as they interact with special enrichment items.

Join us for an interactive, hands-on experience with Hasbro's FurReal Friends plush pets. FurReal Friends are innovative animatronics that "come to life" with a child's touch. Children will be able to pet, play with and see the magic of the FurReal Friends pets during this great event. Plus, get your photo taken in the FurReal Friends tent (while supplies last) and enter to win fun giveaways!

Activities are free with admission.

As a thank you from Hogle Zoo, all military personnel, veterans and their immediate family (spouse and any children 18 and under) will receive free admission to the zoo, with a military or veteran ID.

As a thank you from Hogle Zoo, all military personnel, veterans and their immediate family (spouse and any children 18 and under) will receive free admission to the zoo, with a military or veteran ID.

Join us for a celebration of our military men and women. Throughout the day, participate in various activities like: a flag raising ceremony, live entertainment, a kid’s craft, and more! Plus, there will be military displays and service vehicles on grounds along with a number of information booths about the military.