Save The Date
YouTube Video Contest
Take a shot at making a zoo movie and submit it by May 23rd for a chance at great prizes!
Grand Prize is a lifetime membership to the zoo and the top five videos will be posted on YouTube and on the zoo's website.
Creativity is encouraged, but all videographers and stars are expected to follow zoo visitor guidelines. Zoo admission rates do apply.
Contest begins April 21st.
Submissions are due by 5:00pm May 23rd.
Call (508) 991-4556 x 19 for more information.
Entry forms (PDF file)
Consent forms required for all individuals appearing in video. (PDF file)
Coming this Summer--Register Now!
Zoo Crew
Zoo Crew is a summer program designed especially for children ages 8 - 12. Each session has been developed to have a balance of outdoor and classroom learning, educational games and activities, crafts and fun! Learn about animals, explore different zoo careers, and much more. Each weeklong program runs 9:00 - 3:00, Monday through Friday.
- August 4 - 8 The Animal Kingdom
- August 11 - 15 You Belong in a Zoo
- August 18 - 22 The Big Blue Ocean
Members: $175/child/week. $150/additional child. Non-member: $200/child/week. $175/additional child.
Discount if you register for all 3 weeks: Members $425, non-members $500.
Call the zoo’s education department for more details at (508) 991-6178 x 31.
New! Girls’ Night Out
Saturday, August 9th to Sunday, August 10th 2008
6:30 PM to 9:00 AM
Cost: Members: $80 adult/child pair, $40 each add’l participant
Non-members: $90 adult/child pair, $45 each add’l participant
Join zoo staff for the first ever girls only overnight at Buttonwood Park Zoo! We’ll enjoy a pizza and salad dinner before diving into activities, a flashlight tour of the zoo, roasting s’mores and finally falling asleep to an animal-themed animated movie. Wake up early for an easy breakfast and second tour of the zoo before heading home in time for your Sunday plans.
Please note: participants must be at least 6 years old. Participants must pre-register and pay in advance by calling (508) 991-4556 x 18.
New! Boys’ Night Out
Saturday, August 30th to Sunday, August 31st 2008
6:30 PM to 9:00 AM
Cost: Members: $80 adult/child pair, $40 each add’l participant
Non-members: $90 adult/child pair, $45 each add’l participant
Dads, uncles, big brothers, little brothers, join us for the first ever no girls allowed overnight at Buttonwood Park Zoo. Feast on pizza and ice cream, tour the zoo by flashlight, roast s’mores and fall asleep with a movie on. Wake up early for an easy breakfast and second tour of the zoo before heading home in time for your Sunday plans.
Please note: participants must be at least 6 years old. Participants must pre-register and pay in advance by calling (508) 991-4556 x 18.
