Events

Come to the Zoo and enjoy all that South-East Asia has to offer.  There will be entertainment throughout the day, with many culinary delicacies from Thailand the surrounding areas for you to try.

Go WILD for Zoos SA Team WILD in this year’s Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run! As part of your registration, you will receive a great ‘Team WILD’ t-shirt to wear on the day showing your support and free entry to the Adelaide Zoo all day after the fun run, plus you’ll be supporting Zoos SA in their mission to help save animals from extinction.

For more information check out the registration form.

Adelaide Zoo – Paint the town red!
There will be activities focussed all around the colour red, this includes both animals and people!

Breakfast with an Orangutan Keeper
Bring the family along for breakfast up close and personal with the Orangutans.  Enjoy a sumptuous buffet breakfast, get to meet the keeper and give the orangutans some treats!  Available each Tuesday and Friday during the school holidays.  Bookings essential, phone 8267 3255

Join us at the zoo for a family day to celebrate the inauguration of the chimpanzee habitat by world renowned Jane Goodall.  Hosted by a celebrity, enjoy fun, games, performances and all manner of entertainment.  Please note no safari bus tours will be operating this day however shuttle buses to various locations within the park will be available. 

Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall will present a public lecture.  Short presentations will also be made by four local conservation heroes.

Jane travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the earth. She continually urges her audiences to recognise change through consumer action, lifestyle change, and activism.

A book signing will immediately follow the lecture.

6.30-7.40pm
Doors open at 6pm
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide
Limited seats available
Price: $ 25.00 general admission
$15.00 students & zoo members (ID required)
Tickets available for purchase from 1 August.
For further information and to purchase tickets, click here or send an email to  information@zoossa.com.au or call 8267 3255.
This lecture is held in conjunction with Zoos South Australia, the Jane Goodall Institute Australia and RI Australia.

The art of saving wildlife and educating the children of our future.

We invite you to an art exhibition with a difference – Creating for Conservation.  

Following the success of last year’s launch, Creating for Conservation will return this year October 10th-12th 2008, bigger and better than ever!

Last year the exhibition raised over $10,000 to help support conservation education. This year we hope to improve on that success but can only do so with your help.

If you would like to support this worthwhile cause there are many ways you can contribute:

• register as a participating artist
• sponsor the event or donate items to be auctioned/raffled 
• attend the exhibition on Opening Night or throughout the weekend

Opening Night will be on Friday 10th October from 7-10pm at Belair Primary School and is set to be a night to remember! African entertainment, wine and gourmet food are all part of the celebration. We are also pleased to announce that the Zimbabwe Choir will be performing and Zimbabwe Conservation Education Officer Wilton Nsimango will be in attendance. 

Pre-sold tickets for Opening Night are $20. Tickets at the door will be $25.

Pre-sold tickets will be available in August from the following venues:

• Monarto Zoo Education (Ph. 8230 1296)
• Adelaide Zoo Education (Ph. 8267 2434)
• Belair Schools Reception (Ph. 8370 3733)

The exhibition will also be open from 10am to 4pm Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October. Entry by gold coin donation.

Throughout the weekend there will also be some great items on auction, fantastic raffle prizes, sausage sizzle and face painting for the kids. Bring along your friends and family and support this worthwhile cause.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Find out more about Creating for Conservation.