Penguin Palooza!
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025 | 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Kids of all ages enjoy this ice cream party around the zoo’s Penguin Coast exhibit, featuring an incredible array of fun activities, entertainment, free ice cream, kid-friendly foods, music, face painters, and of course, demonstrations with our colony of Humboldt penguins!
Yoga with the Penguins
Come do yoga with the penguins! A peaceful (or not so peaceful… have you heard our penguins?) morning with a backdrop of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s Penguin Coast exhibit.
Join us at Penguin Coast for a 60-minute yoga session to start your day followed by a keeper chat. This program starts at 8:30 a.m. and goes until 9:45 a.m.
Tickets available now!
Event Schedule
10:30 a.m. – Bubble Enrichment, Penguin Team member available for questions
11 a.m. – Free ice cream begins
11 a.m. – Carlos Gutierrez: Chilean Music Performance (Gazebo)
Noon – Penguin Feed Demo
1:30 p.m. – Carlos Gutierrez: Chilean Music Performance (Gazebo)
2 p.m. – Penguin Creature Chat, Courtship
*schedule subject to change
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Exhibiting Sponsor
Sponsorship Opportunities
2025 Exhibitor Application
Take part in Penguin Palooza's fun! Apply to be an exhibitor today!
Friends of the Zoo is offering a great opportunity for local artisans and businesses to participate in Penguin Palooza!
To apply - download and fill out the pdf form below. Please return completed application form to Olivia Fottrell, Development Associate at [email protected]
APPLY TODAY!
** Please submit your logo and website with your application. **
For more information, please contact Development Associate Olivia Fottrell at [email protected] or (315) 435-8511 x8518
Penguin Palooza
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
