Ochsner Park Zoo Centennial Celebration
July 25, 2026 10:00am-5:00pm
Ochsner Park Zoo
903 Park Street
| All Day |
Zoo Merchandise Sale | All Day |
Silent Auction |
| Merchandise sales brought to you by Ochsner Park Zoo Centennial Crew and Helping Hands Inc. Located: Zoo's Concession Stand |
One of a kind gifts and experiences to bid on. Located: Old Monkey exhibit | ||
| Hourly from 10am-4pm |
Wild Game Safari |
Every 1/2 Hour 10:30am-4:30pm |
Zookeeper Chats |
| Animal based "Minute to Win It" style games. All Ages. Located: throughout the Zoo |
Come meet our animals, learn fun facts, and talk with the Zookeepers. Located: throughout the Zoo | ||
| 10am-12:30pm |
Touch a Truck |
10am-2pm |
Ice Age Trail Alliance |
| Explore Police, Fire, & Public Works trucks. Located: Outside the zoo near the main entrance |
The Alliance is hosting a scavenger hunt along the Ice Age Trail. Located: near the Zoo's front gate | ||
| 10am-3pm |
Vendor Valley |
All Day |
Friends of the Baraboo Zoo |
| The Friends of the Baraboo Zoo hosting vendors | Booth Located: near Goat yard | ||
| 11am-Noon & 3pm-4pm |
Zoo's History |
11am-1pm & 3pm-5pm |
Baraboo Kiwanis & Friends of the Baraboo River |
| The Historical Society presenting the history of Ochsner Park Zoo Located: Park's Band Stand |
Learn about Kiwanis and the FOBR. After the Zoo's history presentation, take a tour along the Riverwalk. Located: by Band Stand | ||
| Noon-1pm |
Public Library |
1pm-2pm |
Enrichment Building |
| Come make some crafts with the library Located: Near the Prairie Dogs |
Come learn about enrichment, create it, and provide it to certain animals. Located: near the Lynx exhibit | ||
| 1pm-5pm |
International Crane Foundation |
2pm-4pm |
Devil's Lake |
| Come learn more about the Crane Foundation with a crane trivia wheel, a wetland foraging activity, and folding origami cranes. Located: Near the Concession stand/cranes |
Booth with animal fur, tracks and scat; as well as, history and geology of Devil's Lake Located: by the Donkey exhibit | ||
| 3pm-4pm |
Zookeeper Olympics |
2:30pm-3:30pm |
Centennial Enrichment |
| Test your skills to see if you can make the cut of being a zookeeper Located: Out front of the Zoo near the restrooms |
Come watch the Zookeepers give the animals Centennial themed enrichment, and observe the fun to be had. Located: throughout the Zoo |