Joy at SF Zoo

Joy at SF Zoo

As your kids are gearing up to open their holiday presents this season, visit the Zoo to see our animal residents enjoy their holiday-themed enrichment! This Saturday & Sunday, December 9 & 10, follow a full schedule of animal treat presentations and watch as they enjoy their special treats! Each day, at 11:30 a.m., see animals up close and personal during a fun Wildlife Theater presentation. On Sunday, the first 10 families to line up at the Family Farm can help staff decorate Christmas trees to give to our barnyard animals starting at 10:45 a.m.

The schedule is below and there will be signage at the Gatehouse and outside café. (The locations are there for signage purposes.)

Animal Treat Presentation Schedule

Dec. 9, Saturday

  •  10 a.m, Cassowary – Australian WalkAbout
  • Black rhino – across from Cat Kingdom
  • 10:15 a.m. Pygmy hippo – by black rhino
  • Snow leopard – Cat Kingdom
  • 10:30 a.m. African lion (female) – Cat Kingdom
  • Gorillas
  • 10:45 a.m. Jaguar – by Lion House
  • 11:30 a.m. Komodo dragon – near Penguin Island
  • Holiday Presentation – Wildlife Theater
  • 12 noon Lemurs – Lipman Family Lemur Forest
  • Macaws and More – across from Koala Crossing
  • 2:00 p.m. Giant anteater – Puente al Sur
  • 2:30 p.m. Pandas Sleighing It – Exploration Zone

All Day Décor

  • Penguin Island
  • Insect Zoo
  • California Conservation Corridor
  • Reptile/Amphibian tanks – Tropical Building

Dec. 10 Sunday

  • 10 a.m. Mandrills – by African Savanna
  • 10:15 a.m. Wolverine
  • 10:30 a.m. Fossa at Madagascar Center
  • Meerkat Jingle Balls – Exploration Zone
  • 10:45 a.m. Goating Around the Christmas Tree – First 10 families decorate trees for the goats – Family Farm
  • 11 a.m. Chacoan peccaries
  • 11:30 a.m. Holiday Presentation – Wildlife Theater
  • Komodo dragon – near Penguin Island
  • 12 noon Lemurs – Lipman Family Lemur Forest
  • 12:30 p.m. Giraffe and zebra – Acacia Plaza
  • 2 p.m. Macaws and More – across from Koala Crossing
  • 2:30 p.m. Black bear Keeper Talk– Bear Country
  • 3 p.m. Giant anteater –Puente al Sur

All Day Décor

  • Penguin Island
  • Insect Zoo
  • California Conservation Corridor
  • Reptile/Amphibian tanks – Tropical Building