Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo – Penguin Walk

January 15, 2024

March 10, 2024

Regular Admission

Calgary Zoo, 210 St. George's Drive NE, Calgary

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Events Description

 

Since their arrival in 2012, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s penguins have become a visitor favourite! Once again this winter, you can see the king penguins outside of their habitat as they take a royal promenade through zoo grounds.

The Penguin Walk, presented by WestJet, offers the king penguins an opportunity for wintery enrichment as well as additional daily exercise.

Up to fourteen king penguins will participate in the daily march, including Diana, Grace, Solomon, Cleopatra, Louis, Phillipe, Henri, Napoleon, George, Boudicca, Rupert, Arthur, Alfred and our king penguin chick, Augustus.

The Penguin Walk is dependent on the birds’ desire to walk as well as the weather, but luckily for onlookers, the colony loves to walk and usually chooses to!

Who is it for?

All ages

HOW MUCH

Tickets :

Included with daily admission or memberships; parking not included (except for Engage and Inspire members)

Adult: $34.95
Senior (60+): $32.95
Child/Youth (3—15): $24.95
Infant (2 & under): Free

How to get tickets?

Buy online

WHEN & WHERE

 

Date:

Monday, January 15th to mid-March 2024

10:30 a.m. daily (weather conditions permitting)

If the temperature warms up to or above +6ºC, drops to or below -20ºC, or if the winds are too excessive, the Penguin Walk will be cancelled for the safety of the penguins. Decisions on cancellation will be made daily, up to 10:00 a.m. Please check the zoo’s website homepage and social media channels for any updates to the walk due to weather or animal inclination.

Venue & Address

Calgary Zoo, 210 St. George’s Drive NE

Wheelchair accessible

Free Parking

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport

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