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Events | 15 July 2024 - 16 August 2024

Explorers' Club summer 2024

Our Explorer’s Club is a week-long summer programme for children aged seven to 11.

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Bank Holiday Baby Boom at Belfast Zoo

News | 1 June 2022

Bank Holiday Baby Boom at Belfast Zoo

We are delighted to announce we have had a bit of a baby boom ahead of the Bank Holiday! The latest new-borns include critically e...

Roaring success at Belfast Zoo

News | 12 April 2022

Roaring success at Belfast Zoo

We have welcomed our busiest year in ten years! Since reopening in April 2021, almost 280,000 people visited our site over the pas...

Free entry to Marwell Zoo for Belfast Zoo members

News | 1 April 2022

Free entry to Marwell Zoo for Belfast Zoo members

We are delighted to announce that our annual members can now enjoy free entry to Marwell Zoo.

It's a boy! Help us pick a name for our baby gorilla

News | 27 January 2022

It's a boy! Help us pick a name for our baby gorilla

We are delighted to announce that our latest baby western lowland gorilla is a boy! Born to father Gugas and mother Kamili on 8 O...

Belfast Zoo Celebrates Community Champion Award from EDS UK

News | 7 December 2021

Belfast Zoo Celebrates Community Champion Award from EDS UK

The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS) has awarded Belfast Zoo their first ever Community Champion Award!

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