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Carnival at the Zoo

February 18 and 19 mark this year’s Carnival at the Zoo, with the unique opportunity for all of you to drive winter away and celebrate the coming of spring in a true riot of the great diversity of wildlife and thematic events.

FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
10:00 – End-of-winter Ritual and Stilt-walkers’ Performance
11:00-15:00 – Carnival Storyteller’s Corner (Teddy Bears’ Cottage)
11:30-15:00 – Arts-and-Crafts Corner (Gibbon House)
11:30-15:00 – Face-painting (Gibbon House)
14:00 – Guided Tour on “Costumes” in Wildlife (in Hungarian, starting from the main entrance)

FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY
10:00 – Carnival-themed Folk Theater Show
11:00-15:00 – Arts-and-Crafts Corner (Gibbon House)
11:00-15:00 – Face-painting (Gibbon House)
11:00-15:00 – Carnival Storyteller’s Corner (Teddy Bears’ Cottage)
14:00 – Guided Tour on “Costumes” in Wildlife (in Hungarian, starting from the main entrance)

Animals in Carnival Action
9:30 – Nile Hippo Feed
10:00 – Tufted Capuchin Feed
10:00 – Red Panda Feed
10:30 – Ring-tailed Coati Feed
10:45 – Marabou Stork Feed
11:00 – Meerkat Feed
11:00 – Lar Gibbon Feed (Sunday)
11:30 – Two-toed Sloth and Large Hairy Armadillo Feed
11:45 – Lar Gibbon Feed (Saturday)
13:15 – Banded Archerfish Feed
13:30 – Asian Lion Feed (Saturday only)
13:30 – North Chinese Leopard Feed (Sunday only)
14:30 – African Penguin Feed

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