Birthday celebrations

Belfast Zoo opened on 28 March 1934 and featured a ‘representative zoological gardens’ on either side of the Bellevue Steps.

It took 150 men to build the 12 acre site and the project cost Belfast Corporation (now Belfast City Council) £10,000.

A total of 287,307 people visited the zoo in its first year.

In 2009, we celebrated our 75th birthday with a series of special events.

Videos

Use the links below to view videos of our 75th birthday celebrations.

The videos were taken by Belfast Telegraph journalist Gary Grattan. Both clips open in a new window.

Belfast Zoo is home to more than 1,200 animals and 140 different species.

The majority of our animals are in danger in their natural habitat.

Belfast Zoo opened in 1934 and is one of Northern Ireland's top attractions.

It receives more than 300,000 visitors a year.

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