News and events

We're celebrating another reason to ‘Love Your Zoo’

23 May 2018

We are encouraging visitors to ‘Love Your Zoo’ this Bank Holiday weekend with a range of family fun activities taking place including craft-making, face-painting, keeper talks and daily feeding times.

We're bringing learning to life with launch of new education programme

18 May 2018

We have launched a new and innovative education programme to inspire future generations of children to discover the world around us and to become champions for wildlife conservation.

Help us name our happy little ‘capys’

02 May 2018

We recently announced the birth of two capybaras and need YOUR help naming the new arrivals!

We say HOLA to two little AMIGOS

27 Apr 2018

We recently announced the birth of a giant anteater baby and keepers are now saying ‘hola’ to even more new arrivals as two capybara have been born.

Giant Anteater baby born in November at Belfast Zoo.

Look who’s ‘snout and about’

19 Apr 2018

We are celebrating the arrival of a giant anteater baby!

We are taking part in Lord Mayor’s Day

18 Apr 2018

On 28 April 2018, Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Nuala McAllister, will host a free family-fun day to celebrate her year in office and our amazing city.

New arrivals ‘hang out’ in our Rainforest House

17 Apr 2018

This international bat appreciation day we are celebrating the recent arrival of nine critically endangered Rodrigues fruit bats from Chester Zoo.

We celebrated the opening of Botanic Garden’s Tropical Ravine

13 Apr 2018

A slippery customer, our very own Sasha the royal python, made a special guest appearance.

Linda celebrates a 30 year career at Belfast Zoo!

06 Apr 2018

From hand-rearing a lion cub to a career spanning 30 years at Belfast Zoo.

Swing by with your little monkeys

30 Mar 2018

We are excited to announce that renovations are now complete on our new marmoset and tamarin complex.

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