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Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild, presented by Publix, returns for fourth year at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
SANFORD, Fla. (September 11, 2023) — One of the most anticipated and beloved holiday events of the past few years is back for another year of magic at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. The Zoo today announced that the dazzling displays of Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild will return on select nights […]
Matthew Eldridge
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens to host golf fundraiser
SANFORD, Fla. (September 11, 2023) — Everything the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens does is for its animal residents. Now, the Zoo is taking that mission to the green with its golf fundraiser Fore! The Animals. The event will tee off at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at The Club at Venetian Bay in […]
Matthew Eldridge
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens announces free admission for kids in September
SANFORD, Fla. (September 5, 2023) — Parents, grandparents and family members in Central Florida can let the kids go WILD this September…at a price they’ll be wild about. The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is offering FREE admission for kids 12 and younger from Sept. 5-22. The offer is available for daytime general admission […]
Matthew Eldridge
Central Florida Zoo’s Zoo Boo Bash set for Oct. 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, 2023
SANFORD, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2023) — This October, the wildest Halloween event in town is returning once again for Zoo fans, this time with an extra weekend of fun. The beloved Zoo Boo Bash, presented by Orlando Health, is offering more Halloween festivities than ever this year with three weekends of costumes, an exciting trick-or-treat […]
Matthew Eldridge
5 ways to make a difference at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Picture it. You and your family are enjoying a fun-filled day at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. After playing a while in the splash pad, you take on the shaded boardwalks, coming face-to-face with our endearing Mexican spider monkeys. While there, one of our dedicated zookeepers tells you their story. Later, you stop […]
Matthew Eldridge
Get to know the Zoo: Q&A with Director of Animal Operations Chris Torge
Visitors to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens know that our institution is full of interesting animals, from tiny scorpions to towering giraffes. But we are lucky enough to have some pretty interesting humans on staff, too! If you haven’t had a chance to attend a Keeper Chat or meet one of our knowledgeable […]
Matthew Eldridge
Central Florida activities for locals
When it comes to Orlando attractions, we know you’ve heard of the usual theme parks and beaches. But if you’re searching for things to do in Orlando, you might be wondering…what Central Florida activities do locals love? Locals know Orlando is much more than just roller coasters and sunburns. The City Beautiful—and just beyond—is FULL […]
Matthew Eldridge
All aboard! Train attraction returns to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
SANFORD, Fla. (May 25, 2023) — It’s full steam ahead at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens for one of the most exciting announcements of the year. The Sanford nonprofit’s new train brings back a beloved guest experience. The Zoo held a ribbon cutting today for the train, which carries guests on a loop […]
Matthew Eldridge
Central Florida Zoo’s Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation releases 17 eastern indigo snakes in Conecuh National Forest
ANDALUSIA, Ala. (May 12, 2023) — There’s a new ruler of the Conecuh National Forest in Alabama—17 of them, to be exact. The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation (OCIC) today reintroduced its latest cohort of nonvenomous apex predator eastern indigo snakes. This brings to total of the threatened...
Matthew Eldridge
The doctor will see you now: How a specialist and our animal team helped solve PJ’s eye issue
If you’ve ever had an eyelash in your eye that just won’t come out, you know how annoying and even painful eye issues can be. Now imagine you have an infection that affects much of your cornea…and you’re a two-ton rhino who can’t do anything to fix it. That’s the situation our beloved one-horned rhinoceros, […]
Matthew Eldridge
