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BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo

Name: BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo
Start: 2025-08-23T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-23T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

Celebrate a day dedicated to the little creatures that creep, crawl, float and flutter during BUGfest on Aug 23!

You’ll be as busy as a bee with awesome activities taking place in the ProMedica Museum of Natural History and Nature’s Neighborhood.

Event is included with Zoo admission (free for members).

Guests can enjoy:

Making cricket flour cookies

Live insect meet & greets

Plenty of bug-themed games & crafts

Cockroach races

Schedule of Events:
10:30 a.m.
Archerfish feed, Aquarium

11 a.m.
Invertebrate Keeper talk, Arthropod Room, ProMedica Museum of Natural History
Monarch talk, Nature’s Neighborhood Backyard

11:30 a.m.
Reptile feed, Conservatory
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood

1 p.m.
Scatter bird feed, Aviary

1:30 p.m.
Amphibian feed, Top floor of ProMedica Museum of Natural History
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood

2 p.m.
Monarch talk, Nature’s Neighborhood Backyard
Invertebrate Keeper talk, Arthropod Room, ProMedica Museum of Natural History

2:30 p.m.
Tamarin cricket enrichment, Nature’s Neighborhood Forest Room
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood

3:30 p.m.
Meerkat cricket & mealworm feed, Tembo Trail

As part of our Conda Family Zoo For All program, a sensory area will be available 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the ProMedica Museum of Natural History’s Mazza Room, located of the top floor. This area is designed as a quiet zone, offering sensory-friendly activities, with dedicated staff and volunteers ready to support any sensory needs.