Chattanooga Zoo Hosts Latino Family Festival This Saturday

  • Friday, May 2, 2014

The Chattanooga Zoo is hosting its first annual Latino Family Festival Day this Saturday. It is a celebration of the Latino heritage in Chattanooga and all the South American animals living at the Chattanooga Zoo. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., all Zoo visitors will be able to enjoy Keeper Chats with Spanish translators, discounts in the Zoo Gift Shop, Latin music throughout the Corcovado Jungle exhibit, an Animal Adventure Show, also with a translator, and more. All activities are free with regular Zoo admission.


“Chattanooga is ever growing, including the Latino community,” says Chattanooga Zoo President and CEO, Darde Long. “The Latino Family Festival Day is a great way for us to show our appreciation of the vibrant Latino culture and to showcase the wonderful animals originating in Latin America at the Zoo.”


For more information about the Chattanooga Zoo’s Latino Family Festival, please call the Zoo Gift shop at 697-1319. 

Happenings
Read & Ride: CARTA-Library Partnership Offers Free Bus Passes For Area Students
Read & Ride: CARTA-Library Partnership Offers Free Bus Passes For Area Students
  • 5/7/2024

Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority and Chattanooga Public Library announce a new incentive for students who participate in the Library’s summer reading program: Read & Ride ... more

"Mark Thrash – Local Legend, Civil Rights After The Civil War" Exhibit Begins May 7
  • 5/7/2024

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will be hosting two new temporary exhibits beginning today showcasing artifacts recovered from the home and dump site of Mark Thrash and his ... more

“Louder Than The Song Of Southern Katydids:” The Role Of Artillery At Chickamauga Program Is May 18
  • 5/7/2024

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present artillery firing demonstrations at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on Saturday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 ... more