Docent Training
Offered four days: March 2, April 6, May 11 and June 22, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Apply to become one of our Salisbury Zoo docents (volunteers). Selected docents will need to attend one of the training dates, which will be held in the Salisbury Zoo’s Education Center (near the East Gate – Elks Golf Course side). Learn more about becoming a docent and fill out the application here.
Fundraiser at Playa Bowls
Monday, April 8, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Celebrate National Zoo Lovers’ Day with a fundraiser at Playa Bowls in Salisbury, located at 1012 S. Salisbury Blvd. The Zoo will receive 10% of sales that day.
Zoo Stampede 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m.
Support the Salisbury Zoo by participating in the annual Zoo Stampede 5K, sponsored by Vernon Powell Shoes. The race kicks off from the Salisbury Zoo’s East Gate (across from the Elks Golf Club). The race will go through the Zoo and along the Salisbury City Park’s greenway. 100% of proceeds from the event benefit the Salisbury Zoo. Participants receive a tech shirt, refreshments and the chance to win door prizes from VP Shoes.
Overall male and female winners will receive a gift certificate for a free pair of shoes from Vernon Powell Shoes.
Three age group winners in each category will receive medals. The first-place winner in each age group will also receive a VP Shoes gift card.
Earth Day
Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Salisbury Zoo’s Earth Day celebration is a free event open to everyone. This celebration aims to promote a reverence for wildlife while also raising awareness about our environment.
This event will feature the Zoo’s ambassador animals, along with environmental exhibitors from the Lower Shore and craft vendors. Children can also learn about nature through discovery boxes.
Schedule of Events
Educational Programming
11 a.m.: Story Time: Fantastic Forests
Noon: TREEmendous Trees: Talk and Exploration
1 p.m.: Burrowing Buddies: Animal Presentation
2 p.m.: Beneficial Butterflies: Talk and Exploration
3 p.m.: Wonders of Water: Animal Presentation
Half-Hour Animal Talks/Feeding/Enrichment at Exhibits
11:30 a.m.: Flamingo Talk/Macaw Training
1:30 p.m.: Lynx Enrichment
2:30 p.m.: Bear Enrichment
3:30 p.m.: Bison Enrichment
If interested in event sponsorship, email Marketing & Outreach Manager Vanessa Junkin.
If interested in being an environmental exhibitor or craft vendor, email our Education Department.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors: Tidemark Federal Credit Union
Halloween Happening
Sponsored by Gateway Subaru.
Stay tuned for 2024 information!