Cleveland Metroparks Zoo celebrates Father's Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 19 with FREE admission for all dads to the Zoo and The RainForest.
The Zoo has special activities planned throughout the day including a free African Elephant Crossing coloring book for the first 1,000 kids younger than 12.
Then from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. families can check out the giant coloring mural and construction vehicle display near the African Elephant Crossing Family Play Maze, make a set of elephant ears at the craft station near Savanna Ridge, or learn more about some of the Zoo's most interesting animals with a Get Close encounter on the Welcome Plaza.
A special "Cans for Conservation" aluminum can drive will be held that day as well to benefit elephant research projects in Botswana and Namibia. Cans will be collected at a display near the main entrance gate from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. At 2:30 p.m. cans that have been collected so far will be crushed with a steamroller near the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with hours extended to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission is $11 per person, $8 for kids ages 2 to 11 and free for children younger than 2 and Zoo members. Parking is free. Located at 3900 Wildlife Way, the Zoo is easily accessible from Interstates 71, 90 and 480.
To learn more, visit clemetzoo.com or call (216) 661-6500.
