This Easter, take part in a brand-new interactive trail at Dublin Zoo, with the chance to win a lifetime pass 🎟️ (T&Cs apply).
Running daily from 28 March to 12 April 📅 Follow clues around the Zoo, explore incredible habitats, and add an extra layer of adventure to your visit 🗺️
Alongside the trail, enjoy a full programme of family-friendly fun, including:
- 🦕 The return of ROAR ROAR Dinosaur crew
- 🦖 Egg-citing bonus Dino Workshop with the Nutty Professor
- 🐦 Nest Fest hands-on conservation activities
- 🐘 Daily keeper talks and feeding times
- 🦁 Encounters with over 400 animals
- 🦒 Immersive habitats like the African Savanna and Kaziranga Forest Trail
- 🚜 The much-loved Family Farm
- 🌿 Space for kids to roam, discover and connect with wildlife
- ☕ Family-friendly cafés and picnic spots
Hop into something delicious as you explore:
- 🍩 2 Donuts for €7 – the perfect sweet pick-me-up, available at the Meerkat, Picnic Bench and Nakuru Café
- 🍿 2 Small Popcorns for €9 – light, crunchy and made for sharing available at the Meerkat, Picnic Bench and HB Ice Cream Truck
With so much to see and do, it’s the perfect way to enjoy a meaningful day out together this Easter.
This Easter, something prehistoric is hatching at Dublin Zoo…
The wildly popular Roar Roar Dinosaur Crew are BACK – bringing an unforgettable, family-friendly experience packed with dinosaurs, discovery, and Easter fun with a twist!
Step into a world where science meets spectacle and get ready for a day filled with roaring excitement, interactive learning, and hands-on activities for all ages.
Join us on selected dates this Easter:
- March: 28th & 29th
- April: 4th, 5th & 6th
From 1:00pm – 3:30pm on these dates around the Great Lawn and Discovery & Learning Plaza, enjoy:
- 📸 T-Rex & Jeep Photo Booths – capture your dino-mite day
- 🦕 Baby Dino Petting & Feeding Zone – get hands-on with our friendly little dinos
- 🎮 Games with Giant Dinosaurs – interactive fun and surprises
- 🎧 Live DJ – keep the energy going with music and entertainment
Join the Nutty Professor for a fun-filled, interactive dinosaur adventure! Watch a dino egg hatch, meet and help feed baby dinosaurs, and explore extinction through live volcanic experiments.
Kids will also enjoy a hands-on fossil dig, dino-building activity, and create their own fossil to take home — all before a life-sized dinosaur makes a thrilling surprise appearance!
Join us on selected dates this Easter:
- March: 28th & 29th
- April: 4th, 5th & 6th
- 10:30am – 11:30am
- 11:45am – 12:45pm
🎟️ Ticketed Event | Limited spaces – book early to avoid missing out.
👉 Full details and pricing available on the ticketing page.
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Ready to get egg-cited? Hop over to our Nest Fest and dive into the amazing world of eggs, birds, and brilliant nests 🐦
- Become a bird engineer and build the best nest with giant construction and tiny twigs 🪺
- Help to heal a Humboldt at the Penguin pollution Hospital and find out how you can help to protect penguins in the wild 🏥
- Be a cool conservationist and learn how to identify who’s who at the Dublin Zoo Penguin habitat 🐧
- Egg-stra strong eggs – test the super strength of eggs with J-egg-ga and a host of feathery friends 🥚
It is the perfect stop for little explorers, big bird fans, and anyone who loves the magic of nature!
📍 Where: Penguin Habitat
⏰ Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
📅 When:
- Tuesday 31st March
- Wednesday 1st April
- Thursday 2nd April
- Wednesday 8th April
- Thursday 9th April
- Friday 10th April
Dublin Zoo is a conservation charity, and every visit and every euro spent helps support vital conservation work, protecting endangered species and habitats both here in Ireland and around the world. When you visit, you’re not just creating a memorable family day out, you’re helping safeguard wildlife for the future.
So, whether you’re visiting for the animals, the dino workshops or the chance to win a Lifetime Pass, there’s never been a better time to plan your trip.
About Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo financially supports a variety of conservation projects of which great apes, tigers, rhinos, golden lion tamarins, African wild dogs, eagles and amphibians have been recipients.
Dublin Zoo is a registered charity and works in partnership with zoos worldwide to make a significant contribution to the conservation of bio-diversity on earth.
Charity number CHY 2964
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Tel : +353 (0)1 4748900
Email : info@dublinzoo.ie
Web : www.dublinzoo.ie
