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Party with the Animals! Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo invite you to celebrate April’s Birthday Bash (Media Release)

April 8, 2026

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo invite families to celebrate some of the Zoo’s most beloved animal residents with April birthdays on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Events, Media Releases Tags: birthday bash, birthdays, events, zoo events
Birthday Bash Header: February 28, 2026. Enjoy special keeper chats and unique animal enrichment while celebrating the amazing animals at your Zoo that have birthdays this month. Features photo of a llittle penguin.

Party with the Animals: Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo invite you to celebrate February’s “Birthday Bash”(Media Release)

February 24, 2026

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is proud to announce the Louisville Zoo has been nominated for two awards as part of USA Today’s “10Best Readers’ Choice Awards” program. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Events, Media Releases Tags: animal, animal birthdays
photo of white polar bear standing in snow with falling snow flakes

Mayor Greenberg announces Louisville Zoo nominations in USA TODAY’s “10Best Readers’ Choice Awards” for Best Zoo and Best Zoo Membership (Media Release)

February 9, 2026

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is proud to announce the Louisville Zoo has been nominated for two awards as part of USA Today’s “10Best Readers’ Choice Awards” program. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Events, Media Releases Tags: award, best Zoo, Best Zoo Membershio, nomination, USA Today, voting
Photo of Curl-crested aracari bird with multicolored feathers, black head feathers, with multicolored long curved beak sitting on tree limb.

Louisville Zoo reschedules Job Fair and Birthday Bash to January 31 due to impending winter weather (Media Release)

January 22, 2026

The Louisville Zoo’s annual job fair and January’s Birthday Bash will be rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 31 due to impending winter weather. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Events, Media Releases Tags: January Birthday Bash, job fair, rescheduled event
photo of white polar bear standing in snow with falling snow flakes

Party with the Animals: Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo invite you to celebrate January’s “Birthday Bash” (Media Release)

January 14, 2026

Today Mayor Greenberg announced that the Louisville Zoo will host its annual job fair in the Islands Pavilion Gheens Room on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Events, Media Releases Tags: animal, animal birthday, annoucement, birthday bash, birthdays, event, news release
horizontal header image of New Amur tiger Viktoria.

Mayor Greenberg and Louisville Zoo announce new Amur tiger, Viktoria (Media Release)

January 7, 2026

Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo are thrilled to announce the arrival of a new female Amur tiger to Louisville. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Media Releases Tags: amur tiger, animal, annoucement, new animal, tiger
photo of Holiday Upcycle December 22 - 23 & 29 -30 from 1 - 3 p.m. Free with Zoo admission or membership, surrounded with variety of colored holiday boxes with various images in boxes

Turn clutter into creativity for your pets with the Louisville Zoo’s holiday upcycle program (Media Release)

December 17, 2025

The Louisville Zoo is excited to offer a drop-in upcycle program for all ages on December 22, 23, 29 and 30 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. in the recently reopened MetaZoo Discovery Center. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Media Releases Tags: animal, annoucement, new animal, Orangutan
Our two new female orangutans, mom sumagu on the right, and daughter kera on the left.

Mayor Greenberg announces two new Sumatran orangutans join the Zoo family for the first time in nearly 30 years (Media Release)

December 4, 2025

Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo are thrilled to announce the arrival of two new Sumatran orangutans — the first to join the Zoo in 28 years. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Media Releases Tags: animal, annoucement, new animal, Orangutan
photo of orangutan sitting on a tree limb, with soulful look on its face

Mayor Greenberg Announces Wild Holidays at the Louisville Zoo (Media Release)

November 21, 2025

Mayor Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo are excited to announce a monthlong celebration in December filled with activities for the whole family. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Events, Media Releases Tags: Enrichment, events, holidays, Santa
side view photo of brown maned wolf with 2 large ears, with bluish mane on neck, with white tail, looking at you,

Chrys the maned wolf joins Louisville Zoo family (Media Release)

November 11, 2025

Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Louisville Zoo are excited to welcome Chrys, a male maned wolf, to the Zoo family. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Events, Media Releases Tags: animal, Chrys, Maned Wolf, new animal
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