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Early Childhood Pop-Up: Animal Tales – Red Panda Exhibit

May 19, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Animal Tales Header: Red Panda Habitat. Join us from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at select animal exhibits to hear a story and test your animal imitation skills with a movement activity! Features book covers of "How this Book Got Read" and "All the Love in the World"

Animal Tales

Join us at select animal exhibits to hear a story and test your animal imitation skills with a movement activity!  Guests can join us at selected animal exhibits for a story time throughout the spring. We’ll read 1 or 2 books and practice our animal imitation skills with a movement challenge related to the animal we’re featuring each week. See below for the dates, times, featured animals, and book selections.

HerpAquarium Books

  • All The Love in The World written by Rose Bunting and illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller
  • How This Book Got Red written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Melissa Iwai

Price

FREE with Louisville Zoo membership or admission

About Early Childhood Pop-ups

The fun will be popping up this spring and summer at the Zoo!

Perfect for young learners, these new pop-up programs invite families and their children to play, observe and learn in new ways all while visiting the Zoo! Use your imagination during free play in the Cub House, gather around for a story reading, think like a zookeeper with animal activity stations or go on a Litter Critter quest. Pop up programs are FREE with membership or admission to the Zoo. For a full list of details and available sessions, visit our website.

EARLY CHILDHOOD POP-UPS
2026 SCHEDULE

Animal Tales

Classes from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

  • April 19: HerpAquarium
  • April 28: Giraffe Exhibit
  • May 5: Islands / Little Penguin Exhibit
  • May 12: Tiger Taiga
  • May 19: Red Panda Exhibit

Little Critters

Classes held in the MetaZoo from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

  • April 15, April 22, April 29
  • May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27

Playtime in the Cub House

Classes held  from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
in the Snow Leopard Cub House presented by PNC.

  • March 28
  • April 4,  April 25  (April 11 Cancelled)
  • May 2,
  • June 6, June 27 

Young Zoologist

Classes held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Islands Zone

  • April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23, April 30
  • May 7, May 14, May 21, May 28

Details