Animal Day

A Celebration of Animals!

Sunday, October 26, 10:00 am–2:00 pm. Free with Garden admission

Join us at this celebration of animals at the UC Botanical Garden with drop-in experiences including interactive booths and displays, crafts, tours, live animals to see and touch, and more. Friendly animal costumes encouraged!

Check out what makes Animal Day awesome! 

Explore fauna of the Bay Area with community organizations: 

Lindsay Wildlife Experience

Shorebird Nature Center

Things That Creep

Visit with UC Berkeley Students from UC Berkeley Museums: 

Essig Museum of Entomology

Lawrence Hall of Science Animal Discovery Zone

Discover Insects and Animals with Garden Volunteers

Butterfly Discovery Station

Honeybee Discovery Station

Make an Animal Mask

Newt Discovery Station

Pollinator Discovery Station

Walk away with some cool Animal Arm Art with the Membership Team

Have a picnic and enjoy live music on the Lawn! Son de Fandango performing 1-2pm

Click the slide show below to learn more about this fun event!

We thank our participating organizations:

A logo for Things That Creep

Essig Museum of Entomology Logo

Lindsay Wildlife Experience logo

The City of Berkeley logo

All photos unless otherwise noted: Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover Photography

Banner left image: Jane Vick