Animal Day
Sunday, October 27, 2024
10:00 am–2:oo 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!

Schedule of Events:

  • Things that Creep: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Shorebird Nature Center: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Essig Museum Insect Specimens: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Honeybee Discovery Station: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Newt Discovery Station: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Make an Animal Mask: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Animal Arm Art: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Animal Stories/Self-guided tour: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Tropical House Discovery Station: 10:00 am–1:00 pm
  • Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 10:30 am–1:30 pm
  • Crafts: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Butterfly Mini-Walks: 11:00 am and 11:30 am
  • Music by Son De Fandango: 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
  • Guided Animal Stroll: 12:30–1:00 pm
  • Storytime with Collin Pine: 1:15–2:00 pm

Music by Son De Fandango

Traditional music of south Veracruz, Mexico from 12:00-1:00 pm on the lawn

“The Garden Next Door”

Story Time with author Collin Pine at 1:15 pm on the lawn

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An illustration of a turtle in black with the text: Things That Creep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accessibility: We welcome all visitors and are actively working on accessibility improvements to our historic facilities in the Strawberry Canyon. The grounds include areas of paved pathways, as well as unpaved paths that may be narrow, rocky, uneven, or steep. There are three accessible parking spots available in the main Garden parking lot. Trained service dogs are allowed to enter the Garden grounds.

If you have accessibility questions please contact Marykaren Mrowka at least 7-10 days in advance of the event at 510-664-7606 (CA Relay Service) or gardenprograms@berkeley.edu.