Zoo Magdeburg celebrates 75 years: Festwoche full of surprises!

Zoo Magdeburg celebrates 75 years: Festwoche full of surprises!

The anticipation in the Magdeburg Zoo is noticeable, because in a few weeks the zoo celebrates its 75th anniversary. On July 21, 2025, the time has come and the employees are already busy preparing the event. The motto "wild, wonderful and groundbreaking" not only reflects the long history, but also the future -oriented orientation of the zoo. The managing director Dirk Wilke has planned a variety of events that visitors of all ages will address, so reports Magdeburg Click .

The festival week, which takes place from July 22nd to 28th, 2025, will offer numerous activities. It begins with an insect workshop and the popular face painting on the giraffe meadow. The highlight of the anniversary will be a big birthday cake presented on the actual anniversary day. In addition, the zoo invites birthday children who celebrate between the 21st and 28th of July 28th. The 75-year-olds can also look forward to a free breakfast in the Africambo Lodge, while all zoo visitors receive a 25% discount on breakfast at Marche. Children up to 12 years even have free admission, so adds .

The festival week has even more to offer. On July 23, the zoo organizes a picnic on the giraffe meadow, accompanied by Matthias Ziegelski. In addition, there will be interactive stands for animal body cover, a creative crafting day and even fairy tale times with narrator Janine Freitag. On July 28th, an international nature conservation day with numerous actions and information stands for species protection will take place, according to the information from Magdeburg Click .

A special highlight will also be the zoo anniversary talk, which is moderated by Holger Salmen. In this context, we can look forward to exciting stories about the history and the future of the zoo. David Pruss, the new zoo director, will share his first impressions and certainly give interesting insights that will delight visitors. It is already clear that this anniversary is not only a look back at the past time, but will also take a look into the future of the zoo.

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The festivities do not stop here. Distributed over the year, numerous other events are planned, including the opportunity to work as a zookeeper for a day or even spend the night in the zoo. Events on the subject of species protection and the participation campaign “Breakfast with Giraffe”, which promises a very special experience, are also planned. href = "https://www.volksvme.de/lokal/magdburg/75-jahne-zoo-magdurg-fruhstuck-mit-giraffen-und-flegeer-einen-tag-4033830"> Volksstimme .

and also in other zoos is celebrated. For example, the Leipzig Zoo is planning numerous animal events for the 25th anniversary of the Zoo of the future for the 25th anniversary, where the focus is also on education and species protection. Here, too, exciting days of discovery await the small and large zoo visitors, such as Zoo Leipzig reported.

The preparations are in full swing and the tension increases. When the zoo starts the festival week, everyone can look forward to an unforgettable experience. The 75 years of history of the zoo are duly celebrated, and the anticipation for the coming years is great.