Public Programs
Easter Egg Hunt Family Event
March 30th 11:00am-12:30pm $25 per person
(Both Adults AND Children must have a ticket) Age: 2+
Bring a basket and hop on into Eco Adventures for a fun morning filled with animal show, crafts, Easter Eggs and Easter fun! Meet Eco's animals, dig up fossils at the fossil dig and take a green screen picture with an animal!
Add-Ons:
- Fossil Bag $8
- Green Screen Picture with an Animal $10
Jungle Express
March 28th, 29th & April 1st 10:30-11:30 $18 per person (child & adults must pay)
Join us to celebrate St. Patty's Day! Wear green to match our green animals!
What is a Jungle Express?? Join us at Eco Adventures for a live animal presentation for the whole family! Each program will have different themes and animals! Meet, touch, tour our facility and learn about some of our most loved animal ambassadors.
Fee: $18 per person (children under 2 are free)
*EMAIL to RSVP with free passes to make sure the program is running. Must have a minimum of 8 participants for the program to run.
* Recommended Ages: 4+
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If you don't see a date you would like, call us to book other dates: Every Saturday and Sunday based on availability and must have a minimum of 8 paid participants for it to run.
Prepayment and Pre-registrations are required!!
We update every 2 weeks for future dates ...check back.
To register, please use the "register here' button at the top of this page.
For questions, please email ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com
Animal Keeper Apprentice
March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 17th & 24th
If you don't see weekend available you desire, please call to schedule-
10am - 12:30 Ages: 7+ $65
Wonder what it is like to be a zookeeper? Led by one of our animal keepers, this in-depth experience is for older students who are serious about learning animal husbandry and medical care of animals. Students will get to tour around the facility and learn specific information and needs of our animal collection. Students will get to not only encounter animals in our behind-the-scenes animal room, but also assist with animal care, food prep, training, & cleaning. This is a very hands-on experience like no other!
**Spaces is very limited to six participants per day!! Perfect for aspiring Jr. Assistants . Bring a snack/lunch
Feeding Frenzies- MOST POPULAR!!
At Eco Adventures: Bring your whole family in for a special Feeding Frenzy Tour! As scheduling allows, we have time slots on weekends or any evening after 5:30pm M-F: email to inquire about availability.
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Sign up for a private and safe one-hour "behind the scenes" tour of Eco Adventures where you can feed and interact with some of our most beloved animals. Learn and meet some of our rescued animal's stories. Discover what it takes to be an Animal Keeper or a Trainer and care for over 100 animals at Eco Adventures.
It's a Feeding Frenzy out here - as YOU experience the thrill of feeding some animals: Can be training a gator or a croc, or even a dragon!
AND/OR give some enrichment by offering some animals their of their favorite "toys", foods, running ball, or even some cuddle time with our hedgehog, rat, or opossum or 35 lb tortoise- Hercules! Meet and interact with the favorites like snakes, lizards, and gators!
Price: This is a one of a kind opportunity for you to experience Eco Adventures in a more private setting with just your family/friends, led by one of our animal care specialists. $50 per person, with 3 person minimum or $150 min. For over 8 people or more, it is $45 per person. If you would like a green screen souvenir with a animal, $10 per photo.
*Perfect for small parties, celebrations, or family gatherings! Recommended ages 4+
Email us to book an appointment at ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com
Jungle Plays!
JUNGLE PLAYS $15 per child ages 2+ adults are free- An Adult must be present
Fridays, March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
come anytime 3:30-5:30pm
Sat, March 2nd 12:30-1:30pm
March 8th 10:30-11:30am
Come MONKEY Around in our Jungle where our visitors will meet, touch, and PLAY with some of our most loved animal ambassadors for 30 mins, then kids can get the wiggles out and PLAY in our fossil dig/rec area while parents socialize. Can't go wrong here-kids can get exercise, socialize, play with animals all in a SAFE environment while parents take a breather- Go ahead sign up...you all deserve a break!
*Recommended for prek-elem ages/fossil dig based on weather outside
$15 per person *Email us to register. Must meet min # for this to run
OR book your own group:
What to do in a pandemic- ??? Come MONKEY Around in our Jungle and book a 1 hr PLAY session with our animals. Perfect for private playgroup "social bubbles" and families with kids ages 6 and under. ! Visitors will meet, touch, and PLAY with some of our most loved animal ambassadors for 30 mins, then kids can get the wiggles out and PLAY organized games with the instructor while parents socialize. Can't go wrong here-kids can get exercise, socialize, play with animals all in a SAFE environment while parents take a breather- Go ahead sign up...you all deserve a break!Fee: $150 for up to 10 people not counting (children under 2 and under)
*inquire if there are more people in your group/space is limited * Receive a Discount for 3 or more bookings for your group
*Available Mondays 9-10am or after 1pm, Tues 9am-4pm, and weekends 10-11am or by appointment based on schedule
To register: email ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com with 2 preferred dates and times, number of adults/children and ages of children., phone #.
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* Help us survive the pandemic by collecting food donations and supplies for us! Donation items needed under wish list on our homepage. Thank you for your support!
*Approved toys for animals are welcome- email us!
NEW FALL FAMILY PROGRAMS
Wizarding World Family Experience
TBA $18 per person
Attention Witches, Wizards and Muggles: You are cordially invited to join Hogwarts School of Wizardry for an evening of fun! We will be bringing the world of Wizarding to Eco Adventures and transforming our rainforest into the Hogwarts Great Hall. Once accepted into the wizardry program, you will soon receive your very own invitation by "Owl mail". Whether you arrive by broom, train, or flying car, you will be whisked away into the castle where you can get to know your fellow witches and wizards. There, your group will be sorted by none other than our talking sorting hat! You will be entertained with a show of our menagerie of fantastical beasts, from “Scabbers” to alligators, to the grandest serpent of them all 14 foot python”! It won’t be complete without a friendly competition between houses of course. You can earn points for your house by answering trivia questions, wand dueling, or being a brave volunteer! Be sure to save room for dessert, we will be featuring everyone’s favorite sweets and treats at our Honeydukes dessert station and kid-friendly “Butterbeer” after the show!
Before you leave, don’t forget your Green Screen photo souvenir where you get to pose with one of our featured magical creatures with a wizarding background of your choice with your party. This magical night is open to both adults and children, and guests are welcome to come dressed for the occasion, but costumes are not required. Use of dark magic is not permitted for any reason.
There is limited seating in the Great Hall, so make your reservations NOW!
*Recommended for ages 5+
*Included: Owl invitation, interactive show, dessert and candy bar, green screen picture with a featured animal and unforgettable experience.
Creatures of the Night! Meet our new Screech Owls!
Oct 21st 6-7:30pm
$20 per person (ages 3 and over)
Are you a night owl? If so this family program is perfect for you! See who’s lurking in the dark? Howling at the moon? Soaring through the night? Slithering through the garden? It’s nighttime in the jungle! Encounter a “lighting and thunderstorm” and see the Northern Lights as our nocturnal party guests will head into the foggy darkness to meet some of our nocturnal creatures up close! We will bring out our “Fear factor” challenge and meet some glowing scorpions, and creepy tarantulas, and maybe try edible bugs! Meet our new Screech owls and learn how they find their prey in the darkness, watch hedgehogs hunt for worms at night, and eyeshine for alligators! Go outside onto our fossil dig to look for vampire teeth and games. Create an owl craft to take home. The sunset will be setting at Eco Adventures… with our Creatures of the night!
*Green Screen is available after the program for $10 per picture.