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Wild Winning Weekend at the national zoo & Aquarium

Saturday 14 March 2026 -
Sunday 15 March 2026

Play wild to WIN big! Join us this weekend for ‘Wild Winning X Wild Discoveries’ and you could score a spot in our famous Zoocation program!

The National Zoo & Aquarium invites visitors to unleash wild discoveries this weekend with ‘Wild Winning X Wild Discoveries’. Guests can enjoy lawn games and family-friendly discovery sheets which help them to unlock the chance to win a day in our ZOOCATION school holiday program! Zoocation is the school holiday program with a difference, during a fun-filled day children will get up close and personal with many of the zoo’s animals, play games, make toys for the animals, and learn something along the way. Staffed and developed by the experienced Education Guides of the National Zoo and Aquarium, this program prides itself on delivering a program like no other. Click here to learn more about the program and this year’s theme of ‘Animals in Film: Fact or Fiction?’.

A visit to the zoo over the weekend also includes the opportunity to enter into the lucky door prize draw, featuring incredible prizes including an Awesome Roarsome tour for two, animal encounters and zoo vouchers. This exciting weekend offers a fun-filled experience of wildlife discovery, interactive activities and spectacular prizes for the whole family. All activities are free for members and with general admission.

Wild Winning x Wild Discoveries:

Wild Winnings:

🍀Lucky Door Prizes

Visit the zoo this weekend to go into the running for one of our lucky door prizes!

🏆 Grand Prize: Awesome Roarsome Tour for two ($374 value)

🏆 Animal Encounter for 2* ($182 value)

🏆 $50 voucher for gift shop or $30 bistro voucher

One ticket entry per adult, prizes will be drawn on Monday 16/03. Winners will be contacted via email.

✏️ Discovery Hunts

Fill in an activity sheet and enter to win an educational day at ZOOCATION for your child! More information about our exciting school holiday program here.