BUGfest
Schedule
Sat Aug 23 2025 at 10:30 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Toledo Zoo | Toledo, OH
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Celebrate a day dedicated to the little creatures that creep, crawl, float and flutter during BUGfest on Aug 23! 🐜You’ll be as busy as a bee with awesome activities taking place in the ProMedica Museum of Natural History and Nature’s Neighborhood.
Event is included with Zoo admission (free for members).
Guests can enjoy:
🦗 Making cricket flour cookies
🕷️ Live insect meet & greets
🦋 Plenty of bug-themed games & crafts
🪳 Cockroach races
Schedule of Events:
10:30 a.m.
Archerfish feed, Aquarium
11 a.m.
Invertebrate Keeper talk, Arthropod Room, ProMedica Museum of Natural History
Monarch talk, Nature’s Neighborhood Backyard
11:30 a.m.
Reptile feed, Conservatory
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood
1 p.m.
Scatter bird feed, Aviary
1:30 p.m.
Amphibian feed, Top floor of ProMedica Museum of Natural History
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood
2 p.m.
Monarch talk, Nature’s Neighborhood Backyard
Invertebrate Keeper talk, Arthropod Room, ProMedica Museum of Natural History
2:30 p.m.
Tamarin cricket enrichment, Nature’s Neighborhood Forest Room
Meet an insectivore, Nature’s Neighborhood
3:30 p.m.
Meerkat cricket & mealworm feed, Tembo Trail
As part of our Conda Family Zoo For All program, a sensory area will be available 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the ProMedica Museum of Natural History’s Mazza Room, located of the top floor. This area is designed as a quiet zone, offering sensory-friendly activities, with dedicated staff and volunteers ready to support any sensory needs
Plan your visit on our website.
BUGfest is included with general admission (free for members). General admission can only be purchased through the Zoo website. If you see any comments or posts offering tickets for sale, please do not engage with them.
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Where is it happening?
The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way ,Toledo, Ohio, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
