PJ’s Goodbye Party | World Rhino Day

Name: PJ’s Goodbye Party | World Rhino Day
Start: 2025-09-20T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 3755 W Seminole Blvd., Sanford, FL, United States, Florida 32771

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3755 W Seminole Blvd., Sanford, FL, United States, Florida 32771 | Sanford, FL

🎟 Included with general admission or free for Annual Pass Holders
Join us for World Rhino Day at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and help us give PJ, the greater one-horned rhino, the warmest send-off as he gets ready for his next big adventure!
PJ is heading to the Buffalo Zoo in late September as part of the greater one-horned rhino Species Survival Plan (SSP) – a critical conservation program that helps endangered animals thrive. He’s going there to help pass on his genes and grow the population of greater one-horned rhinos. It’s what he was born to do!
We’ll miss him of course, but this move is a big win for his species, and we’re throwing a rhino-sized celebration in his honor! Join us on September 20 for special World Rhino Day enrichment, Keeper Chats about PJ, rhino care, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) SSP Programs. We’ll also have rhino-themed activities for all ages, including a table to purchase art created made by PJ!
This is your final chance to see PJ before he departs, so don’t miss this meaningful day of memories, education, and rhino appreciation.
The Zoo will open to the public at 9 a.m., and the World Rhino Day celebration will continue until 3 p.m.
This event is included in general Zoo admission.
For more information call 407-323-4450, ext. 127.
🐾 Last Chance to Book a Rhino Encounter!
Want to say goodbye up close? August is your last chance to book a Rhino Encounter with PJ and get to know this gentle giant in person.