Polar Bear Awareness Weekend
Schedule
Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2222 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14621 | Rochester, NY
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We'll be celebrating these amazing animals and raising awareness about the threats that face them in their natural range!Saturday, 21
10:15 a.m. -- Polar Bear Experience
11:00 a.m. - Noon -- Meet & Greet with Rochester Americans Right Winger, Carson Meyer, in Rocky Coast!
2:00 p.m. -- Polar Bear Experience
Sunday, 22
10:30 a.m. -- Polar Bear Experience
Noon - 1:00 p.m -- Meet a Degu & African Bullfrog in Rocky Coast Gallery
2:00 p.m. -- Polar Bear Experience
All Day Activities
Coins for Conservation: Visit the Naturalists at the Awareness Table and donate to play Plinko for a chance to win a signed hockey stick, a signed hockey puck, or tickets to an Americans game. The money raised will benefit our conservation partner Polar Bears International.
Awareness Table: Converse with Zoo Naturalists about climate change, how it is harming polar bears and the sea ice they depend on and play and interactive game to learn ways you can make a difference!
Docent Station: Learn about polar bear adaptations, feel polar bear fur, examine a polar bear skull and paw print
More information: senecaparkzoo.org/event/polar-bear-awareness-weekend-2026/
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Where is it happening?
2222 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14621Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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