RZSS Joeys

Nurture your baby’s lifelong love of animals and nature with us at Edinburgh Zoo today!

Based in our world-class exhibits, our fantastic wildlife garden and around the zoo, you and your baby can connect and develop together surrounded by sensory experiences, songs and discoveries linked to animals from around the world.

Specially designed for 3 -18 month-old babies, you can promote their early learning development and enjoy the zoo weekly over a six week block. This includes free entry to the zoo and the chance to explore and socialise with other parents and carers after each session.

We're also offering a 10% discount for RZSS members and staff and a reduction for multiple children within the same family. If this applies to you, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Purchasing one ticket enables one adult and one child (aged between 3 and 18 months on the first session date) access to six 45 minute weekly sessions plus zoo entry after the event. Each block is then repeated with a mixture of favourites and new sessions to achieve the perfect balance of repetition and development across your child's time at Joeys. If you would have specific individual needs or would like to enquire about additional adults attending with you, please contact us at [email protected].

Please note, Joeys sessions will involve some travel around the zoo and we will be outside for some of the sessions. Joeys and Roos are designed with a flexible, no-pressure approach and so if you need to take time out of a session for any reason, you'll be able to jump back into the activities whenever you're ready.

One of our team will meet you 10 minutes before the start of each session at the Members Gate (which is in the top corner of the zoo car park).

New dates for Joeys, Roos and Big Roos will be added to these event pages regularly and you can sign up to the waiting list for updates if an event is currently sold out.

Book Roos blocks for 18 months - 3 years here

Book Big Roos blocks for 3 - 5 years here

You can also find out about Joeys and Roos here and in our video above. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Monday Group(s)

Next block beginning 24/08/2026.

Running on the following dates: 24 Aug, 31 Aug, 7 Sept, 21 Sept, 28 Sept, 5 Oct.

Times:

• 10.00am - 10.45am

or

• 11.30am -12.15pm

All Dates 2026/27:

Block 1: Aug 24th 2026 – 6 week block(excluding Sept 14th 2026)

Block 2: Oct 26th 2026 – 6 week block

Block 3: Feb 22nd 2027 - 6 week block

Block 4: Apr 19th 2027 - 6 week block

Wednesday Group(s)

Next block beginning 19/08/2026

Running on the following dates: 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 2 Sept, 23 Sept, 30 Sept, 7 Oct.

Times:

• 10.00am - 10.45am

or

• 15.00pm- 15.45pm

All Dates 2026/27:

Block 1: Aug 19th 2026 – 6 week block (excluding both Sept 9th and 16th 2026)

Block 2: Oct 28th 2026 – 6 week block

Block 3: Feb 24th 2027 – 6 week block

Block 4: Apr 21st 2027 - 6 week block

Please note that due to running costs, if the minimum number of attendees is not met, sessions will be cancelled and all places fully refunded.

Explore our Joeys and Roos Collection to discover if there are other dates available at present.

Outcomes from Joeys

Parents and carers and their babies have an increased number of opportunities to connect to the natural world together.

Babies have increased access to activities that promote early learning development.

Parents and carers have an increased understanding of RZSS conservation projects.