Activities include classic fall food demonstrations and tasting; crafts; live music; and more

Harvest Festival dates: Sat. – Tues., Sept. 12-15; and Sat. and Sun., Sept. 19, 20

Schedule of Activities: www.BronxZoo.com/Events

Bronx, NY – Sept. 9, 2015 – The WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Bronx Zoo is gearing up for the fall season with a Harvest Festival that celebrates nature with classic fall food and entertainment. Activities will be free with admission to the zoo for two weekends in September (Sat. – Tues., Sept. 12-15; and Sat. – Sun., Sept. 19, 20).

All summer Bronx Zoo staff has been growing a beautiful vegetable garden to give visitors interactive gardening experiences on the lawn outside of the Butterfly Garden. The exhibit helped teach visitors important aspects of nature including seed, soil, and the role animals play in the pollination process. The garden is now ready for harvest and the Bronx Zoo has a new line-up of seasonal experiences.

Harvest Festival activities include live bluegrass and international country music; food tastings and demonstrations by accomplished local chefs; composting lessons presented by Kidsgardening.org; cheese making demos; apple tasting; pickling tips; seasonal fall crafts.

The complete schedule of entertainment and activities can be found online at www.BronxZoo.com/events.

What:             Harvest Festival

Who:               WCS’s Bronx Zoo

Where:           The Lawn outside of Bronx Zoo Butterfly Barden

When:             Sat. – Tues., Sept. 12-15; Sat. – Sun., Sept. 19, 20 ... 11am – 4pm

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, 5:30 p.m. weekends from April to October; 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m November to March. Adult admission is $19.95, children (3-12 years old) $12.95, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $17.95. Parking is $15 for cars and $18 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. VISION: WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in more than 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: www.wcs.org; http://www.facebook.com/TheWCS; http://www.youtube.com/user/WCSMedia  Follow: @thewcs.  

CONTACT:    

Max Pulsinelli - 718-220-5182; mpulsinelli@wcs.org

Steve Fairchild – 718-220-5189; sfairchild@wcs.org

 

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