Animals from Around the World, Just Around the Corner!
Thank you to the thousands of guests who visited our fall festival this year! From the pumpkins to the pedal carts, the moon bounces to the corn bin, we truly love setting up and seeing our visitors enjoy the fall season together. Please visit us again soon! Our holiday event, Christmas Village, opens December 7th!
We are excited to announce that Pumpkin Village Fall Fest is now OPEN for our 20th season! Pumpkin Village features:
Pumpkin Village Fall Fest will be open daily through November 6, 2018, weather permitting. For details or to purchase tickets, please visit www.pumpkinfestleesburg.com.
Black rhino, Etosha, Namibia
This quarter, we sponsored Save The Rhino International, a non-profit organization working to protect rhinos and grow the global population.
Save the Rhino helps protect all five rhino species, with an emphasis on the three Critically Endangered species: the Black, Sumatran and Javan. They work to provide ranger teams with the supplies needed to protect rhinos from poachers. They support planned and emergency veterinary interventions for rhino calves being hand-reared in bomas or bred in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, and transmitters and radio frequency tags to help track rhinos in the wild.
Save the Rhino International is committed to addressing the source of the demand for rhino horn, and reducing consumer behavior across South East Asia. They are engaged with two demand reduction initiatives with Education for Nature Vietnam and Traffic, working tirelessly in Vietnam with communities to reduce consumer behaviors that are driving rhinos towards extinction.
Please review the attached information and consider supporting rhino conservation.
Learn more at: www.savetherhino.org
FISHING DERBY
July 28th and July 29th from 12-3pm
Catch & release giant carp, catfish and bass. We will have fishing rods and bait available, but bring your own rod if you have several family members, or you don’t want to share. Not a fisherman? No worries, our fishing attendant will show you the ropes. The largest catch of the day wins a prize!
NoVA’s favorite children’s entertainer is performing at L.A.P! The wonder of magic, silliness of comedy, and interactive nature of The Great Zucchini’s shows keep children on the edge of their seats. Washington’s funniest and most magical young children’s entertainer performs a colorful magic show where every child is a star and guaranteed to laugh!
The show is included with your general admission ticket or season pass. Event will be held indoors in the event of rain or extreme heat.
Hey kids! Visit Mother’s Day weekend (May 12 & 13) to paint a personalized flower pot for Mother’s Day!
Pots and flowers available from 12-2pm each day. One mini flower pot will be available for on-site painting with a PAID child admission. Additional pots are $2.
We’ll have a limited quantity of flowers available for purchase of you’d like to fill your pot with flowers for Mom too!
Enjoy the great outdoors at our Fishing Derby Weekend! Our pond is full of HUGE carp, bass and catfish for catch and release. Bring your own equipment, or borrow some of ours (supplies limited, please share). We’ll have an attendant to help out if you’re new to fishing. The biggest catch of the day wins a prize!
Plus visit Spring babies, enjoy a live animal show, take a wagon ride or pony ride. Lots of family-friendly activies!
Join us March 31 & April 1st for our 19th Annual Easter Egg Hunts!
Our fields will be adorned with thousands of toy and candy-filled eggs for your little ones to find. Find a GOLDEN EGG and win an Easter basket filled with goodies! Kids will be broken up into age groups: 2-3, 4-7 & 8-11.
10am- Park Opens for Petting & Feeding, Pony Rides, Wagon Rides & Animal Shows
11-3 Jules BBQ (Sat) & ResQ BBQ (Sun)
12:30pm Live Music by Ted Garber at the stage
1pm- The Easter Bunny Arrives for Photos
1:45pm- Meet at the Stage for Egg Hunt
2:00pm- The Egg Hunt
Important Notes: Please plan to arrive before 1:30pm! There will be lines to get into the park and we will give instructions and break into age groups at 1:45pm. If you arrive later, you may miss the Egg Hunt. No coupons or complimentary passes will be accepted Easter Weekend.
Our Spring Opening is Saturday, March 10th! The Stalls will re-open for petting & feeding, and Wagon Rides will begin for the year. The Coatimundi, Porcupine, Wallaby and Cavi exhibits will re-open. We’ll also be open for business on Tuesday for the rest of the year (we remain closed every Monday).
Say goodbye to winter and hello to SPRING!
Visit us now through March 9th for Winter Admission! Enjoy access to our 8,000 sq. ft. indoor facility that includes:
*Live Animal Shows & up-close encounters in the Theater
*The Jungle Play Zone & toddler play area
*The Discovery Room crafts & creative play
*Indoor Moon Bounce (available to the public on weekdays)
*Gift shop snacks, coffee & hot cocoa are available!
If you’d like to venture outdoors, you can pet and feed in the Contact Area or walk down to see the African Serval Cats, Camels & Zebras. Keep in mind the stalls and wagon rides are closed until March 10th. See you soon!