National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra

29/08/2026

Searching for what to do this weekend 🤔

Come enjoy a fantastic day out at the zoo 🎉

🛝 Fun filled animal themed playground

🐆 Thrilling tours and encounters

🦖 Discover lifesized dinosaurs

🦈 One of Australia’s largest inland aquariums

🦒 Canberra’s Number 1️⃣ luxury all-inclusive accommodation Jamala Wildlife Lodge

This weekend we are celebrating International Primate Day and will be highlighting the zoo’s primates with special keeper talks and are also inviting you to view our daily feeds of our different troops 🥬

📸 Zookeeper Kayla

29/08/2026

The perfect afternoon picnic 🧺

This weekend we are celebrating International Primate Day and will be highlighting the zoo’s primates with special keeper talks and are also inviting you to view our daily feeds of our different troops 🥬

📸 Primate Team Lead Courtney

28/08/2026

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Jamala Wildlife Lodge and the National Zoo and Aquarium are owned and run by a local family committed to global animal conservation efforts.

27/08/2026

The Great Forage 🧺

Our Squirrel Monkey troop are busy digging into a delicious treat filled log 🪵

Too busy to let you know that this weekend we are celebrating International Primate Day and will be highlighting the zoo’s primates with special keeper talks and are also inviting you to view our daily feeds of our different troops 🥬

📸 Primate Team Lead Courtney

SquirrelMonkey

26/08/2026

What a cracker of a day ☀️😉🐒

Despite being absolutely adorable, squirrel monkeys are one of the most intelligent primate species on earth and boast the largest brain-to-body mass ratio out of all primates 🤩

Our keepers keep it interesting for our cute quad with multiple enrichments throughout the day 🎁

This weekend we are celebrating International Primate Day and will be highlighting the zoo’s primates with special keeper talks and are also inviting you to view our daily feeds of our different troops 🥬

📸 Primate Team Lead Courtney

25/08/2026

Teaching your little cubs life lessons is a big job! 🍼

Mlinzi has definitely earnt his cat nap 😹

📸 Louisa Kelland - Photography

24/08/2026

Attention All Parents 🚨

Canberra’s BEST School Holiday program is back ⭐️

Zoocation is the 🎊Number One🎊 way to keep your kids engaged, outdoors and in an exciting educational environment filled with adventures 🗺️

This School Holiday we are focusing on ‘Habitats’ and the amazing animals that call rainforests, oceans, deserts and grasslands home 🌏

Each day of Zoocation includes opportunities to get up close and personal with some of our friendliest animals; front row seats to animal feeding and enrichment activities; the science behind animal evolution and adaptations; and a craft piece to take home with you 🤗

Our last Zoocation SOLD OUT very quickly, so whether you’re a return family or if Zoocation is BRAND NEW, we suggest booking in QUICK 💨

Click the link to book your kids in TODAY ⭐️

https://www.nationalzoo.com.au/zoocation?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23694706755&gbraid=0AAAAA9UmvcVQn2X7nciVV161J3Fcxn4zY&gclid=CjwKCAjwtKrUBhAhEiwAr77ZoqDEfUdSChJ4wYLWyBeixjBlhVhyZzu5NiY5NFKdF30HwJf7JFPOeBoCWuIQAvD_BwE

22/08/2026

Director Paul and his faithful pal ‘Chino the Dingo’ are back with our Zookeepers to celebrate Children’s Book Week 📖

If you L❤️VE ‘Dear Zoo’ as much as we do, make sure you grab a copy from our Gift Shop 🎁

It’s the perfect bedtime story for you and your little one (trust us, our Zookeeper Parents tell us they know the book back to front 🤭)

(CBCA National)

22/08/2026

Searching for things to do this weekend 🧐

Why not come down to the National Zoo and Aquarium 🤩

🐯 Awesome encounters and tours

🦖 Meet a life size T-Rex in our Extinction Trail

🦈 One of Australia’s largest inland aquariums

🌱 Gorgeous grounds to just sit back and relax

🛝One of Canberra’s BEST playgrounds (at least we think so 🤭)

If you’re a local or frequent Canberra often, our FONZ Memberships are the best way to experience the zoo, everyday can be a different adventure ⭐️

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Canberra’s Centre of Adventure 🎉

📸 Zookeeper Hannah

21/08/2026

Have you seen Matilda and Bailey’s new Joey 🐨

This little one is slowly exploring the world, but can still be a tad shy 🥹

Our Zookeepers have said the BEST opportunity to see our mum and bub is 11:30am at Matilda’s habitat right opposite their nosey neighbors the meerkats 🤭

📸 Zookeeper/Vet Nurse Ashley