Día del Niño
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CELEBRACIÓN!
Join us for a wild and wonderful celebration of children, animals and Hispanic culture at one of our biggest events!
Día del Niño is back featuring a variety of family-friendly entertainment and activities all with a festive Latin flair!
Event Details
Date:
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Location:
Phoenix Zoo
Time:
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Price:
All event activities included with general admission
Photos by Dave Seibert
Entertainment and Activities
PLAZA DE LOS NINOS
9 – 11 a.m. | I Rise Dance Troupe
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Mando Especial Band
ZOO ENTRANCE
9 – 10 a.m. | Los Tigres de Tolleson Mariachi
PLAZA
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Entravision Radio Promotional Booth – music & activities
DOORNBOS DISCOVERY AMPHITHEATER, Outer Tropics Trail
10:30 a.m. | ZooCademy Awards Animal Show
Noon | Animal Presentations
1:30 p.m. | Animal Presentations
2:30 p.m. | Venomous Program
ENCHANTED TERRACE
9 – 10 a.m. | Ollin Yoliztli Mariachi
10 – 10:30 a.m. | Spanish-Speaking Animal Discoveries
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Los Tigres de Tolleson Mariachi
Noon – 1 p.m. | Ollin Yoliztli Mariachi
NEELY EVENT CENTER
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | BF Itzamatul Del Valle Del Sol
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Tradiciones Dance Co.
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Axe Capoeira
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Entravision Radio with music and activities on terrace
STONEHOUSE PAVILION
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Ballet Folklorico Amistad
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Ollin Yoliztli Ballet & Mariachi
Noon – 1 p.m. | Ballet Folklorico Esperanza
PLAZA
- Entravision (KLNZ-FM) Radio Station Booth 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
DESERT GROVE
- Loteria – Brought to you by Univision Radio Station
- 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Noon
BAKERY
- Face Painting Sponsored by Groupon
- Meet Dora, Diego & their Dino friends!
STONEHOUSE PAVILION TERRACE
- Pinatas for the children
- Ages 5 and under – 9:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m.| 12:30 p.m.
- Ages 6 and up – 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Noon |1 p.m.
LEAPIN’ LAGOON LOUNGE
- Radio Campesina Booth 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Music & Activities
LAKESIDE
- Univision (Amor 106.3 & Latino Mix 100.3) Radio Station Booth 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Music & Activities
- SRP Activity Booth
- Coloring station for families & large inflatable
- Renewal by Andersen Activity Booth
- Sponsor Booth
- Risa’s Dental Activity Booth
- Handing out toothbrushes
- Tempe Camera
- Sign out a camera and go on a nature walk with a professional photographer!
- 9:30 a.m. |10 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |11 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | Noon
- Arizona Milk Producers Activity Booth
- Desert Raptors
- Check out these Jurassic Park inspired vehicles!
- T-rex Science Show!
- Science like you’ve never seen it!
- Music for the Planet Booth
- Make an instrument with recyclable materials!
- BeechNut Giveaway
- Biscuit & shovel giveaway!
- Plant Station
- Plant seeds and decorate the biodegradable containers.
- First Aid Station – Next to Lakeside Tent
SAVANNA PARK
- Radio Campesina 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Music & Activities
- Celerion Medical
- Campesina Sponsor Booth
- Semper Fi Heating & Cooling
- Arizona Diamondbacks Raffle
- AMS Impact Group
- MC Public Health
- Phoenix Rising
- Inflatable & games
- AZ Coyotes
- Slap Shot Game
LEMUR LANE / ZEBRA OVERLOOK
- Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar Craft – Zebra Overlook
- Kids will use sticks and fabric to make their very own hungry, hungry caterpillar to take home
- iNaturalist Station – Pavers near Podd Ramada
- App on phone, scope & bird watching
DINO TRAIL FOSSIL DIG
- Beech-Nut Dino Dig
- Shovel & biscuit giveaway
PLAZA DE LOS NINOS
- Radio Campesina Booth 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- I Rise Dance Troupe 9 – 11 a.m.
- Mando Especial 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Bubble Station
- Water Target
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Enjoy free rides on the Endangered Species Carousel courtesy of Valley Toyota Dealers!
SPANISH-SPEAKING CRUISER RIDES
11 a.m. | Noon | 1:15 p.m. | 2:15 p.m. | 3:30 p.m.
Check out the Zoocademy Award Show at 10:30 a.m. & Noon at the Doornbos Discovery Amphitheater!
And a special third Animal Show at 1:30 p.m.!
- 9:30 a.m. | African painted dog, Africa Trail
- 9:45 a.m. | Cheetah, Africa Trail
- 10:15 a.m. | Spotted-necked otter, Inner Africa Trail
- 10:30 a.m. | Rhea, Outer Tropics
- 10:45 a.m. | Chilean flamingo, Outer Tropics
- 11 a.m. | Asian elephant, Outer Tropics Trail
- 11:30 a.m. | Bornean orangutan, Inner Tropics Trail
- Noon | Buff-cheeked gibbon, Tropic Flights
- 12:15 p.m. | Greater flamingo, Inner Africa Trail
Sponsors
Interested in having a booth at Día del Niño?
Contact Sponsorship Manager Christine Boisen at cboisen@phoenixzoo.org.