Animal Fun Awaits
Party Animals
August 1, 2026
- August 1, 2026
Start Time 10:00 am
End Time 3:30 pm
Programs Saturday 8/1
Celebrate our animal kingdom in style as we party like it’s 1999! Meet some curious critters and explore their habitats as we highlight new and exciting McWane experiences alongside local wildlife organizations.
| Time | Program | Location |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Busy Bees | Workshop/Level 1 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Creation Station: Cardboard Binoculars | Plaza/Level 1 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Scribble Den | Special Events Center/Level 3 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Animal Encounter | Survival of the Slowest/Level 1 |
| 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. | Tortoise Races | Plaza/Level 1 |
| 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. | Show & Tell: Animal Inventors | Naturescope/Level 2 |
| 1:30 p.m. | Sloth Enrichment | Survival of the Slowest/Level 1 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Shark & Ray Feeding | Shark & Ray Touch Tank/Lower Level |
| 3:30 p.m. | Animal Encounter | Survival of the Slowest/Level 1 |
| 10AM – 2PM | Party Animal Partners | Location |
| Cahaba River Coalition | River Journey/Lower Level | |
| Goldfish Swim School | Ocean Journey/Lower Level | |
| Greater Birmingham Aquarium Society | World of Water Cart/Lower Level | |
| Foxhound Bee Company | Outside Workshop/Level 1 | |
| Birmingham Zoo | Demo Station/Level 1 | |
| Alabama Ornithological Society | Beside Cool Stuff Store/Lobby/Level 1 | |
| Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | Outside Cabin/Level 2 | |
| Hand in Paw | Explore Lab/Level 2 |