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Indigo Blues & BBQ – Schedule of Events

 

 

Schedule of Events

 

(((UPDATE TO 2025 SCHEDULE BELOW

Event Itinerary:
9:00 am     Zoo Opens
10:00 am   Event-specific activities kick off / food stations open
10:30 am  Keeper Chat, TBD
11:00 am  “Indigo 101” by Dr. Bogan, Amazing Reptile area
11:30 am   Amazing Reptile Show  (Indigo / Venomous)
12:00 pm  Keeper Chat: Amur Leopards (Carly)
12:00 pm  Live Music by The Smoking Jackets (12:50 pm)
1:00 pm     Amazing Reptile Show (Indigo / Native)
1:30 pm     Keeper Chat, TBD
2:00 pm       Live Music by The Smoking Jackets (2:50 pm)
3:30 pm           Charity raffle closes – winners notified
4:00 pm   Zoo Closes

)))

 

Event kicks off with raffle and fun activities!

9:00 a.m. – Located throughout the Zoo

 

Presentation by Dr. Bogan- OCIC Director

The 411 on the OCIC

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Located in the Wayne M. Densch Discovery Center

 

Amazing Reptile Show*

11:30 a.m. – Located outside the Herpetarium

 

Wreathed Hornbill Keeper Chat

12:00 p.m. – Located at the Wreathed Hornbill Habitat

 

Live Music by Sandy Back Porch

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Located on the Wharton-Smith Tropical Splash Ground

 

Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Keeper Chat

12:30 p.m. – Located at the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Habitat

 

North American River Otter Keeper Chat

1:00 p.m. – Located at the North American River Otter Habitat

 

Presentation by Michelle Hoffman – Field Biologist for OCIC

My Work in the Field at OCIC

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Located in the Wayne M. Densch Discovery Center

 

Florida Black Bear Keeper Chat

1:30 p.m. – Located at the Florida Black Bear Habitat

 

Amazing Reptile Show*

2:00 p.m. – Located outside the Herpetarium

 

Wreathed Hornbill Keeper Chat

2:00 p.m. – Located at the Wreathed Hornbill Habitat

 

Live Music by Sandy Back Porch

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Located on the Wharton-Smith Tropical Splash Ground

 

Indigo Keeper Chat

3:00 p.m. – Located by the Wharton-Smith Tropical Splash Ground

 

Raffle Closes

3:30 p.m. – Located in the Gazebo

Winners will be contact by phone or email

 

Zoo Closes

4:00 p.m.

 

 

*Please note the Amazing Reptiles Show is subject to change, depending on weather conditions. 

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