We are firmly committed to delivering high quality conservation education programming paired with the creation of lifelong memories and the highest safety standards through our Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo Camps. Guided by the experience of highly skilled and passionate leaders, participants will engage in an immersive experience that builds a connection with the natural world, compassion and understanding for wild animals, and an awareness of the challenges and solutions for sustaining them.
Summer Camps
Registration for 2023 Summer Camps opens February 1 at 9 am. All remaining spots will be released at this time.
What's the most zoo-nique summer camp in town?
Why, it's the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo's Summer Camps! Children and teens will engage in games, crafts, and activities as the zoo animals look on.
Summer Camps run weekly through July & August and are available for children aged 4-14.
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Spring Break Camps
Registration for Spring Break Camps will open February 8 at 9 am.
Looking for a way to keep your children active over the Spring break?
Spring Break Camps are a chance for future conservationists aged 5-12 to have an action-packed week.
Discovering the natural world through activities, games, crafts, stories, interpretive programs and animal visits.
Come join the adventure March 27-31, 2023!
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PD Day Camps 
Registration for Spring 2023 PD Camps opens February 8 at 9 am.
What better way to spend a day off school than coming to the zoo?
Kids aged 6-12 will travel the zoo alongside our talented conservation education staff and see the zoo like no regular visitor gets to.
Discover the natural world and all its wonder through activities, games, crafts, stories, and animal adventures!
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Winter Break Camps 
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End your winter break with our amazing educators during Winter Break Camp at the zoo.
Kids aged 6-12 will experience a 3 day winter break camp with all the games, crafts, stories and animal adventure that the zoo has to offer.
Join us January 4-6, 2023!
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