Como Zoo Conservatory

1225 Estabrook Drive Saint Paul, MN 55103

Little Explorers Thursday!

Little Explorers is a FREE program from 10:00AM-noon on Thursdays in the Visitor Center in the Winter and on the zoo grounds in the Summer. Perfect for the 1-3 year old (but every age is welcome) to see story time, play games and many other fun activities. Different theme each week! An ASL interpreter will be here most Thursdays interpreting the 10:30 story time, 11am zookeeper talk, and the 11:30am Blaze Sparky and Friends presentation.

2026 Schedule

February
February 12- Down on the Farm
February 19- Furry Friends

March
March 5- Jr. Gardener
March 12- Jr. Zookeeper
March 19- Nighttime Critters
March 26- Under the Sea

April
April 2- Animal Families
April 9- Bird Buddies
April 16- Busy Bugs
April 23- Diggin’ Dinos
April 30- Down on the Farm

May
May 7- Fancy Flowers
May 14- Furry Friends
May 21- Jr. Gardener
May 28- Jr. Zookeeper

June
June 4- Nighttime Critters
June 11- Under the Sea
June 18- Animal Families
June 25- Bird Buddies

July
July 2- Diggin’ Dinos
July 9- Down on the Farm
July 23- Jr. Gardener
July 30- Jr. Zookeeper

August
August 6- Nighttime Critters
August 13- Under the Sea
August 20- Animal Families
August 27- Bird Buddies

September
September 3- Busy Bugs
September 10- Diggin’ Dinos
September 17- Down on the Farm
September 24- Furry Friends

October
October 1- Fancy Flowers
October 8- Jr. Zookeeper
October 15- Jr. Gardener
October 22- Under the Sea
October 29- Nighttime Critters

November
November 5- Animal Families
November 12- Bird Buddies
November 19- Busy Bugs

December
December 3- Diggin’ Dinos
December 10- Down on the Farm
December 17- Fancy Flowers
December 24- Furry Friends

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This program was funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s art and cultural heritage.
A website was also created by the Minnesota Legislature to help citizens monitor how funds from the Legacy Amendment are being used. On the Minnesota’s Legacy: watch the progress website you can see how funds are being invested across the state.