Go Ape Weekend!

Get ready for a weekend of fun as we swing into Orangutan Caring Week with a celebration of all things ape at Como! Enjoy exciting activities including ape zookeeper talks, banana gardener talks, crafts, and games. Plus, Xcel Energy Minnesota will be here with tips to save on your electric bill!

Make a Difference – Recycle Your Old Cell Phone, iPod, and other Small Electronics! Bring your old cell phones and small devices to the collection box at the Visitor Center and help support gorilla conservation through Gorilla SAFE programs. Recycling electronics helps reduce the demand for coltan, a mineral mined in gorilla habitats in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Weekend Highlights:

• • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Crafts, games, and ape bio-facts inside the Covered Porch. Don’t miss the Fall Flower Show in the Sunken Garden!

• • 11:00 AM: Zookeeper Talk – Apes!

• • 11:30 AM & 2:30 PM: Blaze Sparky Show

• • 1:00 PM: Gardener Talk – Bananas!

• • 1:30 PM: Gorilla Program

Special Sunday Treat! Join the Children’s Theatre Company at noon for a fun, interactive story theatre performance of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and meet the Grinch himself for a holiday surprise! Come monkey around with us for a weekend full of fun and conservation!