Maryland Zoo kicks off Summer with two days of live music, food vendors, craft beverages, and amazing animals
Maryland’s largest craft beverage festival is back this Memorial Day weekend, May 23 & 24, at Maryland Zoo. Go a little wild during Brew at the Zoo, presented by M&T Bank and KG Strategic Consultants, from 1pm – 7pm each day.
Guests will enjoy unlimited sampling of more than 80 craft beverages (beer, wine, and hard seltzer, and NA drinks) along with amazing food, live bands, and all-day admission to the Zoo. Featured activities include games with Volo Sports, Charm City Trivia, a watermelon eating contest, and special drink stations throughout the Zoo.
All guests receive a stainless steel souvenir tasting cup that completely eliminates single-use plastic cups. As part of the Zoo’s comprehensive sustainability plan, 100% of the beer and seltzer product packaging will be reused, recycled, or composted.
Brew at the Zoo is the Zoo’s largest fundraiser. All the proceeds raised go directly to supporting animal care and conservation.
MUSIC LINEUP
Saturday: Midnight Run (1 pm), RDGLDGRN (3 pm), and Here’s to the Night (5 pm)
Sunday: Off the Radar (1 pm), Cherry Crush (3 pm), and Millennium (5 pm)
NEW THIS YEAR
Take home a tattoo. Tiger’s Eye Collective will be on-site providing personalized tattoos. Guests interested in a tattoo can see the available images on the event page. To manage demand, pre-registration is required. Patrons must be 18 years of age or older to pre-register.
SKIP THE LINE!
Visitors who donate an old cell phone or small electronic device, or make a $20 donation to the Zoo, will be able to skip the entry line. (As background, electronic devices contain materials extracted through destructive mining practices that directly affect chimpanzees, gorillas, okapi, elephants, and other wildlife from the Congo Basin of Africa. Recovering these minerals from used devices lessens the demand and impacts from mineral mining prevents further wildlife habitat destruction.)
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
This year, there will be drink stations throughout the Zoo that pair delicious drinks with fun animal activities. (Imagine enjoying a watermelon seltzer as an African elephant smashes and eats real watermelons!) Discounted tickets are also available for designated drivers and people under the age of 21.
All the event information, including times, ticket prices, and information about the performers, are available on the Brew at the Zoo event page.
Brew at the Zoo is Presented by M&T Bank and KG Strategic Consultants with the generous support of Live! Casino & Hotel, Pet E.R., Maryland Lottery, MSP Custom Solutions, Swartz and Sons, VOLO, Nova Hemp, and American Design and Build.
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