Experience animal-created art, craft workshops, and live music this Saturday

ATASCADERO — Wild About Art returns to the Charles Paddock Zoo this Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will have an opportunity to watch as the zoo’s animal residents create their own, unique, and artistic pieces. Zoo visitors will also be able to create lots of fun arts and crafts too, with plenty of opportunities for children to color, paint and much more. In addition, there will be live music by DJ Andy Morris.

All the demonstrations, workshops, and artistic activities at this event are included with the price of general admission. Expect to see some of your favorites like Central Coast Seaweed Pressing, Master Gardner’s Pollinator program, and more. A great opportunity to shop and support our local artists. If you come hungry, Paradise Shaved Ice will be on hand offering food and beverages available for purchase.

The Charles Paddock Zoo is one of only 236 total institutions that are accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). The zoo is dedicated to the conservation of endangered species, educating the public about the natural world, and providing a safe and stimulating recreational resource for residents and visitors of the Central Coast. Over 200 animals call the Charles Paddock Zoo home, including red pandas, monkeys, fossa, meerkats, parrots, a Malayan tiger, a variety ofreptiles, and more. 

Wild About Art is included with regular zoo general admission:  $13 per person (adults 13 and over); ages 5-12 $8; ages 3-4 $5; seniors 65 and over $11 per person, children 2 and under free. Open daily and located at Atascadero Lake Park on Highway 41/Morro Road, one mile west of Highway 101. For information, go to charlespaddockzoo.org or call the zoo at (805) 461-5080.