2025 CALGARY Wildlife Festival - Hang with an Anteater!! Spot a Sloth! Kiss a Kangaroo! Tangle with a Tortoise!!

Calgary: Hang with a Tamandua!! Meet a Sloth! Kiss A Kangaroo! Tangle with a Tortoise!

The Wildlife Festival returns for 2025. Debuting some fresh new faces, and returning with some people pleasing favorites!!

Featuring Three Exhibits:

• Destination Africa - Known as “the cradle of life”, meet some of the coolest creatures that roam the second largest continent on earth!
• Depths of the Jungle – Hang out with sloths, snakes, and other animals that inhabit the world's jungles.
• Diversity of living things – Explore the similarities and differences of Earth's creatures. Learn about diverse characteristics that make the natural world so amazing.

Three unique 20 minute, hands-on educational programs that cover aspects of our three exhibits:

• Destination Africa - with over 1 MILLION species of animals, learn and meet a few examples of Africa's wild world

• Depths of the Jungle – Learn about some of the creatures that call the Jungles home

• Diversity of living things – Let's talk about some amazing adaptations that make the natural world so similar, and so different

ALSO FEATURING

A VERY SPECIAL ADULTS ONLY NIGHT (18+): Join us Friday February 14th from 7pm – 9pm for a very special Valentine’s Date Night Adults Only Night. Featuring a special adults-only show mixing education, trivia, comedy, and special experiences. The ultimate date night or friends’ night out for the animal lover. Includes early admission for the general festival.

VIP EXPERIENCES: a small group guided experience with all of our animals including a private sloth encounter. No additional experience purchase required. A $185 value! $150/person in advance. Limited Tickets Available per day. Scheduled time slots three times a day! (Children under 12 must be accompanied by a VIP adult)

LIMITED SLOTH EXPERIENCES: We will be offering limited opportunities to meet our sloth up close and personal (petting, taking photos in his enclosure with him!). If you want this experience, please be sure to purchase the Sloth Experience Admission ticket. There may be Sloth Experience tickets available at the venue.

WHEN:

• Friday February 14th - 1:00 to 6:30pm (General Admission) 7:00pm – 9:00pm (Adults Only)
• Saturday February 15th - 10:00 to 11:00am (Quiet Hour) 11:00 to 6:00 (General Admission)
• Sunday February 16th - 10:00 to 5:00 (General Admission)
• Monday February 17th - 10:00 to 5:00 (General Admission)

WHERE: Calgary Stampede Nutrien Western Event Centre, 1800 Stampede Trail SE Calgary AB, T2G 5A2

ADMISSION: Purchase tickets in advance online at link.

• Single Admission: $16 in advance, $20 at the door. Kids 3 and under Free.
• **New for 2025** - Family rate of $18 per person at the door for families of 4 or more
  

• Adults Only Night: $26 in advance. $30 at the door.

** SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES **

FINANCIAL: If you, or a nature lover you know, is unable to buy general admission tickets due to financial circumstances, please email us at info@wildlifefestival.ca to make special arrangements. Please reach out at least a week prior to the event you hope to attend.

SENSITIVITY: If you have children who have difficulty with crowds or noise, they and their families are invited to a special quiet hour from 10am to 11am on Saturday. A donation is requested for admission to the quiet hour ($5 per person upon arrival - cash, credit or debit accepted)

About The Wildlife Festival: The Wildlife Festival is a production of the non-profit Cobb’s Exotic Animal Rescue and Education Foundation. Based in Calgary, this organization focuses on educational messages of exotic pet ownership, conservatio.n, and respect for wildlife. All proceeds from the event go directly to Cobb’s Exotic Rescue.

WEBSITE: www.wildlifefestival.ca

Social Media:

IG: CobbsExoticAnimalRescue

Facebook: Cobbs Wildlife Festival