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Today's Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Happy Hollow Experience ProgramsEducation programs and virtual encounters with conservation animal ambassadors help visitors feel more connected to animals, and motivate them to take action to protect the natural world.
Inspire your wild side & join the fun!
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Family FunSaturdays 10 a.m. to Noon
Fee: $40 per family group (Up to 5 members, adult or child, per family group. Children under 2 years are free). Additional family members will require another registration. All children must attend with an adult.
Stay-&-Play handstamps are available after the program for the balance of the day, if the Park & Zoo are open.
May
Make It Green – Saturday, May 23
We are going to “green the place up” by learning to garden together. We will add new plants and prepare some for your home garden.Tales for Tots (Ages 1 to 3 With An Adult)Fridays 10 – 11 a.m.
Fee per class: Fee: $27 members / $30 non-members per class*
*Pricing includes 1 child & 1 adult attendantThis class is designed to help you and your little one learn together in a zoo atmosphere. We cover animal related topics as well as teach the basics, like ABC’s, counting, and general motor skills. Through this experience, with you as a participating parent, your child will learn important classroom behaviors like sharing, listening, and following instructions. This is an adult & child combo class.
This class has a new theme each week. Activities are designed to target 1 to 3 year-olds only.
Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM
May
Habitat Explorers – Friday, May 8
Into the forest we go to see who lives in and around the trees.
Warm & Fuzzies – Friday, May 22
Do you know that animals can have different kinds of fur? Their face fur can be different from their tail, feet or belly fur.
Wildlife Water Play – Friday, May 29
Come learn how animals use water in ways other than drinking.
Wild Science (Ages 4 to 6)Saturdays 10 a.m. – Noon
Fee: $31.50 members / $35 non-members per class*
*Pricing includes 1 child & optional adult attendantJoin us for a class full of discovery and play! This is a children’s drop-off program; however, parents are welcome to participate. We “go wild” with our early-learning scientists as we explore different parts of zoo life. Each class includes interactive discussions, inquiry-based activities, a visit from one of our animal ambassadors, and more!
Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM
May
Who Eats Who? – Saturday, May 2
Follow the energy chain links from the sun to plants, then a bug, then a bird and on into dirt that will eventually re-grow the next cycle.
Creature Club (Ages 7 to 9)Junior Keepers is now called Creature Club! Our zoo crew does it all & you can too! Zoologists are scientists too as you will learn when you practice your new zookeeping skills.
May
What a Wild Web We Weave – Saturday, May 9
Food chains connect into an intricate food web that all starts with the sun and recycles itself into and through death.
Zoo U-niversity (Ages 10 to13)Saturdays 2-4 p.m.
Fee per class: $31.50 members | $35 Non-members*
*Pricing includes 1 childDrop-off program
Zookeepers do much more than feed, water and scoop scat. Join us as we use our scientific skills of problem solving, emergency engineering, critical thinking, experimentation & enrichment design while solving zoo mysteries.
Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM
May
Animal Toy Workshop – Saturday, May 2
It’s time to make summer toys for the critters. We are going to enrich the lives of the animals in our care with new scents, textures, sounds and tastes.
Sensational SeniorsThursday | 9 to 10:30 a.m.
If you like Senior Safari, you are going to love being a “Sensational Senior”. This monthly class includes mini walking tours, animal encounters, crafts, activities, and a light breakfast. This is a seniors-only program (50 years & up). This class meets on one Thursday a month from November to March. Ages 50 years & up.
$12 Non-Members or $10.80 Members
*Continental breakfast is included
*The Stay-and-Play perk to remain in the park after class is available only if the park and zoo are open to the public.There are no Sensational Senior classes during the Summer, please check back in November.
Teen Paint Night (Ages 13 to 17)Teen Paint Night (Ages 13 to 17)Fridays 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Per class fee: $22.50 Members | $25 Non-members*
*Pricing includes one teen (13 to 17 years) & all supplies are included. This is a drop-off program.This Friday night, after hours, animal art class is for teens only! Food, mock-tails, music & instruction while you sketch & paint a portrait of the star animal of the night.
Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM
May
Painting with Nature – Friday, May 1
A leaf print here & a petal placed there. We’ll draw out their colors & paint with their stems to create this masterpiece.
Paint Night @ The ZooPaint Night (Ages 18+)
Fridays 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Per class fee: $34 Members | $38 Non-members*
*Pricing includes 1 adult (18+ years) & all supplies are includedThis Friday night, after hours, animal art class is for adults only! Food, mock-tails, music & instruction while you sketch & paint a portrait of the star animal of the night.
Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM
May
Painting with Nature – Friday, May 15
A leaf print here & a petal placed there. We’ll draw out their colors & paint with their stems to create this masterpiece.
Family SleepoversA paying adult must accompany all children. There must be 1 adult chaperone for every 8 children. Please contact the Zoo Education Department if you have any questions regarding registration for this event.
Fee $75.00 per person (5 years-old & up)
No Family Sleepovers this Summer.
REFUND & TRANSFER POLICY
Refund and transfer requests need to be made in writing. Refunds and transfers will be given for requests received at least 14 calendar days prior to the start of the program/class. No refunds or transfers will be made for cancellations received by the City less than 14 calendar days prior to the start of the program/class. There will be a $10 refund processing fee for each activity.
INCLUSION POLICY
The City of San Jose’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services encourages and supports the participation of individuals with all ability levels in programs and services. To facilitate opportunities for people with and without disabilities to engage in leisure pursuits together, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services provides inclusion support services. These services include, but are not limited to, interpreters for the deaf or hearing impaired, improved signage, activity modification, additional staff training, accessible equipment and facility features and support staff. To ensure the requested accommodation, please notify the specific facility where the program is provided at least two weeks in advance. For more information on inclusion opportunities, specialized recreation services, and accommodations, please contact Therapeutic Services at 408-369-6438.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The City of San Jose’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Citywide Scholarship Program will ensure that residents of the City of San Jose in need have access to department programs, classes, and activities. All requests are subject to available funding and qualifications. Submit completed application to any Community Center. Please contact our office or visit: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/scholarships for more information.