# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate the magic of the season with Holly-Days at the Zoo! Santa and Friends join Zoo staff to kick off the holiday season with a parade along Buffalo Yard Road to Zoo Central that will include some of your favorite holiday characters and staff decorated golf carts.

Plus, guests are encouraged to wear their holiday pajamas or other festive attire. Don’t miss out on the merry memories waiting to be made!

What To Expect:
10:00 – 3:30 – Kids Craft Station: Reindeer Ornaments
12:00 – Story time with Mrs. Claus
12:30 – 3:30 – Visits and photo ops with Santa’s Friends
All activities will be held at the Meeting Barn in the Farm Yard

Throughout the Zoo:
❄️ Photo ops with Holiday Characters in Holiday Sleigh
❄️ Giving Trees – pick an ornament off the tree and give a gift or donation to the Zoo in support of the animals and conservation education efforts.
❄️ Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt
❄️ Write Letters to Santa and drop in the North Pole Mailbox
❄️ Train Rides
❄️ Carousel Rides
❄️ Wildlife Quest VR featuring the film Elf Power ($)
❄️ Winter Themed Education Stations
❄️ Keeper Chats
❄️ Penguin Feeding Narrations at 10:30am and 3:30pm
❄️ Animal Experiences or Ambassador

Holly-Days are free with Zoo admission or membership: https://www.marylandzoo.org/event_series/holly-days/kickoff-to-holly-days/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/santa-and-friends-kickoff-to-holly-days/200029227852116
- **Event Categories**: holiday, kids, sports, meetups, entertainment, nonprofit, christmas-parades, pictures-with-santa, parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 50

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Baltimore
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 Safari Place , Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21217
- **lat**: 39.32281
- **long**: -76.64915
- **full address**: 1 Safari Place , Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21217

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days being held?
  - **A:** Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days takes place on Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at 1 Safari Place , Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21217.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days?
  - **A:** Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days is organized by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Baltimore, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Santa & Friends Kickoff to Holly-Days sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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