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  • May Rocks at Riverbanks Botanical Garden

    Riverbanks Botanical Garden will be rockin' with the return of Rhythm and Blooms music and art in the Garden series beginning Thursday, May 3.

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  • Dragons: Fact not Fiction at Riverbanks

    Visit the legendary lizards in the Desert Gallery of the Aquarium-Reptile Complex.

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  • The Adventure Starts June 5th

    Don't miss the chance to enroll your child in Riverbanks Zoo and Garden's summer camp programs—the most popular summer programs in the Midlands.

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  • Step Up to the Challenge

    Ever wonder what it's like to hang around the trees like a siamang or see the world through the eyes of a giraffe? Now you can with the all-new Sky-High Safari.

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  • Showing Next on Riverbanks Roundup

    Zoo Yuck-ology airs Friday, May 25 @ 5:00pm on SCETV and Saturday, May 26 @ 11:00am on SCC. Have your question answered on TV!

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  • Watch the Latest Wild Wednesday Segment

    Catch the exciting behind-the-scenes adventures with Tyler Ryan on WACH FOX's Good Day Columbia every other Wednesday between 6:00-8:00am.

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Rhthm and Blooms - Music & Art in the Garden - Thursdays in May @ 6:00-9:00pm *Special Extended Hours on May 10*
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ZOO ENTRY TO BE CLOSED JUNE 4:

On Monday, June 4, the railroad crossing at the main Zoo entrance and parking lot will be closed due to repair. If you plan to visit the Zoo on this day, please park at the Botanical Garden entrance located at 1300 Botanical Parkway in West Columbia. The Zoo entrance is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 5.

Upcoming Events & Programs

Thursday, May 17

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Music and flowers after hours—you won't experience a night like this anywhere else in Columbia! Guests can enjoy live entertainment and local artists in the Botanical Garden. Cash bar and food will be available for purchase at the event.
Cost: $5 Riverbanks members / $7 general public
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Saturday, May 19

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String Up Your Garden
@ 10:00-11:30am
Back by popular demand, this workshop will go through the basics of creating a hanging garden by wrapping a root ball in string and clay. These plants can be suspended from an arbor or a tree to create a unique hanging garden. Everyone will make a plant to take home.
Cost: $20 per person per class
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Thursday, May 24

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Backyard Buds: Bug Munching Plants
@ 10:00-10:45am (ages 3-4)
Plants that can eat bugs are among the coolest plants there are. Find out how they catch bugs, why they do it and where these plants live as we get an up close view of these amazing plants.
Cost: $9 per child per class
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Music and flowers after hours—you won't experience a night like this anywhere else in Columbia! Guests can enjoy live entertainment and local artists in the Botanical Garden. Cash bar and food will be available for purchase at the event.
Cost: $5 Riverbanks members / $7 general public
Order TicketsLearn More

Friday, May 25

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Things that make you go ewwwwww…Zoo animals do some seemingly icky things to survive and we'll investigate some of these in this program.

 
Members' Night Series
@ 6:00pm gates open
The 2012 Members' Night Series is free, after-hours and for members only (no guest passes, please). Riverbanks members can stroll through the Zoo on three Friday evenings for three extraordinary hours - when the park is normally closed to the public. Come one evening or all three. Parking is at the main Zoo entrance only.
Free for Riverbanks members only ($5 per guest—no guest passes please).
Pre-registration is not required.
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ZOO ENTRY TO BE CLOSED JUNE 4
On Monday, June 4, the railroad crossing at the main Zoo entrance and parking lot will be closed due to repair. If you plan to visit the Zoo on this day, please park at the Botanical Garden entrance located at 1300 Botanical Parkway in West Columbia. The Zoo entrance is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 5.
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