Outback Chat

Fri · Oct 23·2:30 PM·Outback Trail, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.

Sat · Oct 24·2:30 PM·Outback Trail, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.

Sun · Oct 25·2:30 PM·Outback Trail, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.

Mon · Oct 26·2:30 PM·Outback Trail, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.

Sat · Oct 31·Departure will be from EDIC pier. · Boston

Park biologists and volunteer stewards remove invasive plants and restore native habitats on Cathleen Stone Island, departing from EDIC pier.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 11 AM·Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary , Mattapan

Boston Birding with Family at Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mattapan, open to all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM·Tropical Forest, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet the gorilla troop in the Tropical Forest exhibit and learn about Zoo New England’s conservation efforts for gorillas and rainforest habitats.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM – 3 PM·Jamaica Pond Nature Center, 345 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA

Boston Park Rangers host an open house at Jamaica Pond Nature Center featuring owls, bats, a ranger’s horse, and a mounted‑operations presentation.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM – 3:30 PM·Poplar Gate, Poplar Gate, Boston, MA

Docent Paul Eldrenkamp leads a ninety‑minute tour of Peters Hill, highlighting notable trees, landscape collections, Arboretum history, and a skyline view from the city’s second‑highest point.

Fri · Oct 23·11:30 AM·African Penguin Coast, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Learn about African penguin adaptations and conservation efforts at the African Penguin Coast exhibit, weather permitting.

Fri · Oct 23·12:30 PM·Caribbean Coast, Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St, Stoneham, MA 02180

Flamingo Chat at Caribbean Coast, Stone Zoo — bright pink flamingos display feeding behaviors and answer questions from educators.

Fri · Oct 23·1 PM·Kalahari Kingdom, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet an African lion in Kalahari Kingdom and learn how the predator survives in the wild and why protecting its future matters, weather permitting.