Seasonal & Holidays

Celebrate 'Noon Year's Eve' at Lowry Park Zoo

The Tampa attraction is ringing in the New Year a little early for area families.

Tampa Bay area parents who don’t want the kids up until the wee hours of the morning can celebrate the New Year Lowry Park Zoo style.

The Tampa attraction is joining forces with MIX 100.7 to ring in 2015 early during a Noon Year’s Eve daytime celebration. The fun takes place Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 1101 W. Sligh Ave. zoo. The zoo’s event yard will serve as the party site with live entertainment, games, arts and crafts, vendors and inflatables available.

Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob and Patrick are also expected to stop by and watch the giant countdown clock as it speeds toward noon and a ceremonial juice toast, officials say.

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The zoo is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

The cost of admission to the Noon Year’s Eve party is included with a regular ticket purchase. For more information about tickets and the special New Year’s event, visit the zoo’s website.

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Photo courtesy of the Lowry Park Zoo Facebook page

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