Our brand new Christmas event, Jingle Fest, continues into the month of December. With lots of festive fun in store for the whole family, we can guarantee a magical day out for all who visit.
Dates:
December: 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th – 23rd
Times:
Fridays: 10:30 – 19:00
Saturdays & Sundays: 10:00 – 19:00
Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th: 10:30 – 19:00
Tuesday 23rd: 10:00 – 17:30
Find a full list of our opening hours here.
What’s going on this Christmas season at Emerald Park?
Arctic Melodies with singing animal friends, walk through our Festive Fairy Woods light tunnel, a Christmas singalong on our Candy Lane Train, access to our Enchanted Entertainment Tent with snow and bubble fun, special live performances, meet-and-greets with Christmas characters, Santa letter posting, a 25-minute, mini panto show 'The Christmas Star', full access to our zoo, playground and over 10 rides & attractions in our Jolly Junior Zone!
Check out our showtimes before you arrive to make the most of your day at Jingle Fest. If your Santa visit is after 5pm, we would strongly recommend visiting the park earlier to ensure you fit everything in.
We will have a number of our immersive zoo experiences open to enjoy this month. Please be aware our zoo closes at 4pm. If your Santa visit time is after 4pm, we would strongly recommend arriving to the park earlier to fit everything in.
Walk alongside a troop of ring-tailed lemurs, open 12:00 – 15:00 in December.
The baa-rilliant Petting Farm will be open between 12:00 – 15:00 during Jingle Fest.
Discover some fun filled facts of different winter wildlife at our education centre! Wild Wonders of Winter will be open between 12:00 – 15:00.
Our zoo talks in December are as follows; 12:00 Storks; 12:30 Lynx; 13:00 Leopards; 13:30 Owls; 14:15 Tiger; 14:45 Corsac foxes
Although we have limited Santa visit tickets left, we still have general Jingle Fest tickets available for the next few weeks. For just €18, enjoy all the festivities we have to offer!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at Emerald Park!