April 10: Nashville Zoo’s Easter egg hunt

Nashville Zoo’s sixth annual Easter celebration, Eggstravaganzoo, will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Zoo officials expect about 7,000 guests to attend this celebration of spring.

One highlight of this event is the Easter egg hunt for children ages 2-10. Nashville Zoo will be distributing 30,000 plastic eggs for the children to find and redeem for prize packs. The egg hunt times are 11:30 a.m. for children ages 2 and 3, 12:30 p.m. for children ages 4 and 5, 1:30 p.m. for children ages 6 and 7 and 2:30 p.m. for children ages 8-10. Everyone is encouraged to arrive at least an hour before egg hunt times to ensure participation. Eggstravaganzoo is included with park admission.

Nashville Zoo is offering animal shows throughout the day as well as activities in Festival Field, where the egg hunts take place. All children who participate in the egg hunts are guaranteed a goody bag. Finger painting by Picture Perfect will be offered for an additional fee. Eggstravaganzoo is sponsored by Mutual of Omaha, Signature Properties, Client Logic, Purity Dairy, Mix 92.9 FM, Nashville Parent Magazine, News 2, The City Paper, Lewis Bakeries, Krispy Kreme, Coca-Cola and Goo Goo Cluster Candies.

Nashville Zoo offers many animal species found around the world. These beautiful creatures can be found in equally beautiful habitats like Gibbon Islands, The Unseen New World and Bamboo Trail as well as the Hyacinth Macaw, Meerkat and Bongo exhibits. The zoo also offers the Grassmere Historic Farm, Critter Encounters petting area and exciting animal shows and programs.

Nashville Zoo is a nonprofit organization located at 3777 Nolensville Road and is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission prices are $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-12, $7 for seniors 65 and over and $2 for parking. For more information about Nashville Zoo, please call 833-1534 or visit the Web site at www.nashvillezoo.org.