Tropical Forest Panama Festival

Join us to celebrate our Tropical Forest Panama exhibit with a day of fun activities!

Join us for a full day of exciting activities for all ages at our festival celebrating the Tropical Forest Panama exhibit. Festivities include entertainment, activities and more inspired by the one-of-a-kind place where people, plants and animals comprise a thriving ecosystem that constitutes one of the wildest places on Earth.

Festival Activities

• Learn about Panamanian culture
• Take a closer look at the plants and animals of Panama
• Get an up-close look at forest floor decomposers
• Explore traditional Panamanian crafts
• Taste tropical refreshments from 1:11 Juice Bar and  Panamanian-inspired bites from All Things Empanada

Children's Crafts

• Take part in pot-a-plant:
  • Families can pot their own culantro plants and grow an ingredient commonly used in Panamanian cuisine!   
• Stop by the ranger station to explore the layers of the forest 

Featured Activities

• Pittsburgh Aviary “Amazing Adaptations” Presentation | 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 
  Meet a National Aviary Animal Ambassador and discover the unique characteristics of various birds from Central and South America.
• Los Sabrosos Dance Co. | 1 – 2 p.m.
  Enjoy a Latin-American Salsa performance followed by dance lessons. 

Embark on a spectacular journey through the incredibly biodiverse land bridge connecting North and South America in our immersive new Tropical Forest Panama exhibit. 

Select photos © Paul Vladuchick