Boogie for Brizzle

Bristol Zoo’s annual summer festival is back for another jammed packed day of music, theatre, circus acts, cabaret, food, drink and fun for all ages.

Boogie for Brizzle will be held on Saturday July 17, in the Zoo’s impressive 12-acre grounds, and is the only night of the year the entire zoo stays open until late.

The event celebrates and showcases Bristol’s abundant home-grown talent, including some of the best performers and live music the city has to offer.

The line-up for this year includes Dreadzone, an eclectic fusion of dub and reggae mixed with elements of techno, trance, folk and rock; jazz and soul sounds from Miss Cecily; melodious vocals from Pete Josef and funky rumba from Vamos.

Throughout the day there will also be walkabout entertainers, action-packed carberat, body-popping break dance, circus performers, stilt walkers and children’s actvities.

And if that’s not enough, why not pay a visit to the hundreds of different animal species at home in the Zoo, including lions, gorillas, penguins, seals, monkeys and meerkats? And don’t forget to take the opportunity to swing alongside the Zoo’s gibbons and gorillas, on the high level ropes course, ZooRopia.

Boogie for Brizzle takes place on Saturday, July 17 from 3pm until late. The event will raise valuable funds to help cover the running costs of the Zoo’s new amphibian breeding sanctuary. Called the AmphiPod, the facility provides the perfect conditions to allow two frog species on the verge of extinction to breed, in an effort to help save them from extinction.

Advance tickets for Boogie for Brizzle cost £11.50 (£7.50 child) or £30.50 for a family ticket. Tickets on night cost £13.50 (£8.50 child) and £35 for a family. Discounts apply for members, concessions and groups of 10 or more.