Cincinnati Magazine
January 12, 2021
The Cincinnati Zoo may have fallen off your radar after the Festival of Lightsâbut it shouldnât. Going to the zoo when itâs cold is magical: Youâll see lots of animals that you wouldnât normally get to see.
Bears! Big cats! And penguins.
Lots of penguins
Photograph by Sarah McCosham
In fact, these naturally tuxedo-clad creatures are the stars of the show during the zooâs eponymous Penguin Days. Starting January 18, Penguin Days features a variety of seasonal activities you wonât get any other time of the year. Youâll enjoy penguin encounters with Rockhopper and Magellanic penguins on weekdays at 11 a.m., plus lots of special winter-weather animal encounters.