The Egg-Zotic Egg Hunt scheduled for Saturday, April 8th has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 15th due to the threat of excessive rainfall expected April 7 - 9th. All details for the event will remain the same with the exception of the date change.
The Hattiesburg Zoo's Annual Egg Hunt is certainly not your average, run-of-the-mill, hide-and- go-seek egg grab. As usual, the Hattiesburg Zoo is putting their own eggz-citing spin on an
annual tradition. No need to bring an egg basket, but you will need to bring your eggz-tra special hunting skills to find one of the 250 well-hidden eggs.
Annual Passholders will get a special perk at this year's hunt as they will be given entrance to the Zoo 15 minutes before the gates open for the official egg hunt time of 10 a.m. The Eggz-
otic Egg Hunt ends when the last egg is found, or 4 p.m., whichever comes first.
Every egg found comes with a prize, but that does not mean that every person will find an egg! In an effort to give more people a chance to find an egg, a maximum of two eggs can be “found” per family. “At our first Egg Hunt several years ago we hid 50 eggs,” said Zoo Director
of Guest Services and Retail, Demetric Kelly. “Over the years we have increased that number, and this year we are upping that number from 200 eggs hidden last year to 250 this year.”
New this year is a silent auction, which will feature 24 creatively decorated Ostrich eggs. Each eggz-travagant egg, was donated by Hattiesburg Zoo resident, Twigs and decorated by one of
28 local artists. These eggz-otic creations were featured during the month of March in the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum. The silent auction will be held in the Asbury Discovery Center
from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., and the highest bidder for each amazing egg will take their prize home. All proceeds from the sale of the Ostrich eggs will benefit the Hattiesburg Zoo’s
conservation efforts.
“Our Eggz-otic Egg hunt is always fun for the whole family, and where we see people’s competitive spirit really shine,” said Kelly. “Our staff has a great time hiding the eggs, and they
love watching both kids and adults hunting for them.”
The Easter Bunny will be hopping through the Zoo to welcome guests, and will be available for photos. Face Painting will also be offered at the Lakeview Pavilion for an additional fee.
Zoo admission prices for this special event will be $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 12 and under. Annual Passes may be used for this event.
