Go wild at Whitsun with safari park street party
WEST Midland Safari Park is inviting guests to come and celebrate with them for their very first Safari Street Party, this Whitsun holiday.
The new event will run from May 28 to June 5 and will feature a variety of family entertainment throughout the day, as well as a craft club for kids and a conservation station.
From 10.30am the park’s walk-through Discovery Trail will play host to the Caribbean Steel Band, Bubbly Heaven and Towering Heights Stilt Walkers.
Head of Marketing, Rochelle Zare, said, “We are so excited to be holding our very own Safari Street Party in honour of the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The nation will be in a celebratory mood, so we have enlisted the help of some incredible entertainers, who will be performing at intervals throughout the day.
“Firstly, we have our amazing giraffe stilt walkers, who will be roaming gracefully around the area, interacting with guests and posing for photos. Especially for kids, our bubbleologist will be creating clouds of enormous, magical bubbles and they might be even lucky enough to get inside one! All of this will be set to upbeat music with some family favourites being played by our Steel Band for guests to sway, dance, or even limbo along to!”
As well as the entertainment, children will be able to take part in a free craft club in the Safari Academy, where they can make their own safari-themed crowns, take part in some colouring and look at some amazing animal artefacts.
The wildlife team will also be championing giraffes for the week, with a dedicated Conservation Station including how to spot each of the park’s giraffes.
The team will be raising money throughout the week with all donations going to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, the only organisation that works solely for the conservation and management of wild giraffes in Africa.
In addition to the Whitsun activities, the Park will also be opening its brandnew African Walking Trail – a pathway up to the animal reserves, so that guests can see the African elephants, giraffes and white rhino on foot, for the first time in the park’s history.
Further information about West Midland Safari Park is available from the park’s website www.wmsp.co.uk or by telephone 01299 402114.