{"id":110336,"date":"2019-12-26T14:28:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T19:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110336"},"modified":"2019-12-26T14:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T19:28:52","slug":"ring-in-the-noon-year-at-the-utica-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110336","title":{"rendered":"Ring in the Noon Year at the Utica Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=300%2C159&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=400%2C212&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ring in 2020 by partying like an animal with the animals.\nJoin the Utica Zoo for a Noon Year\u2019s Eve Celebration Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019,\nfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors can enjoy s\u2019mores and hot chocolate around the\nfire pit, as well as crafts, animal meet-and-greets, and special enrichment\nactivities, including an enrichment &#8220;Ball Drop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be a sparkling juice toast at noon to allow\nthe young celebrators to join the New Year festivities. Visitors are also\nencouraged to add their New Year\u2019s resolutions to the Conservation\nRe-ZOO-lution Board in the Auditorium. The Noon Year\u2019s Eve celebration is free\nwith zoo admission. The Utica Zoo will close at 3 p.m. Dec. 31, 2019, and\nre-open for regular business hours Jan. 1 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noon Year\u2019s Eve at the Utica Zoo is generously sponsored by\nBusiness Machines and Equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Utica Zoo is open 363 days a year, closed on\nThanksgiving and Christmas, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winter admission rates for\nadults is $4.50, kids 3-12 are $3, seniors, military and students are $3.50 and\nchildren under 2 are free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about this, or anything Utica Zoo\nrelated, visit UticaZoo.org, or follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at\n@uticazoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ring in 2020 by partying like an animal with the animals. 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