All Dads Get Half-Off General Admission at Pt Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Sunday, June 15

Tacoma, Wash. – Sunday is Half-Price Dads’ Day at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and all fathers will receive half-off general admission.

Father’s Day is a great time to bring the whole family to the zoo.

The summer season is ramping up, and there are new experiences for zoo guests and longtime favorite animals to see.

Visitors can enter to win a chance to feed a harbor seal, watch the all-new live animal show, “Indiana Bones and the Golden Treasure,” feed a colorful budgie from their hands, take a spin on an antique carousel and climb aboard a camel for a ride.

There also are stingrays to touch, sharks to see and an amazing collection of animals from polar bears to tigers to meerkats.

In addition, all dads will receive a 50 percent discount on the Deep Forest Challenge zip line/challenge courses at the zoo.

Half-Price Dads’ Day is sponsored by McLendon Hardware.

Entries for the Up Close with Harbor Seals program are accepted near the zoo’s main gate from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The randomly drawn winner and up to three friends or family members will participate in the close encounter at the harbor seal exhibit in the zoo’s Rocky Shores area. The opportunity will include feeding the seals or viewing them up close as they haul out on their deck.

The special encounters take place every Saturday and Sunday.

And there’s another special contest to enter.

Those who follow the zoo on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and share a selfie with the zoo @PtDefianceZoo are eligible to win special prizes. The selfie must be taken at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and include #onlyatPDZA.

Zoo judges will select a winner every month from all eligible entries. The first-place winner will receive a special behind-the-scenes tour of an exhibit area at the zoo for up to six people.