Zoo de Barcelona  once again closed out the summer with an increase in visitors. Over 207,000 people visited between the end of the school year and 31 August, a 13% increase compared to last summer and also the highest number in the last eight years. 

The new record number of visitors in the summer highlights how the Zoo has struck a chord with people in its strategy of promoting an understanding of biodiversity, particularly among children, with facilities such as the Invertebrates Space and educational leisure activities such as the Nature Passport, rated 9 out of 10 on average by Zoo Club members. 

Another notable summer success was the level of participation in the activity camps organised by Barcelona Zoo for children aged from 5 to 14. Eleven camps were organised this year, with all available places filled. In all, 1,040 children and young people took part.  

“These figures once again confirm Zoo de Barcelona’s fine work in promoting an understanding of biodiversity among the public, with educational leisure activities that help foster respect for the environment”, says First Deputy Mayor and chair of Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (BSM), Laia Bonet. 

School visits and family activities return 

With the school year now under way, Zoo de Barcelona is also now offering its range of activities for schools, as well as the rest of its family activities. 

The activities for primary and secondary schools cater for all levels, from preschool through to baccalaureate students, taking into account their curricula. These activities are carried out at the Zoo’s new educational spaces and laboratories, but also in school classrooms, thanks to the teaching tools and materials the Zoo provides teachers to create innovative teaching experiences that foster interest, curiosity and an understanding of the planet’s biodiversity among children and young people.   

The education programme for the 2024-2025 academic year was presented in two meetings for teachers on 15 June and 14 September, with representatives from 117 primary and secondary schools in Barcelona and the metropolitan area in attendance.