Zany Zebratastic Event

If you have any spare time this weekend and enjoyed the Marwell Zany Zebra trail that ran over the Summer then I'd throughly recommend a visit to the Zebratastic Event being held at The Ageas Bowl over the next three days.

The Zany Zebra Trail was introduced this year following the success of the public art trail featuring Rhinos back in 2011.

Marwell teamed up with local businesses and organisations as sponsors to decorate the sculptures. The large sculptures were adorned by talented artists and the street art has been enjoyed by thousands of local residents and visitors to the city. 

Schools and Colleges also took part in the Zany Zebras Education Programme giving them an opportunity to join in with the fun and get creative designing their own miniature Zebras.

If booked in advance tickets for this farewell event were only £2.50 per person and under 3's are free to enter. (Entry at the gate is £4 per person)

The event is being held inside the Ageas Bowl and the whole collection of Zebra's can be seen across two floors (there's a lift for buggies and wheelchair access)

My kids absolutely loved it as it was a unique opportunity to see all the Zebra's up close without needing to trek across the city (a saviour on little legs)

We had seen a couple of the zebras across town and some of the smaller ones at Marwell but this gave us a lovely close up look at them all and their amazing and beautiful paintwork and designs.

There was also a raffle to enter for your chance to win your very own Zany Zebra and raise money for the cause.

There are 197 Zebras to see in total including all the sculptures and miniatures. 

The event is running 14-17 October, 2016. Doors open at 9.30am until 4pm each day (last entry is 3pm)

Following the goodbye event the sculptures are being auctioned off, the charity auction will take place on Tuesday 18, October 2016 commencing at 7pm. 

If you want to go that step further and be in with a chance of owning a Zebra sculpture you can bid online here.

Marwell Wildlife Auction

The trail has been aimed at raising awareness for the plight of the Grevy's zebra breed, all monies raised will go towards conservation projects undertaken by Marwell Wildlife with organisations in Kenya. It is a sad statistic that there are less than 3,000 Grevy Zebras in the wild.