BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.6.4//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3796@thedccenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T160000 DTSTAMP:20190503T162526Z URL:https://thedccenter.org/events/gayday2019/ SUMMARY:Gay Day at the Zoo DESCRIPTION:**This event is free and open to the public**\n\nThe annual Gay Day at the Zoo is a DC favorite for the LGBTQ community! For one day\, hu ndreds of LGBTQ folks\, families\, and allies come together to show their pride and enjoy the animals and sights at the National Zoological Park. Fi ttingly the event takes place every year on International Family Equality Day and is a staple on the calendar for many LGBTQ families. This year we are excited to announce that we will be featuring programming for families \, and youth ages 0 - 18.\n\nSupport the work of the DC Center which educ ates\, empowers\, celebrates\, and connects the lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender communities.\n\nA special thanks to our 2019 sponsors: Nu mber Nine\, Trade\, Metro Weekly\, Jennifer Fairfax Law Firm\, LogoMotion\ , Steve Oatmayer Productions\, Rainbow Families\, and DCFYI. \n\n \;\ n\nGay Day At The Zoo &\;\n\nInternational Family Equality Day Schedule *\n\n8:30 am: Red Panda Rainbow Enrichment!*\n\n9:00 am: T-shirt sales beg in at Baked by Yael located\n\nacross the street from the zoo.\n\n9:30 am: Free Tattoos at the DC Center/GDATZ booth!\n\n10:00 am: Sloth Bear Rainbo w Enrichment!*\n\n11:00 am: Great Ape Rainbow Enrichment!*\n\n12:00 pm: LG BT Family Picnic DC Center/GDATZ booth!\n\n1:00 pm: \n\n Giant Panda Rain bow Enrichment!*\n Free Ice Cream by the DC Center/GDATZ Booth\n\n1:30 pm : Small Mammal Rainbow Enrichment!*\n\n2:00 pm: \n\n Elephant Rainbow Enr ichment!*\n Clouded Leopard Rainbow Enrichment!*\n DCs Different Drummer s Performance*\n\n(Bandshell at Lion-Tiger Hill)\n\n5:00 pm: Gay Day At Th e Zoo After Party at Trade!\n\n \;\n\n*The National Zoo is celebrating International Family Equality Day (IFED)\, which is the same day as Gay D ay At The Zoo (GDATZ). A star indicates that this is an IFED event. This s chedule lists all of the IFED rainbow enhanced events. For a full listing of the National Zoo’s International Family Equality Day schedule\, pleas e visit: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/international-family-equality-d ay-zoo\n\n \;\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nT-shirts are no l onger available for sale online\, but they will be available for purchase outside Baked by Yael (across the street from the Connecticut Avenue entra nce to the National Zoo) during Gay Day at the Zoo. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thedccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 12/gdatzfinal.jpg CATEGORIES:Families LOCATION:National Zoological Park\, 3001 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington\, District of Colunbia\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=3001 Connecticut Ave NW\, W ashington\, District of Colunbia\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=National Zoological Park:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR