Slow Brew at the Zoo

Sun, Feb. 23
9 a.m. – 1 p.m

Sample and celebrate all things coffee and tea at the Toledo Zoo! Visit our sloths from 9-10 a.m. in either the Malawi Events Center or Carnivore Café! Enjoy unlimited samples from local roasters, coffee exhibitors and tea vendors while listening to live music in the Malawi Event Center, ProMedica Museum of Natural History and Carnivore Café. Tickets include live animal demos, a collectible mug, Orchid Show admission, Zoo admission, parking and more! Explore vendor offerings available for purchase, from coffee beans to merch!

Limited tickets available, event is rain, snow, or shine.

For the perfect blend, check out these same-day additional activities:

8 – 9 a.m.

Break from the daily grind in this instructor-led relaxation session by Diana Spiess of Essence Mind Body Studio.

Additional fee of $20/person. Limited to 40 guests.

9 - 10 a.m.

Balance out your brew experience with Pure Barre! Find your center amongst the Apes in this hour-long barre session led by Pure Barre’s Ellie Kaufman.

Additional fee of $20/person. Limited to 35 guests.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Malawi Event Center

Discover how your coffee choices can make a difference for the environment—locally and globally! Join Jake Schoen, Wild Toledo Coordinator, as he discusses sustainable coffee purchasing practices and shares insights into Wild Toledo's impactful initiatives. Bring your questions and learn how small choices can lead to big changes. Take home native swamp milkweed and native prairie seed packets to help support local pollinators in your own backyard!

Additional fee of $15/person. Limited to 50 guests.

Participating coffee/tea vendors:

Actual Coffee
Black Kite Coffee
BuchuVida Tea
CK Sweets Coffee & Bake Shop
Doodle Bean Coffee LLC
Finjan Coffee Co.
Flatlands Coffee
Flying Rhino Coffee
Freight House Coffee Co.
Georgette's Grounds & Gifts
Luckey Road Lavender Farm
Maddie and Bella
Queen Bee & Honey
Rubato Coffee Co
Shaman and the Bear
Sip & Brew
Sweet Nate’s Coffee
The Flying Joe
Wanderdust Coffee

Food vendors:

7 Little Cupcakes
Chef Rob’s Side Hustle Pizza Truck
Grace’s Chocolates
Jera's Heavenly Sweet
Lyle's Crepes
Toledo Chuck Wagon

Music:

Dave Carpenter
DC Taylor Duo
Ol’ Creek Road

Other:

Ivy Lane Jewelry Shop