Cape voles sleep most of the day. Commented feedings are a great opportunity to observe them in action. People can visit them at the Africa House, both weekends at 10:30 a.m. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
On Saturday, 25.7.26 and Sunday, 26.7.2026, Prague Zoo will host a popular insectivore weekend. In addition to thematic animal feedings, visitors will also be offered free tastings of insect specialties, commented food preparations, or demonstrations of farmed insects. There will also be a competition stand for children. The first hundred tickets sold at the main box office will also receive a bonus package of flavored crickets on both days. The complete program can be seen on the Prague Zoo website.
Insect skewers, garlic-covered crickets, or locusts in banana batter – this is what the weekend delicacies for visitors at the Prague Zoo Education Center will look like. People will also learn how Brazilian blackflies, Argentine cockroaches, or so-called mealworms are bred and processed.
Unconventional gastronomic experiences await visitors from 10:00 to 16:00 at the Education Center near the main entrance of Prague Zoo. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
Throughout the weekend, Prague Zoo’s insectivorous inhabitants will also enjoy a selected menu. Visitors can go for guided feedings and meetings throughout the entire zoo grounds.
The program starts in the Dja Reservation with the northern talapoins (10.15). The African House invites you to visit the burrowing geckos (10.30) or meerkats (10.45), and the Pavilion of Beasts and Reptiles will present desert lizards in the Kattakum exhibition (10.30) and the equally remarkable Sonora exhibition (10.45). The Prague Zoo guides in the lower part of the garden will reveal interesting facts about the life of anteaters (13.30). The Indonesian Jungle will not be left behind either. It invites visitors to feed critically endangered short-tailed pangolins (15.30).
This weekend, the Prague Zoo will be scented with fresh insect specialties. Packaged insect products will also be available for purchase on site. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
Insect menu on the terrace of the Education Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Indian-style mealworms with couscous
- Garlic-fried crickets
- Sweet locusts in batter with banana, pancake and chocolate icing
- Mealworms with caramelized apples
- Skewers of several types of insects with vegetables
The guided feeding of northern talapoins in the Dja Reservation is also a great opportunity to observe this year’s cubs. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo