SAN DIEGO (March 14, 2025) — The San Diego Zoo will be celebrating National Panda Day on March 16. The first 2,000 kids (ages 11 and under) who visit Denny Sanford Panda Ridge that day will receive a pair of panda ears to get into the spirit and honor these beloved bears. There will also be special photo opportunity for guests to capture family memories.
The San Diego Zoo’s giant panda pair, Xin Bao and Yun Chuan, were unveiled alongside their all-new habitat, Denny Sanford Panda Ridge, in August. Since then, thousands of guests from around the globe have gotten to visit them and experience what makes giant pandas so special up close. Yun Chuan and Xin Bao were the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years. Panda Ridge is an innovative space and takes inspiration from the breathtaking, lush landscapes in and around giant pandas’ native habitats in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces in China. It features shade trees for climbing, a diverse array of plants, and rolling hillsides that allow Yun Chuan and Xin Bao to navigate and explore vertically.
