{"id":260143,"date":"2025-09-28T01:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/260143\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T01:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:44:17","slug":"san-antonio-zoo-offering-free-admission-for-teachers-through-oct-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/260143\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Zoo offering free admission for teachers through Oct. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"380742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-zoo-offering-free-admission-for-teachers-through-oct-5\/attachment\/view-more-http-limelightsa-pass-us-mediabar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Giraffe-feed.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526462663&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Limelight San Antonio http:\\\/\\\/www.limelightsanantonio.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;View More: http:\\\/\\\/limelightsa.pass.us\\\/mediabar&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"View More: http:\/\/limelightsa.pass.us\/mediabar\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Visitors to the San Antonio Zoo feed one of its giraffes.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Visitors to the San Antonio Zoo feed one of its giraffes.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Giraffe-feed.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Giraffe-feed.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Giraffe-feed.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors to the San Antonio Zoo feed one of its giraffes.\" class=\"wp-image-380742\"  \/>Visitors to the San Antonio Zoo feed one of its giraffes. Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ San Antonio Zoo<\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio Zoo is offering special discounts ahead of World Teachers\u2019 Day on Oct. 5 to honor educators for their hard work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From Sept. 27 through World Teacher\u2019s Day, Texas-based educators will receive free admission, along with discounts on any-day tickets of up to 50% for up to four guests.<\/p>\n<p>To take advantage of the special, Texas teachers must show a valid photo ID, badge or teaching certificate from their district. The deal is valid for all Texas school districts and all accredited public, private or parochial schools in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The deal can\u2019t be used with other specials, deals or special events, according to San Antonio Zoo officials. <\/p>\n<p>More information and online tickets are available at the zoo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sazoo.org\/sitewrench-calendar\/san-antonio-zoo\/?swwpc_calendar_id=839&amp;swwpc_event_id=5410482&amp;swwpc_event_date=2025-09-27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teacher\u2019s Day page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599768?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SanAntonio_Current\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sacurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sacurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAcurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/feed\/?partner-feed=all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-area-pumpkin-patches-and-corn-mazes-to-check-out-for-fall-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759023857_281_Circle-N-APF-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"San Antonio-area pumpkin patches and corn mazes to check out for fall 2025\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"380222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-area-pumpkin-patches-and-corn-mazes-to-check-out-for-fall-2025\/attachment\/circle-n-apf-2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Circle-N-APF-2025.jpg?fit=1000%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,587\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755621921&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Circle N Corn 2025 Alice in Wonderland\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Curiouser and curiouser\u2026 The 2025 crop circle for Circle N Corn Maze features Alice in Wonderland. 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