UNIT DISPLAY

We ask all Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Cub Scout Packs to create a public-facing activity or display station that demonstrates a Scout skill or other scouting activity. The displays should engage the public and preferably hands-on. Units are expected to gently encourage participation from the Scouts and Scouters attending, along with the general public but those units choosing to do cooking demonstrations are prohibited from giving samples.

Units who elect to host a display are expected to  showcase a specific Scout skill or activity to the public. Some past displays  have included first aid skills, knot games, animal tracks, wilderness survival,  firebuilding, etc. No food samples will be allowed to be given this year and  units should have their displays ready by 8:45AM on Saturday. All displays must be maintained between 9:00 AM to 11:30AM and 1:30PM to 3:30 PM on Saturday. 

Cub-Olympian Race (Lion/Tiger)

The Tiger Cub-annapolis race is an individual activity for new Tiger Cub Scouts. Building on the Lion Scout elective adventure “On Your Mark,” Tiger Scouts, as of June 1, are encouraged to participate in the fun competition designed just for them. If they’ve saved their boxes from Lions, they are welcome to bring them along, or they can build one at the zoo just before race time. 

• New Lions are welcome to join this event.

Awards to follow directly afterwards

Cubmobile Race

Vehicles can be available for use so no need to build a new one. Borrowing from those who have is permitted.

The Cubmobile competition takes place on Saturday morning in the main parking lot of the zoo. The competition is conducted as an all-inclusive race but trophies will be awarded in two divisions: 1) Cub Scout and 2) Webelos/Arrow of Light. 

All teams (4 to 5 scouts per team) will race in heats and every effort will be made to set up race heats by age group but exceptions may be made due to timing. Regardless of lane and race assignments, all teams are timed and results are based on timing.

Three Events: 

1. The Big Show: Car craftsmanship, decoration/paint job, creativity, and meeting specifications.

2. The Long Push: A six-lap course where up to four cars will race at the same time.

3. Cool Cruise: A ramp race where cars start on an incline and are propelled solely by gravity to a finish line.

Trophies will be awarded for first and second place in each.

Awards to follow directly afterwards

Pinewood Derby Race

Participants are limited to those Scouts who are completing kindergarten through fifth grade as of the race on Saturday and racers who built a car in the 2023/2024 Cub Scout school year. Any Scout who participated in a 2023/2024 race as an Arrow of Light Scout may race at the zoo even if they are presently a Scouts BSA member. 

There will be two divisions in the race this year. 

1. The championship division is only open to those Cub Scouts who placed in the top three in their home unit. Units can email their top 3 to scoutingthezoo@sewisscouting.org

2. The exhibition division is open to all Cub Scout racers. Awards will be presented to top winners. 

Awards to follow directly afterwards