Penguin Parade Sculpture Trail

A colony of penguins have shed their tuxedos and descended upon London, calling the Fleet Street Quarter home through January 5th. The “Penguin Parade Sculpture Trail” is made up of  twelve individual penguins decked out in their holiday finest. Each penguin is designed by a different artist in collaboration with Wild in Art and the conservation charity WWF, and the sculptures share interesting facts about our fine feathered friends and the Fleet Street Quarter. Author and stand-up comedian Olaf Falafel provides an audio tour through the parade and visitors can use a map to locate the entire waddling crew. On our recent quest through the neighborhood, we were greeted by penguins Percy, Buddy, Snowy, Santa Paws, Kevin the Kinguin, The Forest at Christmas, and Pullover Penguin.

Little Penguins!

Photo courtesy of the Penguin Parade.

The Penguin Parade at Phillip Island is one of the most fun and unique experiences you can have. Only about ninety minutes from Melbourne, every evening at sunset under the cover of darkness (to avoid potential predators), the Little Penguins return to their penguin colony and their burrows, where they rest, nest, and moult. Phillip Island has only one remaining Little Penguin colony, part of which can be seen at the Penguin Parade. Be careful when you're walking on the paths, because in addition to Little Penguins you might also see kangaroos and wallabies hanging around!