February 15th, 2025 – Hutto Celebrates World Hippo Day, “The Hippo Celebration will include music, merchandise vendors, food and drink vendors, and maybe some surprises!!” The city of Hutto.

The event booths will feature the Hutto Police Department, Hutto Fire Department, Constable Precinct 4 booth plus local merchants! See details to have a booth below.

The U.S. Army will be on hand with 2 Humvees, there will be a Hippo Sculpting class, a Bounce House area, Live Music, and a lot more.

Update 1/30/25 – The City keeps adding new activities to the day! Here’s the day’s line-up:
Live Music at the Downtown Hall of Fame from 12noon to 5pm.
Reptile show and  Hippo Sculpting class for kids at 111 East.
Kidz Zone from 12noon to 5pm.
Gourmet Alley, food vendors – 12noon to 5pm.
Merchandise vendors.
And maybe some surprises!

In case of bitter cold and/or inclement weather, we will postpone the event to the next weekend.

When – Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Noon until 5pm.

Where – Downtown Hutto. Map Below

Questions – givetohutto@gmail.com.

Vendor Booths – The city is looking for local business vendors. The cost is $75 in the city limits and $150 from Hutto ETJ. Booths are free to non-profit businesses. They are saying that space is limited.

If you’re interested in being a vendor, or a sponsor, follow the link and then scroll to the bottom of the page. https://worldhippoday.com/

You can find updates here as available.

World Hippo Day celebrates what we celebrate every day: that Hippos are very special and fabulous animals! And we love them.

We found some interesting information about our beloved Hippos from the Kapama Private Game Reserve:

“Today, 15th February is a day when the world celebrates the Hippopotamus, one of the oddest animals in Africa. Although they are known to be one of Africa’s most dangerous animals, there is far more to this animal than just being feared.

“They have been celebrated in Africa for centuries. The Zulu warriors revered them for their bravery, and they have often been featured in African folktales, not to mention the image of the ancient Egyptian goddess Taweret. 

“Hippopotamus, which means river horse, are closely related to whales, dolphins, and porpoises. There are only two known species of hippos: the large/ common hippo and the pygmy hippo.

“The common hippo has five subspecies spread across the African continent.” One of which is the Cape hippo found in South Africa as well as on Kapama Private Game Reserve.“

Tap to enjoy the video.

Map To Downtown Hutto

Event Info and video courtesy of the City of Hutto.