TODAY'S HOURS: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Outdoor Admission

Explore our outdoor exhibits, including sharks, penguins, seals and sea lions, lorikeets and the ray, moon jelly, sharks, and horseshoe crab touch areas.

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Visit the Aquarium

Aquarium Remains Open with Outdoor Exhibits Only

Outdoor exhibits feature sharks, penguins, seals, sea lions, and lorikeets. Visitors can touch moon jellies, sharks, and rays and feed the lorikeets.

Sustainability for All

More than You Ever Imagined

The Aquarium offers extensive education programming for all ages, connects the arts and sciences to inspire and engage, gathers experts to tackle critical environmental issues, serves and engages local communities, and conserves endangered species and ecosystems.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Sep 23
9:00 AM

I Spy

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Sep 23
10:00 AM

Ask a Scientist: Deep Sea

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Sep 23
7:00 PM

The Aquarium’s Largest Exhibit, Part II: Tropical Reef Habitat Care and Maintenance

Featured News

Now Accepting Applications for African American Scholar Program

The Aquarium will award $50,000 each year to support African American students who demonstrate a commitment to studies related to careers in the aquarium field.

Penguin Encounters Now Availabile

Participants will have the chance to sit next to a penguin as it waddles around outside the June Keyes Penguin Habitat before the Aquarium opens to the public in the morning.

Send a Personal Greeting from a Seal, Sea Lion, or Sea Otter with Cameo

Book a Cameo greeting from the Aquarium’s animals. Funds raised through this program support the Aquarium’s animal care, education, and conservation programs.

Education and outreach programs teach visitors and schoolchildren about important conservation issues, like climate change and biodiversity loss. Staff members and volunteers also participate in field work, including endangered species rescue and habitat clean-ups. Learn more and get involved.

The Aquarium of the Pacific’s mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems. Founded in June 1998, the Aquarium of the Pacific is a 501©3 non-profit organization.

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