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June 6, 7, & 8 • 11am–4pm
Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend festivities are included with New York Aquarium admission and FREE for Members.
Join us for a weekend-long oceanic celebration!
June 8th is World Oceans Day, and we’re celebrating the vital role that oceans play in our lives with a whole weekend filled with activities and entertainment, including Wildlife Theater, crafts, photo ops, keeper chats, murals, games, costumed characters, puppets, and more.
Animal Experiences
Octopus Chat
Time: 11:15am
Join our keepers and our giant Pacific octopus at Spineless for a special chat and enrichment session as the octopus engages in special enrichment activities to stimulate natural behaviors.
Penguin Chats
Times: 10:15am • 4pm
Waddle to Sea Cliffs to watch a penguin feeding! While the keepers are working, our Education team will introduce our penguin colony. Discover amazing penguin adaptations, and learn ways that you can help protect penguins and their habitats around the world.
Pinniped Feeds
Times: 11:30am • 2:30pm
What is a Pinniped? Join us at Sea Cliffs to learn what makes our sea lions and harbor seals pinnipeds. While our keepers feed and train, learn how we care for marine mammals here and in the wild.
Sea Lions in the Big City
Times: 11:30am • 1:30pm • 3:30pm • 5pm
Do our California sea lions have what it takes to make it in the big city?! Check out the Aquatheater Show. With amazing adaptations and expert care our sea lions and their trainers prove that not only can they make it here, but with our help, sea life can make it everywhere!
Activities
Ocean Shell-a-bration Parade
Times: 12:45pm • 3:00pm
Join the parade and be a part of the Shell-a-bration, as we dance, sing, and show our support for our oceans!
Ocean Shell-a-bration Crafts
Times: 11am to 4pm
Decorate your own special item and bring it to the Parade!
Wildlife Theater
Times: 12:00pm • 2:15pm
Dance and sing along while learning the importance of our oceans with our Wildlife Theater troupe as they perform the "Ocean Song!"
Feeling Artsy?
Times: 11am to 4pm
Add your personal touch to a huge World Oceans Day mural, and color your own fish and then watch them swim in a digital seascape.
Fun & Games
Times: 11am - 4pm
Enjoy Ocean Trivia before the Sea Lions in the Big City, plus more fun and games on the plaza.
Costumed Characters
Times: 11am - 4pm staggered appearances
Keep an eye out for costumed marine friends in the plaza throughout the day!
Aquarium Insider's Station
Times: 11am - 4pm
The New York Aquarium is committed to seeing marine life thrive both here and in the wild. Meet Aquarium staff at the Sea Change exhibit, and learn about how we care for animals at the aquarium and in the wild.
4:00pm close time for activities and final performances. Some activities are weather permitting. For up-to-date program schedule, go to NYAquarium.com/today
Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend festivities are included with New York Aquarium admission. Let’s make a splash together with fun activities for all ages in the company of more than 6,000 incredible marine animals.
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World Oceans Day
Beach Cleanup
Join us Friday, June 6th for a Coney Island Beach Sweep on the boardwalk in front of the Aquarium. Check out the Aquarium then meet up from 3:00-5:00pm for the cleanup – it’s a day filled with incredible aquatic animals and keeping our beaches beautiful!
Check our Know Before You Go Page for the latest information on our current entry policies and procedures.
