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Birthdays and Sleepovers

Party with the Animals at the Aquarium!

Classic Birthday Party:  Come celebrate your child’s special day at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores!  Recommended for ages 3-12.  Party package is priced at $225 with the option to add on cake, ice cream, snacks and decorations for an additional fee of $100.  Party add on package needs to be booked upon reservation.  Maximum of 40 total participants allowed. Additional participants can be accommodated for a small charge.  Members receive a 10% discount on the total party package price.  Advance registration and deposit required.  Please note we cannot allow balloons within the aquarium.


Sleeping with the Fishes: Spend a night with the fish at the Aquarium. Roll out your sleeping bag in front of our 306,000-gallon Living Shipwreck exhibit as sharks, eels and sea turtles swim close by. Participants learn about the Aquarium’s magnificent animals and children design their very own T-shirt to take home. Food, instruction and craft supplies are provided. In the morning, participants enjoy breakfast and tour the Aquarium before it opens to the public.
Registration opens for:
Winter (Dec.-Feb.) on  Nov. 1
Spring (March-May) on Feb. 1
Fall (Sept.-Nov.) on Aug. 1

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Please call 252-247-4003 ext. 281 or click here to e-mail for information.

Birthday Parties

Classic Birthday Party

Classic Birthday  Party
 Party package is priced at $225 for up to 24 total participants.  A fee of $12 will be issued for each additional participant.  Maximum of 40 total participants. Optional add on of cake, ice cream, snacks and decorations for an additional fee of $100.  Party add on package needs to be booked upon reservation.  Party includes: Aquarium classroom for a two-hour party, children’s T-shirt printing craft, live reptile encounter, reusable water bottles for the children and a self-guided tour of the Aquarium


$202.50 for members
$225 for non-members


Please call 252-247-4003 ext. 281 
or click here to e-mail for information.

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Overnight Experiences

Sleep With the Fishes




Next registration BEGINS February 1st at 6 a.m. ONLINE
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For March, April and May

Roll out your sleeping bag by the Living Shipwreck as sharks, eels and fishes swim just inches away. Snacks, crafts, programs and breakfast are included. $50 per person ($45 Aquarium members).

Sleepovers can be scheduled in fall, winter and spring for your group with a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30.

Your reservation is confirmed when your $50 deposit is made. Your deposit is nonrefundable.

Your group must be paid in full 2 weeks before your scheduled event. Payment will be used to determine staff needed and ordering food. Additional people may be added to your reservation after this point but no refunds will be granted.

Please call 252-247-4003 ext.257 or ext. 227
or click here to e-mail for information or be added to wait list.

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VISIT ALL FOUR NC AQUARIUM LOCATIONS

  • Roanoke Island
  • Pine Knoll Shores
  • Fort Fisher
  • Jennette's Pier

PINE KNOLL SHORES

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. From the mountains to the sea… Feel the spray of a mountain waterfall. Watch river otters play. Touch a stingray. Look a shark in the eye. Explore shipwrecks — without getting wet. See a rare white sea turtle. Thousands of aquatic animals take you on a journey from the state’s grand peaks to the open Atlantic, much as a raindrop makes its way to the ocean. See Plan Your Visit for more on these activities and other family fun at one of the coast’s most popular attractions.

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