• North Carolina Aquariums
  • Website Accessibility
  • Calendar
  • Gift Shop
  • Memberships
  • Buy Tickets
A long white logo for NC Aquarium featuring two fish
  • About
    • Conservation
    • Careers
    • Newsroom
    • Facility Map
    • Contact Us
  • Visit
    • Tickets
    • Things to Know
    • Groups
    • Accessibility
    • Field Trips
  • Explore
    • Exhibits and Habitats
    • Free Programs
    • Indoor Programs
    • Outdoor Programs
    • Special Events
    • Camps
    • Scouts
  • Rentals
    • Weddings
    • Birthdays & Sleepovers
    • Other Events
  • Education
    • Outreach
    • Teachers
    • Students
    • Fun & Learning
    • Aquarium Scholars
  • Support
    • Make a Donation
    • Volunteer

  • Tickets & Reservations
  • Login
  • (0)
  • Pine Knoll Shores
    • About
      • Conservation
      • Careers
      • Newsroom
      • Facility Map
      • Contact Us
    • Visit
      • Tickets
      • Things to Know
      • Groups
      • Accessibility
      • Field Trips
    • Explore
      • Exhibits and Habitats
      • Free Programs
      • Indoor Programs
      • Outdoor Programs
      • Special Events
      • Camps
      • Scouts
    • Rentals
      • Weddings
      • Birthdays & Sleepovers
      • Other Events
    • Education
      • Outreach
      • Teachers
      • Students
      • Fun & Learning
      • Aquarium Scholars
    • Support
      • Make a Donation
      • Volunteer
  • Gift Shop
  • Memberships
  • Buy Tickets
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Tickets & Reservations

TICKETS
Membership
Donations
Family Paint Night
Sip and Paint Night
Yoga at the Aquarium
Indoor Programs
Spring Break Camp
Outdoor Programs
Kids Summer Camps
Homeschool Series
Aquarium Scholars School Groups
School Groups
Outreach
Birthdays and Sleepovers
Scout Activities
Rent the Aquarium
Day Planner
Please Wait
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]##

Booking

Day Planner


Please select a date to view available activities.
If no activities appear, please try another day to view available programs and activities.

Select a date

Calendar

Previous Day Wednesday, March 4, 2026Next Day

Indoor Tours and Activities

Behind the Scenes: Feeding Frenzy

Come explore the behind the scenes area with one of our excellent educators! Visit animal holding , labs, and help feed the fish in the Living Shipwreck. Accommodations can be made for wheelchair users. Also please keep in mind that behind the scenes can be loud and strong scented. Sensory items may be borrowed upon request.

 

Ages: 5 and up. Children 5-17 must be accompanied by a paying adult. 

Cost: $25 for nonmembers /  $22.50 for members

Date and Time: 2:30pm on Sundays Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays

Duration 1 hour
Reserve

Outreach

Marsh Madness

Trek the maritime forest, salt marsh and shallow waters of Bogue Sound to search for fascinating creatures living in these vital habitats. Ages 5 and up.

Children 5-12 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Duration 2 Hours

Aquarium Homeschoolers

Aquarium Homeschool -Terrific Turtles

  • March 4

  •  Terrific Turtles

  • Come face to face with multiple turtle species from across North Carolina and learn about the different adaptations of land and sea turtles. 
Duration 2
Reserve

Fee for Lunch

Classroom Use - School Lunch

Employee
Duration 2 Hours
Call or E-Mail for Information

Big Rock - School Lunch

Employee
Duration 2 Hours
Call or E-Mail for Information

Indoor Tours and Activities

Classroom Use - In House

Employee
Duration 2 Hours
Call or E-Mail for Information

Facility Rentals

Soundside Hall, Day Rental

Soundside Hall is the Aquarium’s multi-purpose area – lecture hall, banquet/luncheon room, retreat facility and small-party site – recommended for 125 or fewer guests. Located off the Piedmont Gallery and overlooking beautiful Bogue Sound, this spacious room measures approximately 37’ x 50’ and features a high cathedral ceiling, a working fireplace, an adjoining wooden deck, AV systems and a full-featured catering kitchen. Please have two greeters; one stationed at the main entrance, the other at the entrance to Soundside Hall.
• Note that rental time covers set-up, event and clean-up time
Duration Varies
Request
Roanoke Island
Pine Knoll Shores
Fort Fisher
Jennette's Pier
A long white logo for NC Aquarium featuring two fish
  • Company Information
  • Accessibility
  • Newsroom
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Careers
  • Privacy
  • pksmail@ncaquariums.com
  • 252-247-4003
  • 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512

Monthly SEAmail updates deliver news items, program schedules, and event announcements from the Aquariums and Jennette's Pier. Customize your subscription below.

Subscribe to SEAmail
twitter icon facebook icon youtube icon instagram icon
The logo for NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources The logo for NC Green Travel The logo for Association of Zoos & Aquariums The logo for KultureCity North Carolina Science Trail
©   North Carolina Aquarium Society. All rights reserved.