Join the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island for World Ocean Day from 10-2. This year we will be doing activities and crafts focused on how we can be stewards of our Ocean through sustainable fishing and plastic reduction.

For questions about the event, please contact Cameron Wescott at Cameron.wescott@ncaquariums.com

Join us at the aquarium on June 16th for World Sea Turtle Day! We will be celebrating from 10am – 4pm with special sea-turtle-themed programming, crafts, and talks with sea turtle experts and rescuers.

Event Schedule:

Time: 10-11:30 am 
Location: Lobby 
Stop by for a variety of sea turtle crafts and learning opportunities! 
 
Time: 11:30 am 
Location: Ocean’s Edge 
Check out our Sea Turtle Plushie Necropsy with educator Erika as she takes us through a hands-on, kid-friendly version of a sea turtle dissection. 
 
Time: 12-1pm 
Location: Theater 
Live Webinar: Sea Turtle Conservation in Action! Join us for this virtual program featuring Callie Veelenturf of The Leatherback Project as she shares four real-world case studies using sea turtle science to drive conservation across Latin America. 
 
Time: 2 pm 
Location: Theater 
Fin’s Incredible Journey - Join us for a very special talk as we share the story of the Aquarium’s very own Fin, the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle! Learn all about her amazing recovery and the continued volunteer work to rescue sea turtles like Fin throughout the Outer Banks. 
 
Time: 3:30 – 4 pm 
Location: Theater 
Sea Turtles of the OBX Movie 

For questions about the event, please contact Abbey, Public Programs Educator abigail.vinson@ncaquariums.com