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Scout Programs

Thank you for choosing the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island!  Please scroll through the list below to check out a variety of activities and outdoor excursions offered seasonally for your scout group.

In compliance with North Carolina Executive Order 215, face masks are no longer required for visitors in most settings outdoors or indoors at our facility.  We strongly encourage those who have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19 to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing while visiting our facility.

Information and Reservations

For more details or to register for the programs list below please contact our Special Activities Coordinator
at (252)-475-2327 or send an email by clicking HERE.

Outdoor Field Programs

Let's Go Crabbing!

Come to this program prepared to test your luck crabbing! Students will learn some basic biology of the blue crab, experience line crabbing first hand from the Aquarium's soundside pier, and have the opportunity to come face to face with these feisty crustaceans.

Closed toe shoes are required.

Ages: 5 & Up.
We request 1 chaperone for every 5 Scouts.

$12.75 per Person, plus Regular Admission

What's the Catch?

Cast your line and learn the basics needed to catch your first fish! Assemble tackle, bait your hook, identify fish species, and practice catch-and-release techniques. Bring your patience as we try our luck fishing from our Soundside Pier.

Closed toe shoes are required. 

Ages: 5 & Up.
We request 1 chaperone for every 5 Scouts.

$9.35 per Person, plus Regular Admission

Special Activities

Wetlands Walk

Join aquarium staff for a fun-filled learning experience in this catch and release program in a nearby salt marsh. We will travel to Oregon Inlet with nets and buckets to search for and collect some of the many animals that inhabit the marsh! Learn about an estuary, the sound, tides, and about the dynamic ecosystem at the marsh. All collected animals will be identified and released back into the sound.
This program must be scheduled around low tide.

Closed toe water shoes are required.

Grades: 3rd and up.

$16.15 per Person

Overnight Programs

Sleeping with the Sharks

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind experience, join us at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island for an overnight program that will have your group “swimming” with excitement for months! Groups can slumber in front of the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic tank, as sharks and other fish swim close by. This program is for private groups and includes two programs for your education and enjoyment.

Participants must be ages 6 and older.

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
 Turtles, alligators, snakes, sharks, touch tank talk, ocean jeopardy, night hike, and Gyotaku (Fish Printing).

$45.00 per Person
$50 per Person, if there are more than 25 Children
$100 Deposit is required upon making your reservation.

MINIMUM OF 12 PARTICIPANTS OR $540

For more details or to register for an Overnight, please contact our Special Activities Coordinator at
(252)-475-2327.