Experience what it is like to work as an Aquarist as you spend a few hours of your day working with our staff behind the scenes.  Prepare food for the box turtles, visit and interact with animal ambassadors, and prep food for the largest exhibit in the Aquarium.  Once meals are prepared, observe the fish and sharks feast in the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit.  Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get a little "fishy."

Ages: 8 and up. Children 8-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult.. Closed toe shoes and a bag lunch are required.

June 7  9:00am to 2:00pm

Registration closes 12pm, the day prior to program, if no reservations

Admission ticket IS included in price, please check-in with instructor out front Admission Gatehouse upon arrival. 

$52 per Person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$46.80 for NC Aquarium Members

Venture behind the scenes of the Aquarium’s 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit to observe one of the weekly shark feedings.  Participants will not be able to assist with the shark feeding, but can help broadcast feed the fish and then watch the sharks and fish feast on their favorite food. 

Ages: 8 and up - Children 8-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required. Tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator access.  

June 9, 16, 19 & 23 at 12:30 

Registration closes 15mins prior to program, if no reservations

Admission tickets must be purchased online prior to date of program. 

Buy tickets here. Please check in with instructor in the lobby.

$20 per person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$18 for NC Aquarium Members

Take a short visit behind the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic Exhibit.  Peek into the dive locker, learn about an out-of-site holding area, and get an overhead view of the largest exhibit in the Aquarium.

Ages: 6 and up - Children 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required. Tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator access.  

June 8, 15 19, 20, 21, 22 & 30 at 10:00

June 29 at 11:00

June 26, 27 & 28 at 2:00

June 21 & 22 at 3:00 

Registration closes 15mins prior to program, if no reservations

Admission tickets must be purchased online prior to date of program. 

Buy tickets here. Please check in with instructor in the lobby.

$16 per person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$14.40 for NC Aquarium Member

Accompany an Aquarium educator to sneak a peek behind the scenes of different areas in the Aquarium. Visitors will see the exhibits and all the systems that keep them working, from a side normally viewed by staff only.

Ages 8 and up- Children 8-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required. Tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator access.   

May 30 at 11:00

June 27 at 10:00

June 13 at 1:00

June 19 at 3:00

Registration closes 15 mins prior to program, if no reservations

Admission tickets must be purchased online prior to date of program. 

Buy tickets here. Please check in with instructor in the lobby.

$18 per Person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$16.20 for NC Aquarium Members

Stroll through our quarantine building to see where our animals come from and how they move in to the Aquarium. This exclusive behind-the-scenes opportunity exposes visitors to our animal hospital and holding area - the first stop for our animals upon their arrival to the Aquarium. *View cold-stunned sea turtles as they get treated to be  

Ages 12 and up- Children, age 12, must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required.

June 23 at at 10:00

June 12 at 1:00

Registration closes 45mins prior to program, if no reservations

Admission tickets must be purchased online prior to date of program. 

Buy tickets here. Please check in with instructor in the lobby.

$16 per Person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$14.20 for NC Aquarium Members