Get an exciting start to your day at the Aquarium as you assist our staff with a morning feeding, while learning about a few of the resident species. Participants will visit a behind the scenes prep kitchen, broadcast feed the stingrays at the touch pool, and then snack on a light breakfast of “people” food in our classroom while learning a little more about stingrays!  

Ages 6 & up- Children under 13 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. Closed toe shoes are required.

Tuesdays at 8:30 am.

Registration closes at 2:00pm, the day prior to program, if there are no reservations.

$25 per person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$22.50 for NC Aquarium Members

The river otters at the Aquarium have fun most anytime of the day!  Learn more about otter behavior and biology as you prepare an enrichment treat to share with these active animals.  Participants will savor a true otter snack before seeing their enrichment contributions go on exhibit with the otters.  Help us enhance the well-being of our river otters with a daily treat challenge.

Ages: 6 and up - Children under 13 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult.

Mondays and Thursdays at 2:00 pm.

Registration closes 11am, prior to program, if there are no reservations.
$25 per Person, Plus regular Aquarium admission
$22.50 for NC Aquarium Member

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.  Learn about water quality, visit and interact with animal ambassadors, and prep food for a few animals who live in the Aquarium. Lastly, 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. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. 

Wednesdays 9:00am-2:00pm

Closed toe shoes and a bag lunch are required. This program utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator is available.

Registration closes at 12:00pm, the day prior to program, if there are no reservations.

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

$55 per Person
$49.50 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 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. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. 

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:00pm

Closed toe shoes are required. This tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or an elevator is available.   

Registration closes 15mins prior to program, if there are no reservations.

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

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

$25 per Person, Plus Regular Aquarium Admission
$22.50 for NC Aquarium Members

Accompany an Aquarium educator to sneak a peek behind the scenes where our animal ambassadors live. Learn the importance of animal ambassadors and how we take care of them through proper diet, life support systems, enrichment, target training and more!

Ages: 6 and up - Children ages 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. 

Closed toe shoes are required. This tour utilizes a few stairs.

Mondays, Tuesdays at 10:00am

Thursdays at 1:00pm

Fridays at 2:00pm 

Registration closes 15 mins prior to program, if there are no reservations.

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

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

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

Discover why we say jellies and not jellyfish, learn more about these underwater jewels and delicate drifters. Take an educator-led tour to "Delicate Drifters" exhibit and watch these otherworldly creatures drift about. Venture behind-the-scenes to learn about their anatomy, life cycle, stinging cells called nematocysts, and how the Aquarium is working to sustainably aquaculture species of jellies for our organization. Join a guided tour today!  

Ages 8 and up- Children 8-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. Closed toe shoes are required. 

Registration closes at 11:00am, the day of program, if there are no reservations.

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

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

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

Take a short visit behind the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic Exhibit.  Walk over and check out some dive equipment, learn about an out-of-sight holding area, and get an overhead view of the largest exhibit in the Aquarium.

Ages: 6 and up - Children ages 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. We are not able to accommodate infants, even if they are in a carrier. 

Closed toe shoes are required. This tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or an elevator is available.

Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Friday at 3:00pm

Tuesday, Thursdays at 11:00am 

Registration closes 15 mins prior to program, if there are no reservations.

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

Buy tickets here. 

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