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Indoor Programs

Thank you for choosing the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island!  Please scroll through the list below to check out the wide variety of tours and indoor programs offered throughout the year for you and your family.  

We require participants to secure their tickets online in advance, as sellouts do happen. Admission tickets must be purchased online. Buy tickets here. Face masks are optional for participants and staff. 

Registration closes 24-hours prior to program, if no reservations. 

DAY PLANNER

Click on the calendar to use the Day Planner to see programs and activities available on any given day.
For more information, contact Lead Special Activities Instructor (252) 475-2332.

If you need help registering for a program you can call the registrar at 252-475-2314.  Messages left with the registrar does not secure your reservation.


Day Planner

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Behind-the-Scenes: Shark Feeding

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 under 13 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required. Tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator access. 

January 4, 6, 13 & 18 at 12:30

Registration closes 24 hours prior to program, if 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

Duration 1 1/2 Hours
Reserve

Shark Exhibit Tour

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 under 13 must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Closed toe shoes are required. Tour utilizes 2 sets of stairs or elevator access. 

January 3 & 13 at at 10:00

January 10 at 3:00

Registration closes 24 hours prior to program, if no reservations

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

Buy tickets here.

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

Duration 45 minutes
Reserve

Behind-the-Scenes Tour

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. 

January 5, 17 & 19 at 11:00

Registration closes 24 hours prior to program, if no reservations

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

Buy tickets here.

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

Duration 1 Hour
Reserve