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Mermade Market General Admission
May 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ocean Institute invites you to join us for General Admission!
Special Mermade Market Hours
10:00AM – 4:00PM
Ocean Institute’s general admission invites the public to engage with our immersive, hands-on exhibits and rotating themes!
Our rotating themes allow visitors to keep coming back to discover the ocean’s underwater world with our fun, interactive spaces and activities that indulge curiosity.
Explore marine mammal artifacts, interactive exhibits, and local aquaria. Interact with a shark and ray touch and an intertidal touch tank..
Bring history to life and step back in time with a Sailor’s Life Tour onboard the deck of Spirit of Dana Point and a visit to our Maritime Village.
Elevate your experience! Select add-ons at checkout!
Squid Dissection: $5
Sea Star Feeding: $10
Mermade Market General Admission Pricing:
Adult: $5.00
Senior/Military: $5.00
(55+ y.o, Veteran, Active Military)
Child: $5.00
(19 months – 13 y.o)
Infant/Toddler: Free!
(0-18 months)
Tickets must be purchased for all individuals.
Ocean Institute Members receive complimentary year-round general admission!
Not a member? Click here to join today!
ABOUT: The Ocean Institute, founded in 1977, is a community-based 501(c)(3) organization that educates 100,000 children, teachers, parents, and visitors annually through over 60 marine science and maritime history programs. We are located on 2.4 acres in the Dana Point Harbor; adjacent to a Marine Life Conservation Area. The facility is an ocean education center that offers in-depth Marine Science and Maritime History. The Institute includes state-of-the-art teaching labs, the spectacular Maddie James Seaside Learning Center, a historic tall ship, and an oceanographic research vessel.
