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Maritime Festival General Admission
September 10, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
FESTIVAL GENERAL ADMISSION
Saturday and Sunday
10:00am – 4:00pm
Join the Ocean Institute for fun interactive hands-on activities that will spark curiosity in Marine Science and Maritime History! Explore our new Chambers Artifact Gallery, which is home to a variety of marine life artifacts. Learn about the history of whaling during our scrimshaw activity, you even get to take home your very own sailor’s art!
Can you dig it? Learn the proper techniques of an archeological dig for artifacts or see if you can strike it rich by staking your claim at our gold panning station. Our At Sea Learning Center, which is home to our eels, schooling fish, and many other marine life animals, will include lessons on Morse code and how to send a telegram.
Next, stop by our Sahm Marine Education Center and experience our Discovery touch tank which features intertidal animals such as Sea Star, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and more. As well as our Shark touch tank, which has Horn Sharks, Rays, and Shovel Nose Guitarfish. Learn what their skin feels life, adaptations to habitats, importance in ecosystems, diet, and make your own shark hat to blend into their habitat!
Looking for more? Partake in our Sea Monster Scavenger Hunt and learn the myths of the Ocean, what’s true and what’s false and the animals that inspired these stories. You might even find a Mermaid! Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about life as a sailor during the Ship Tours and A Sailor’s Life Tours.
You won’t want to miss out on this fun filled day!
Scheduled Events: included in General Admission Ticket
Ship Tours – Every 15 minutes
1:00 pm – Mermaid Story Time
Complementary General Admission Ticket for First Responders, Active Service Members, and Veterans.
ONLY – Sunday, September 11th
Ocean Institute will be offering FREE Festival General Admission to First Responders, Active Service Members, and Veterans. No pre-book necessary present identification at festival check-in to receive ticket.
Members at levels Sea Star, Mariners, Sea Life Sponsor and Ocean Advocate receive complimentary Maritime Festival General Admission Tickets.
To check the # of tickets you receive please check your account profile by logging to member account here.
Complimentary tickets will automatically apply at check-out when logged into your account.
If you have any questions please email guestservices@oceaninstitute.org.
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