Public Visitation

Hours Today: Closed

Laurena G. Chambers Gift Shop

Hours Today: Open 9:30am - 3:00pm

Mermade Market

Wednesday NOV 8 10am - 6pmThursday NOV 9 10am - 6pmFriday NOV 10 10am - 8pmSaturday NOV 11 9am - 5pm2023 Mermade Market Hosted at Ocean Institute! "Mermade Market is […]

General Admission

Ocean Institute invites you to join us for General Admission!  10:00AM – 3:00PMOcean Institute’s general admission engages the public with our rotating monthly themes! Our rotating monthly themes allow visitors […]

Words & Waves- Movie Screening

Our Words & Waves Book Club presents a screening of My Octopus Teacher.   This 2020 documentary follows a filmmaker as they forge an unusual friendship with an octopus living in […]

General Admission

Ocean Institute invites you to join us for General Admission!  10:00AM – 3:00PMOcean Institute’s general admission engages the public with our rotating monthly themes! Our rotating monthly themes allow visitors […]

Sail on Spirit of Dana Point

Ocean Institute 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point

Set sail aboard the schooner Spirit of Dana Point and experience California from the perspective of an early tallship explorer. Join the crew to help raise sail, handle lines, and […]

Community Beach Cleanup – Stand Up to Trash

Community Beach Cleanup in partnership with Join us for a day of fun on the water, beach and surrounding areas to cleanup our natural world.  New theme every month with […]