Family Days

Oceans of Fun for Everyone!

Art and science merge in hands-on programs designed around environmental themes for all ages.  Family Day activities take place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. All activites are included with aquarium admission. Join us for hands-on fun and learning!

Saturday, June 20

Carbonated Oceans

Investigate the effects of climate change in the oceans with Scripps Oceanography researchers. An overload of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is acidifying seawater and can affect shell-forming animals and coral reefs. Hands-on activities demonstrate the science of ocean acidification and ways that people can change the environmental outcome.

Saturday, July 18

(Special hours 10 a.m-4 p.m. as part of Shark Week)

Sharks: Living Legends

Just in time for Shark Week! Find out how sharks have survived on this planet for more than 400 million years. Enhance your knowledge of these living legends and their amazing adaptations through hands-on family activities, live shark encounters, and interactions with Scripps scientists. Learn about the sharks that live in San Diego waters and the current threats that face sharks in the world's oceans.

Saturday, August 15

Hot Spots and Cool Oceans

Uncover the steaming truth about volcanoes with Dr. David Hilton, a geochemist at Scripps Oceanography. Find out how researchers use gas chemistry to uncover the origins of volcanoes around the world. Are you hot enough? Then cool off with award-winning children's author Brooke Bessesen as she reads from her new book, Look Who Lives in the Ocean?