Spend a night with the fish at the Aquarium. Roll out your sleeping bag in front of our 306,000-gallon Living Shipwreck exhibit as sharks, eels and sea turtles swim close by. Participants learn about the Aquarium’s magnificent animals and design their very own T-shirt to take home.

In the morning, participants enjoy breakfast and tour the Aquarium before it is open to the public. Food, instruction, movies and craft supplies are provided.

Number of participants:
Minimum - 12
Maximum - 30

Cost: $35 per participant; all food and snacks included

Sleep with the Fishes Agenda

6 p.m.              Arrival
6:15 p.m.         Reptiles Program
7:15 p.m.         Pizza Snack
7:45 p.m.         Invertebrate Program
8:45 p.m.         Craft- “Gyotaku” (fish printing)
9:15 p.m.         Snacks
9:45 p.m.         Prepare for bed
10:00 p.m.       Shark presentation/ movie (lights out)
11:30 p.m.       Bedtime
7 a.m.              Wake up
7:30 a.m.         Breakfast
8 a.m.              Self-guided Tour

Please plan ahead, as Sleeping with the Fishes programs are quite popular and availability is limited.  For advance program registration, contact the Aquarium Registrar or call 252-247-4003, ext 257.

Click here for detailed registration guidelines for Sleep with the Fishes programs.