Daily Schedule by Activity
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
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Water Wonderland with Scuba Santa
Visit Water Wonderland inside Newport Aquarium.
Your whole family will love the enchantment of this one-of-a-kind holiday event.
Dec 24
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Animal Encounter
Come meet one of our Outreach animals every day in this 15 minute encounter. Free with paid admission.
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Duration: 15 minutes
Stingray Hideaway Lobby
Penguin Care
Watch our biologists care for our cold water penguins and listen to a presentation given by one of our interpreters.3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Duration: 15 minutes
Penguin Palooza
Penguin Sunrise
Meet one of our African Penguins in this 15 minute presentation.11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Duration: 15 min.
Penguin Palooza
Scuba Santa's Post Office
Write your wishes to Scuba Santa on a Magic Wish Bubble.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Penguin Palooza
Seahorse Creation Station
Discover your inner-artist at the Seahorse Creation Station and create a digital seahorse you can share with friends and family.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Seahorses: Unbridled Fun!
Seahorse Seek & Find
Play the digital Seek & Find on your smartphone10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Seahorses: Unbridled Fun!
Shark Bridge
Over 2 million thrill-seekers have dared to cross Newport Aquarium's Shark Bridge!
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Shark Tank Overlook
Shark Central
Thrillseeker Alert: You can touch a real shark at the only experience of its kind in the region.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Shark Tank Feed
Are sharks ferocious eaters? Watch and decide for yourself as our Sand Tiger, Sandbar, Whitetip and Blacktip Sharks are surface fed by our biologists.
View the sharks from the Surrounded by Sharks tunnels, or get a biologists’ point-of-view from the Shark Top viewing area.
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Duration: 10 minutes
Shark Ray Bay Theater
Stingray Hideaway: Enter Their World
Discover stingrays - one of the ocean’s most mysterious animals - from above and below the water’s surface and even have the opportunity to touch them.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stingray Hideaway
The Octopus Den
Immerse yourself in an octopus' natural habitat and touch replicas of their anatomy.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ring of Fire: World of the Octopus
Tide Pool Touch
Get an up-close and touchable view of our many species of underwater creatures at our Touch Pool.10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Shore Gallery
Stay in the Swim
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