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Earth Month Open House at Heal the Bay Aquarium – FREE ADMISSION!
April 19 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Celebrate Earth Month with a free day at Heal the Bay Aquarium and a surprise performance from award-winning artist and activist, Madame Gandhi!
Sunday, April 19, 2026
11:00 AM – 4 PM FREE
Performance Time: TBD (RSVP NOW to get the latest details)
Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier
Dive into Earth Month with us as we celebrate our amazing coastline and the planet we all love to protect:
- Touch a shark
- Nature journaling activities
- Join a mindful meditation session
- Meet 100+ species from Santa Monica Bay
- Shake hands with a sunflower sea star—the last of her kind on display—and learn how science is helping save her species from extinction
- Talk trash (plastics!) and water quality with our policy and science experts
- Explore our aquaculture lab and restoration work
- Discover simple ways your daily choices can create waves of impact
- Celebrate the planet with a live DJ and enjoy a surprise performance by award-winning artist and activist Madame Gandhi!
RSVP NOW to jump the long line and enjoy early entry!
This community event is free and open to the public. RSVP to reserve your free ticket.
Thank you Sunny Within for supporting this event!
Sunny Within is matching all gifts up to $2,500 given on or before April 19, 2026, to help you start where you are. Give what you can, make twice the impact.
We welcome and appreciate any donations from those who wish to support the Aquarium’s flood recovery and ongoing education programs.
Every visit, membership, and contribution helps ensure the Aquarium remains a living classroom for ocean education, conservation, and restorative aquaculture.
We are deeply grateful for the support that helped us reach this reopening milestone and look forward to welcoming our community back to the Pier.
For updates and ways to support, please visit healthebay.org.
We hope to see you on April 19.
Thank you to our water partners at Open Water for supporting our events this Earth Month.
Thank you to Daybreaker LA for supporting this event.
