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Halloween Fun Fishy Fest At Heal the Bay Aquarium
October 26 @ 12:00 pm - October 27 @ 4:00 pm
Get in the spirit of the spooky season with Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium!
Visit the haunted Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 26 and 27 from 12 PM—4 PM for a family-friendly Halloween celebration.
Dive into Halloween Family Friendly Fun at Heal the Bay Aquarium!
Pick Up Your Trick-or-Treat Treasure Map and embark on a candy-filled adventure along the beautiful Santa Monica Pier! 🌊🍬
Enjoy FREE Halloween Happenings:
- Trick-or-Treat Trail: Follow your map to local businesses for delicious treats!
- Costume Contest: Dress up for a chance to win two admission tickets and a Heal the Bay swag bag! One winner drawn daily at 3 PM! 🎉
Then grab your tickets and head into the Haunted Aquarium for some fishy fun:
- Deep Sea Exploration: Dive into our immersive deep-sea environment! Create your own finger puppets and put on shows at our puppet theatre. 🐙✨
- Custom Pins: Enjoy donation-based custom pins! Choose a design and watch your button come to life. 🎨
- Ghoulish Green Room: Explore our Deep-Sea Creature Lab and Ocean Graveyard if you dare!
Don’t Miss This Fin-tastic Event! Mark your calendars, grab your costumes, and join us for a day of fun, treats, and underwater adventures!
🗓️ Dates: October 26 & 27, 2024
⏰ Time: 12 PM – 4 PM
📍 Location: Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier
Let’s make this Halloween unforgettable! We can’t wait to see you! 👻💙
Hauntingly Good Activities:
- Touch Sharks and Rays: Get up close with our friendly sharks and rays!
- Octopus Spy Mission: Become a detective and spot color-changing octopuses!
- Tide Pool Treats: Explore our tide pool touch tanks for creepy-crawly critters!
- Conservation Crypt: Learn how to protect our ocean friends!
- Endangered Encounters: Meet the giant sea bass and stunning sun star!
- Glow Fish Glow: Glow Fish Glow: See Spooky Species Light Up and Glow-in-the-Dark Creatures in Our UV Tank!
- Met the Morays: Our eerie eels may have sinister smiles, but they’re actually friendly
- Discover What Lurks in the Deep: Explore our under the pier exhibit.
Get ready for a day of aquatic thrills and chills! Don’t miss the fun!
Spooky Schedule of Events:
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2023
12 pm – Aquarium Doors Open and the Fishy Fun Begins
1 pm – Animal Feeding Demonstration
2 pm – Spooktacular Story Time
3 pm – Animal Feeding Demonstration
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2023
12 pm – Aquarium Doors Open and the Fishy Fun Begins
12 pm-3:45 pm – Pier Trick-or-Treat Treasure Hunt on Santa Monica Pier with participating buisnesses
1 pm – Animal Feeding Demonstration
3 pm – Animal Feeding Demonstration
No need to RSVP! Just swim on by the Heal the Bay Aquarium and dive into the fun
Admission
Adults and kids 13+: $12.00
Kids 12 and under: FREE with an Adult Ticket Purchase (Children MUST be accompanied by an adult)
Students: $10.00
Older Adults (65+): $10.00
EBT (cardholder): Free
Military (active-duty military personnel, retired military personnel, and veterans): Free
Group rate: For groups of 5 or more adults ($9.00/each person); for groups of 10 or more children ($3.00/each child)
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