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Today, June 17, 2025

9:00 am

Aquarium Opens

10:00 am
Included with Admission, Feedings and Talks

Penguin Feeding

Watch our penguins waddle, swim and eat and find out how our husbandry team cares for them during this daily feeding event.

Little Blue Penguins getting fed some fish.
10:30 am
Included with Admission, Feedings and Talks

Kelp Forest Dive

Discover how we care for a variety of animals in our Giant Kelp Forest like Moray Eels, Horn Sharks and even a Giant Sea Bass!

Scuba diver feeds fish in the Giant Kelp Forest habitat.
12:00 pm
Included with Admission, Feedings and Talks

Sharks and Rays Feeding

Join an educator to learn more about our Sharks and Rays residents during their feeding session! Discover the diversity in our local San Diego waters and find out what makes our sharks and rays so special.

A Leopard Shark interacts with a puzzle feeder to retrieve a food item.
12:30 pm
Included with Admission, Feedings and Talks

Reptile Meet and Greet

Meet one of our Animal Ambassadors up close and discover how these incredible animals help inspire conservation action!

A Birch Aquarium staff member wearing a blue shirt holds a snake during a reptile meet and greet as a group of children and adults watch attentively.
2:45 pm

Seadragon Feeding

Join us for a Weedy Seadragon feeding and discover how these masters of disguise become ultimate predators. Learn what makes these extraordinary fish some of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures.

Weedy seadragon swims among some kelp.
5:30 pm
Included with Admission, Feedings and Talks

Seadragon 101

Join an educator to explore more about these nearly mythical creatures and learn about the discoveries we've made about such unique and remarkable animals.

Two Weedy Seadragons swim in their habitat in Seadragons & Seahorses.
7:00 pm

Aquarium Closes

Last entry is 1 hour before closure.