Ready for some skele-fun?
Dive into an evening filled with cool science, hauntingly delicious drinks, live music and more during Oceans at Night: Halloween! Please note this is a 21+ event.
- Dress to impress in your best costume — bonus points if it's ocean-themed!|
- Play ghoulishly fun games like Skeeball, Whac a Mole, Fooseball and more!
- Explore the Living Light Experience to see the ocean's bioluminescence and fluorescence up close
- Catch a glimpse of underwater pumpkin carving in Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins
- Enjoy a special evening shark and ray feeding presentation in Sharks and Rays out on Blue Beach
- Learn about the locals that live in the intertidal zone during an evening tide pool feeding out on Tide Pool Plaza
Tickets
Ticket Price: $37 members | $40 general public
Glow Up Ticket: $72 members | $80 general public
- What's Included in the Glow Up Ticket?
Each Glow Up Ticket includes event admission, plus:
- Two complimentary drinks
- Light hors d’oeuvres
- Exclusive access to a private bar and reserved area on Blue Beach
Know Before You Go
- Are all the exhibits open?
During Oceans at Night most exhibits and the Gift Shop are open, however, some exhibits will have reduced hours:
- Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins closes to the public at 8 p.m.
- Hall of Fishes is closed as renovations begin on Living Seas, a reimagined Pacific Ocean exhibit opening summer 2025!
- Food and Drink
A variety of delicious food, drinks and mocktails from The French Gourmet are available for purchase! Bars are located out on Tide Pool Plaza as well as Blue Beach.
- Upcoming Oceans at Night 2024
One Thursday night a month, Oceans at Night brings this excitement to Birch Aquarium! See dates below for upcoming events:
- November 21, 2024
- December 19, 2024
- January 30, 2025
- February 27, 2025
- March 27, 2025
- April 24, 2025
- May 22, 2025
- June 26, 2025