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
What is the Living Light Experience?
Discover the magic of bioluminescent plankton at an interactive station that shows how their glow is triggered by movement. Watch as marine life like corals and anemones light up with stunning biofluorescence under ultraviolet light! This experience is included in event admission.
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