Winter Fishtival

As the holiday season nears, so does one of our largest annual special events—Winter Fishtival!

Join us for hands-on activities, special talks, and opportunities to learn more about the care and feeding of the Aquarium’s fish, birds, tide pool animals and marine mammals. Each day we’ll highlight a different sea animal and activity. Included with Aquarium admission, no reservation necessary.

This event runs from December 28-January 5 and each day has a different animal theme.

Click on a featured animal below to see the complete schedule of activities for that day.

December 28 - Camouflage Masters: Cephalopods
December 29 - Clownfish and Friends
December 30 - Puffins
December 31 - Rockfish
January 1 - Tide Pool Animals
January 2 - Coral Reef
January 3 - Marine Mammals
January 4 - Wolf Eel
January 5 - Sculpins

Complete list and schedules for featured animals of the day.

		December 28: Camouflage Masters: Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish) Octopus Parachute Game Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (10:15am and 3:30pm) Octopus Dissection Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (10:45am and 2:15pm) Octopus Feeding Octopus Exhibit (noon and 4pm) Meet the Octopus Octopus Exhibit (1pm)

		December 29: Clownfish and Friends Coral Reef Parachute Game Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (10:30am and 3:30pm)

		December 30: Puffins Bird Parachute Game Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (9:15am, 10:30am and 3:30pm) Diving Bird Feeding Birds and Shores Exhibit (10am and 1pm) Dive Shows Window on Washington Waters (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm)

		December 31: Rockfish Rockfish vs. Salmon Dissection Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (10:45am and 2:15pm) Dive Shows Window on Washington Waters (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm) Underwater Dome (1:30pm)

		January 1: Tide Pool Animals Sea Urchin Feeding Life on the Edge (10:30am, 2pm and 4:30pm) Spineless Wonders Dive Shows Window on Washington Waters (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm) Underwater Dome (1:30pm)

		January 2: Coral Reef Dive Shows Window on Washington Waters (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm). Propagation Station: "How we grow coral" Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (1pm)

		January 3: Marine Mammals Ice Toy Demonstration Fur Seal Exhibit (10am and 3pm) Marine Mammal Parachute Game Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (10:30am and 3:30pm) Sea Otter Feeding Sea Otter Exhibit (11:30am and 2pm) River Otter Feeding River Otter Exhibit (noon)

		January 4: Wolf Eels Hidden World of Wolf Eels Dive Show Window on Washington Water (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm) Underwater Dome (1:30pm)

		January 5: Sculpins Secret Lives of Sculpins Dive Shows Window on Washington Waters (11:30am, 12:15pm and 3pm) Underwater Dome (1:30pm) Sculpin vs. Salmon Dissection Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall (1pm)