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Welcome to the

Seattle Aquarium

Featuring the Ocean Pavilion—Now open!

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Featured

Aquarium highlights

Inspiring Conservation of our marine environment

Our Mission

The region’s premier resource for hands-on marine experiences and conservation education, the Seattle Aquarium offers fun, exciting ways to discover more about the amazing Puget Sound and our world’s one big ocean. Join us in our mission: Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment.

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Today's presentations and activities

At the Aquarium

All About Our Washington Waters

10am, 11:45am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 3pm

Location: Window on Washington Waters, Pier 59
Come experience the Window on Washington Waters habitat, devoted to marine life found in our local waters. You’ll meet the inhabitants of the rocky reef and kelp forest ecosystem found in the Salish Sea.
Welcome to One Ocean Hall

10am, 11:45am, 4pm

Location: One Ocean Hall, Ocean Pavilion
Join us in the Ocean Pavilion’s central gathering space for an immersive, multimedia experience. Explore the stories of the Coral Triangle and the Salish Sea like never before!
Puppet Show: Catastrophe by the Sea

10:30am, 11am, 1:45pm

Location: Puget Sound Hall, Pier 59
Come join Catastrophe the cat’s misadventure through the intertidal flats: Sing along to the groovy tunes of the Barnacle Band, dance to the rhythmic harmonizing of Anemone and more during our fun, 20-minute puppet show!
All About Our Coral Reef

10:30am, 2:15pm, 5:15pm

Location: The Overlook, Ocean Pavilion
Come experience the upper area of our largest tropical habitat, The Reef. Meet the marine inhabitants of the Indo-Pacific and learn how we care for such a diverse array of animals.
All About Our Harbor Seals

10:45 AM

Location: Harbor seal habitat, Pier 60
Get to know the harbor seals that call Seattle Aquarium home! Learn how we care for them, and hear amazing facts about the most common marine mammals in the Salish Sea. 
All About Our Archipelago

11:15am, 3:15pm, 4:30pm

Location: The Archipelago, Ocean Pavilion
Join us for an introduction to our mangrove forest and coral lagoon. Get to know more about these iconic habitats and the plants and animals that create them.
Marine Mammal Feeding

11:30 AM

Location: Marine mammal habitats, Pier 60
Join us for a feeding at one of our marine mammal habitats: harbor seals, sea otters or northern fur seals. The location changes daily—ask a Seattle Aquarium representative about which animals are scheduled to be fed when you arrive for your visit. 
Deep in The Reef

12:45pm, 1:15pm, 2:45pm

Location: Window on The Reef, Ocean Pavilion
Come experience the lower depths of our largest tropical habitat, The Reef. Meet animals found in the Coral Triangle, an area of extraordinary marine biodiversity.
All About Our Sea Otters

2:15 PM

Location: Sea otter habitat, Pier 60
Join us for an introduction to our sea otters! Get to know more about this iconic endangered species and learn how we care for the individuals that call the Seattle Aquarium home.
All About Our Northern Fur Seals

3:45 PM

Location: Northern fur seal habitat, Pier 60
Come learn more about Chiidax and Flaherty, the northern fur seals living at the Seattle Aquarium. 
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What’s Happening

Upcoming Events

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Explore the Aquarium

Discover amazing animal species, learn about educational opportunities at the Aquarium, and more! 

Take a Deeper Dive

Aquarium Stories

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Students at Muckleshoot Tribal School name new octopus

One of the Seattle Aquarium’s newest residents weighs 20.5 pounds, sports eight arms and hails from the chilly waters of[...]

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How the Johnson family makes it a day at the waterfront

The Seattle Aquarium teamed up with Rome and Falesha Johnson—parents to Caliyah Joy and Romen—for a day of family fun[...]

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What does poop have to do with the Ocean Pavilion? (Hint: more than you’d think!)

It takes a lot of work—not to mention time—to get living systems like the Ocean Pavilion’s habitats ready to welcome[...]

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Website maintenance

Please note: Our ticketing and membership systems will be offline for approximately two hours starting at 10pm Pacific on Wednesday, July 10. During the maintenance window, online ticketing and membership will not be available.

Thank you for understanding.

Support the Seattle Aquarium

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With your help, the Seattle Aquarium builds connections with our community to inspire conservation and curiosity for marine life. When you make an end-of-year gift by December 31, you'll be joining us in protecting our shared marine environment—now and for generations to come. Thank you!

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Giving Tuesday

Make a tax-deductible donation to the non-profit Seattle Aquarium

Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 thanks to a very generous anonymous donor!

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Cyber weekend

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