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Family Nights

 

 

Anything glows at the July 31 Family Night

 

Lighten up and have some fun in a “Glow Wild” Family Night on Thursday, July 31.

 

The Aquarium extends its hours until 9 p.m. for the special event – ticket sales end at 8 p.m.

 

Beginning at 5 p.m., programs and activities for all ages highlight ocean dwellers that act as nature’s nightlights:

 

 
  • Enjoy the electrifying calypso beat of the steel drum band, Panyelo.
  • Watch Aquarium scuba divers light up the dark waters of the Living Shipwreck.
  • Learn about creatures that illuminate the watery depths in the “Revealing the Deep” documentary.
  • Brighten up your look with glow-in-the-dark face paint
  • Cruise alongside giant roving jellyfish for a phosphorescent photo op

 

Additional activities include a Creature Feature live animal program, a puppet show and an animal feeding.

 

All Family Night activities are free with membership or admission -- $8 for adults, $7 for ages 62 and up and $6 for children 6-17. Children 5 and under and members of the North Carolina Aquariums are admitted free. An annual family membership is $50 and an individual membership is $30.

 

Daytime visitors may return for Family Night activities the same evening at no charge by presenting their receipts.