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.