The events page and calendar for San Pedro and the Harbor Area
Relive your favorite memories and create new ones during Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's Family Sandcastle Building Day. All you need to bring is your best sandcastle building tools, a little shovel and bucket, and your castle creativity to this fun beach event. The sand on Cabrillo Beach will be thoroughly wet down to prepare for sand Read More ...
Volunteer Tour Guides Needed Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Ride a wave of discovery. Love the Ocean? Interested in learning about marine life? Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is looking for adult volunteers to enroll in our fall docent training program. Prior ocean knowledge is not required. Make new friends, make a difference and have fun. It only takes Read More ...
Join CMA Educators to learn about the Salinas de San Pedro wetlands habitat at Cabrillo Beach by using binoculars and microscopes to observe live animals. Visitors can view the birds of the marsh, learn about native plants and observe the changes in the tides. Fee: FREE; open to all ages.
When the whales win, everyone wins: How a whale study in Mexico transformed a community by Katherina Audley Barra de Potosí in SW Mexico is a little known jewel, and it’s at a tipping point. Humpback whales breed there every winter and resident dolphins delight visitors, but before Katherina Audley arrived, fishing was almost the Read More ...
Join us for the 51st Annual Whale Fiesta - a day packed with activities celebrating the migration of the Pacific gray whale and the beginning of Southern California’s whale watching season! Enjoy a day filled with festive music, games, puppet shows, expert guest lecturers, and marine mammal-related arts and crafts for all ages. Have tons Read More ...
Aquarium-On-The-Beach Outdoor Program Learn about tidepools, whales and grunion, then hatch your own baby grunion, all while wiggling your toes in the sand*! Join us each Saturday in May for fun in the sun! Sessions begin at 10am, 10:30am, 11am and 11:30am. The program lasts for approximately 45 minutes. Find more details and make your Read More ...
Join CMA Educators to learn about the Salinas de San Pedro wetlands habitat at Cabrillo Beach by using binoculars and microscopes to observe live animals. Visitors can view the birds of the marsh, learn about native plants and observe the changes in the tides. Meet in front of the Aquarium. Bring a hat, sunscreen, and Read More ...
You're invited to our exclusive members-only reopening celebration! Before the Aquarium opens to the public, members will have the chance to experience new exhibits and improvements first, plus other fun and festive activities including: * Live Music * Screening of “Night at the Aquarium” * Food Trucks * Unveiling of our New Rocky Intertidal Exhibit Read More ...
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium will officially reopen to the public on Saturday, June 19, with several exciting new and upgraded exhibits to visit. Located at 3720 Stephen M. White Drive in San Pedro, the aquarium's new hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Beach Cleanup Join Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Educators and volunteers in a beach cleanup, clearing the shore of marine debris. Meet at the steps in front of the John Olguin auditorium. Groups are required to make reservations by the Thursday before the event: Call Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, 310-548-7562. FREE; open to all ages.