Tidepool Walk
2018-02-11 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
CMA’s Educators conduct tours of the Point Fermin tidepools. Attend an informative slide show in the John M. Olguin Auditorium, then come along on the naturalist-led ramble on the rocks to see animals in their natural habitat. Outdoor clothing and sneakers advised. Young children must be accompanied by adults.
Reservations required for groups: 310-548-7562.
Fee: FREE.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM en espanol

Birds & Bees Under the Seas FRIENDS members-only
2018-02-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium with dinner and a behind-the-scenes look at how sea creatures meet, mate and raise their young.
New this year! Enjoy a special sea slug love talk by Cal State LA marine biology professor Patrick Krug. Explore the unique mating habits of seahorses, featured in a new exhibit. Check out the new shark tank and get an up-close look at their egg cases.
This family-friendly event is FREE for members with a reservation. To RSVP, call (310) 548-7562 x211 or email membership@cmaqua.org by Friday, February 9.
Non-members pay $50 for one person and $75 for two and get a complimentary annual membership. Click here to purchase tickets on Eventbrite!
The Gift Shop will stay open late, so you can finish your Valentine’s shopping too!

Tidepool Walk
2018-02-17 15:00 - 16:30, 2018-02-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2018-02-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2018-02-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2018-04-14 13:30 - 15:00, 2018-04-15 14:00 - 14:30 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
CMA’s Educators conduct tours of the Point Fermin tidepools. Attend an informative slide show in the John M. Olguin Auditorium, then come along on the naturalist-led ramble on the rocks to see animals in their natural habitat. Outdoor clothing and sneakers advised. Young children must be accompanied by adults.
Reservations required for groups: 310-548-7562.
Fee: FREE.

World Autism Awareness Day
2018-04-02 12:00 - 17:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
We’re hosting a World Autism Awareness Day event for children with special needs, their families and schools. Please RSVP by reserving your free tickets through Eventbrite. If you are coming as a class, please reserve tickets for all students and staff who will be attending.
We encourage everyone to wear blue, the official color for World Autism Awareness Day, and use #LightItUpBlue to share your experience across social media and help light the world up blue this April!
There will be opportunities to participate in activities throughout the Aquarium or feel free to just explore and enjoy!
Event highlights include:
Exploring different habitats in Southern California
Touching local tidepool animals
Hearing the sounds of whales
Seeing baby jellyfish
Hatching grunion eggs
Racing plankton
Feeding abalone
Watching movies
Dressing-up as ocean animals
There will also be quiet areas available in our library for reading and arts and crafts.
Feel free to bring food and snacks, eating areas will be set up in the courtyard.
If you have any questions, please email us at programs@cmaqua.org or call us at (310) 548-7562.

Meet the Grunion
2018-04-02 20:00 | CA
Watch silvery fish come up on the beach to spawn! Learn about the interesting mating rituals and growth of this curious fish. The Aquarium opens at 8 pm and an auditorium program begins at 9, followed by guided observation at the beach. You must arrive before 9 pm to see the movie.
Warm clothing and a flashlight are recommended. April is closed season, catching grunion is NOT allowed.
BUY TICKETS ONLINE! Admission: $5 adults ($1 seniors, students, children)
MEMBERS ATTEND FREE – SIGN UP TODAY!
*The CMA Gift Shop will be open late for guests.
Grunion-Schedule.pdf

Discovery Lecture California Grunion
2018-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Surf, Sand, and Silversides: Research and Outreach with California Grunion
By Dr. Karen Martin, Pepperdine University
The spectacular midnight runs of California Grunion are well known to patrons of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. This endemic silverside fish, found only off California and Baja California, shares critical spawning habitat with millions of beach goers along one of the world’s most heavily populated coastlines. Spawning occurs during spring and summer, the times of heaviest human use. Although regulations offer some protection, human impacts on California Grunion include a recreational fishery with bare-handed catching, and habitat loss from shoreline armoring and beach erosion. The focus of this talk will be the adaptations and adventures of these amazing fish in the California beach sand, and the grunion’s influence on beach goers and beach management. From the ability to arrest development, to the recent expansion of their spawning runs far north of Point Conception, these surfing silversides are full of surprises. Our favorite fish will be compared with other beach-spawning fishes from around the world to show how the rewards of this behavior may outweigh the risks in many different ecosystems.
Karen Martin is a Distinguished Professor of Biology and Frank R. Seaver Chair in Natural Science at Pepperdine University. A doctorate in biology at UCLA was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington. She has published three scholarly books and over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on coastal ecology, amphibious fishes, and the vertebrate transition from water to land. She co-founded the Beach Ecology Coalition, a nonprofit organization to bring together beach maintenance workers, managers, ecologists, surfers, lifeguards, and resource managers to balance human recreation with wildlife conservation on sandy beaches. She co-founded the Grunion Greeters, a citizen scientist group that provides data on grunion populations throughout their habitat range, and this group has worked with aquariums, environmental groups, government agencies, and coastal cities and counties. She received the “Environmental Partnership Award” from the America Shore and Beach Preservation Association and the “Conservation Achievement Award” from the American Fisheries Society.
Click here to reserve your free ticket on Eventbrite.

Cabrillo Art Corner
2018-04-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Have fun doing arts and crafts the first Saturday of the month. Each Cabrillo Art Corner features a unique ocean-themed project that jump starts your creativity, engages your senses and relaxes your mind. Focus on the task at hand and forget about life’s craziness for awhile. We hope you’ll join us!
Fee: FREE; open to all ages.
http://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/events-news/events-details.asp?id=1948
Saturday, April 07, 2018
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Have fun doing arts and crafts the first Saturday of the month. Each Cabrillo Art Corner features a unique ocean-themed project that jump starts your creativity, engages your senses and relaxes your mind. Focus on the task at hand and forget about life’s craziness for awhile. We hope you’ll join us!
Fee: FREE; open to all ages.
http://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/events-news/events-details.asp?id=1948

Earth Day - Take Action Day!
2018-04-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join our annual Earth Day Beach Cleanup! Take action to help our local environment on Earth Day. Learn about the impact of microplastics and help clean our community’s beautiful Cabrillo Beach on #CMAtakeactionday.
Free; open to all ages.

Salt Marsh Open House
2018-04-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Salinas de San Pedro Salt Marsh, 3720 Stephen M White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
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.

Meet the Grunion
2018-05-01 20:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States

Meet the Grunion at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-05-01 20:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium will be offering a “Meet the Grunion” program Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The program will be offered again on May 1st. The Aquarium will open at 8 p.m. and a film on grunion begins at 9 p.m. in the John M. Olguin Auditorium. Prior to the predicted run, everyone will gather on the beach to await the grunion. The program cost is $5 for adults and $1 for seniors, students, and children. Warm clothing is recommended.
Grunion are small sardine-size fish of the silversides family, which are one of the few fish species in the world that actually come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches. They are found from central California through Baja California, with Cabrillo Beach being one of the better places to observe the fish.
At times the beach may look as if it is covered in a blanket of silver as the wriggling fish arrive to mate. The females burrow into the sand to lay eggs while the males wrap around them to fertilize the eggs. The fertilized eggs incubate for about 9 days in the sand before the tumbling action of the waves from the next series of highest tides cause them to hatch, and carries them back out to sea.
Grunion may be caught by hand in the months of March, June, and July which is the open season; grunion catchers 16 years and older must have a valid California fishing license. During April and May grunion may be observed, but not captured.

Special Grunion Fish-tival
2018-05-17 20:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Come in style to the Grunion Fish-tival! Wear a grunion-themed aluminum hat to greet the grunion and shield yourself from the cosmic rays of the moon. The best grunion-themed foil hats will win a prize!
Hatch grunion eggs, participate in grunion arts and crafts, watch a classic grunion video, interact with grunion researchers, touch live tidepool animals and see the many fish and other live animals in the Aquarium.
Don’t miss your chance to test your GQ (Grunion Quotient), or guess what’s in the Mystery Box! After participating in fun grunion activities, everyone will head to the beach to observe these enchanting fish. During the month of May grunion may be observed, but not captured. Warm clothing is recommended.

8th Annual Robotics By The Sea
2018-05-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Robots take over the Aquarium at our 8th annual Robotics Day! Watch demonstrations from local robotics clubs and learn about land and underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). Drive an underwater ROV through an obstacle course and discover how scientists use ROVs to explore the ocean.
Robotics By The Sea is a FREE event and open to everyone.

The Endless Summer Starts Here!
2018-06-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Check out our new murals by Endless Summer artist John Van Hamersveld. Treat yourself to fun food truck fare, try out some creative cocktails at our no-host bar, and dance the night away!

Family Sandcastle Building Day
2018-07-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Cabrillo Beach, 3720 Stephen M White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Relive your favorite memories and create new ones during Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Family Sandcastle Day! This event is free and open to everyone. 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 construction; the rest is up to you!
All castle styles are welcome: moats, draw bridges, spires, windows, turrets; let your imagination run wild, but most importantly, have a great time at the beach with family and loved ones. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture Kodak moments and your sandcastle handiwork.
If you don’t have beach building tools on hand, stop by the Gift Shop for supplies. While you’re here visit the Aquarium exhibit hall, which features 37 tanks containing the largest collection of Southern California marine life in the world and a touch tank that provides up-close encounters with local marine life.

Chef's Table Dinner-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-06 17:30 - 21:30 | Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse, 3800 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join us for an exclusive Chef’s Table Dinner featuring gourmet Chicken of the Sea seafood prepared by Chef John DaLoia! Enjoy a variety of exquisitely prepared sustainable seafood dishes as the sun sets on a summer evening. You’ll also enjoy fine wine, great company and an exceptional ocean view at Cabrillo Beach Bath House, a beautiful beachside location.
Dinner schedule:
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – cocktails and appetizers
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. – sustainable seafood dinner
To see the menu and purchase tickets, please visit our Eventbrite page.
Member Price: $150, Non-Member Price: $175

Tidepool Walk-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-11-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join CMA Educators on a tour of the Point Fermin tidepools! Attend an informative slide show in the John M. Olguin Auditorium, then come along on a naturalist-led ramble on the rocks to see animals in their natural habitat. Outdoor clothing and sneakers advised. Young children must be accompanied by adults.
Reservations required for groups: 310-548-7562.
Fee: FREE.
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Calendar

Tidepool Walk (en español)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Tidepool Walk (in Engllish)
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Holiday Open House & Artisan Market
10:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Join us for our Annual Outdoor Artisan Market and browse the refurbished Gift Shop with 100s of collectible ornaments, fascinating books, games, artcards, stationary and specially curated ocean-themed gifts.

Tidepool Walk-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2019-01-19 13:00 - 14:30, 2019-01-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join CMA Educators on a tour of the Point Fermin tidepools! Attend an informative slide show in the John M. Olguin Auditorium, then come along on a naturalist-led ramble on the rocks to see animals in their natural habitat. Outdoor clothing and sneakers advised. Young children must be accompanied by adults.
Reservations required for groups: 310-548-7562.
Fee: FREE.

Salt Marsh Open House-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2019-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States

Whale Fiesta-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2019-01-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join us for tons of FREE fun as we celebrate the migration of the Pacific gray whale and the beginning of whalewatching season! It’s a family day filled with activities and exhibits for all – games, arts and crafts, puppet shows, marine awareness organizations, expert guest lecturers and festive music.
For those with a competitive edge, enter the Duct Tape Whale Sculpture Contest!
Whale Fiesta is a FREE event sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles.

Cuatro@Cabrillo: Arts Adventures-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2019-01-27 15:30 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Cuatro@Cabrillo: Arts Adventures
The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District invites the community to join us at the next chapter of a new arts education series at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium called Cuatro@Cabrillo: Arts Adventures for the Culturally Curious. Join arts scholar Gregorio Luke as he leads us through three films by Oscar winning Mexican directors in seminars designed to promote a deeper appreciation of the arts of Mexico.
The first movie in the 2019 film seminar series is GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuarón on Sunday, January 27th, 2019, 3:30pm. Cuarón confronts the extraordinary challenge of recreating a world without gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Cuatro@Cabrillo film seminar ticket donations are $15 for general admission and $35 for VIP tickets. VIP tickets include an exclusive reception with Gregorio Luke, limited VIP reserved seating and free parking. Tickets HERE.
On Thursday, January 17th, 2019 6:00pm – 9:00 pm Mexican film fans can also participate in a very special Potluck Film Salon at the home of Gregorio and Lyndee Luke. Gregorio will screen a relevant Alfonso Cuarón film and lead a discussion about Cuaron’s work. You are encouraged to show off your Mexican culinary skills by bringing a savory dish to share with the other guests. Ticket donations are $45 and are limited to 25 patrons. They can be purchased with the Cuatro@Cabrillo films HERE.
The 2019 film seminar schedule is:
GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuarón, Sunday, January 27th, 2019, 3:30pm. A movie in which Cuarón confronts the extraordinary challenge of recreating a world without gravity.
BIRDMAN by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Sunday, March 24th, 2019, 3:30pm. Perhaps the best film expression of magical realism, a literary movement that defined Latin American Literature.
SHAPE OF WATER by Guillermo del Toro, Sunday, May 19th, 2019, 3:30pm. Del Toro demonstrates a deep knowledge of the Monster genre but also the courage to transform it.

Monitoring Gray Whale Migration-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2019-01-29 19:30 - 21:00 | John M. Olguin Auditorium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr. , San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
American Cetacean Society Lecture
The American Cetacean Society/LA Chapter offers free presentations on whale research and conservation on the last Tuesday of every month in the John M. Olguin Auditorium.
For more information and scheduled speakers, please visit the ACS-LA website.
Regina Guazzo of the U.S. Navy will talk about her work monitoring the gray whale migration off the coast of California. She did this study while working on a Ph.D. at Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
