The events page and calendar for San Pedro and the Harbor Area
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Biodiversity in Our Ocean — A Natural History Museum Vision By Dean Pentcheff and Dr. Regina Wetzer, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural history museums: stuffed animals, dinosaurs, and dust, right? That’s not the whole story (though, truth be told, we’ve got all those, too). Natural history museums are, it turns out, drivers 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Read More ...
Join us for the next Discovery Lecture where Dr. Barbara Taylor from Southwest fisheries Science Center will share about the most-critically endangered cetacean: the vaquita, or Gulf of California porpoise. She will discuss what happened with vaquita conservation, help us understand what hope remains, and look to what could be done differently next time. Reserve Read More ...
Watch grunion come up on the beach to spawn! Learn about the interesting mating rituals and growth of this curious silver fish. The Aquarium opens at 8 pm and an auditorium program begins at 9, followed by guided observation at the beach. Warm clothing and a flashlight are recommended. May is closed season, taking grunion Read More ...