Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

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 ...

1. Discover the wonders of the Channel Islands as you join CMA educators on an adventure to Anacapa Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. During the crossing we'll watch for marine birds and mammals, then join a guided walk and check out nesting gulls and their chicks as you greet spring on 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 ...