0023 - UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant - After School at the Aquarium

Explore the coast in a unique setting perfect for inspiring wonder and curiosity! Meet hermit crabs, whelks and horseshoe crabs and learn about how the aquarium staff cares for them.  

Registration is required and includes admission to the UGA Aquarium. Children of all ages are welcome, but activities are designed for children ages 6-12. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Cost:  $12

Tickets are nonrefundable

Questions? Contact Cindy Lingebach at calingeb@uga.edu or call 912-598-2344. 

Want to know how fish arrive at the UGA Aquarium? Join us for a behind-the-scenes program to hear stories about individual fish in our aquarium collection. Meet the venomous lionfish, curious triggerfish and adorable burrfish. Each animal requires special care, and this program will provide insight into how some of our animals came to live at the aquarium and what it takes to care for them. Guests will then have the opportunity to write their own fish tale.  

Registration is required and includes admission to the UGA Aquarium. Children of all ages are welcome, but activities are designed for children ages 6-12. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Cost:  $12

Tickets are nonrefundable

Questions? Contact Cindy Lingebach at calingeb@uga.edu or call 912-598-2344. 

Join us at the aquarium for an exciting program where you'll discover just how cool reptiles really are!  Our team is passionate about turtles, lizards, snakes, and alligators, and we want to share that enthusiasm with you.  In this special program, you'll explore the important role native reptiles play in our coastal ecosystems and why they’re crucial to conservation efforts.  Through live demonstrations and hands-on interactions with our ambassador reptiles—like snakes and turtles—kids will get a chance to see these amazing creatures up close and learn to appreciate them in a new way.  Perfect for curious minds and future conservationists! 

Registration is required and includes admission to the UGA aquarium.  While children of all ages are welcome, activities are best suited for ages 6-12.  All children under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.  

Cost:  $15

Tickets are nonrefundable

Questions? Contact Cindy Lingebach at calingeb@uga.edu or call 912-598-2344. 

Calling all young nature enthusiasts!  Get ready for a fun-filled crash course in birdwatching at the UGA Aquarium.  In this interactive program, kids will learn how to use binoculars, identify bird calls, discover the science of how birds fly, and even create a bird feeder to take home! 

Registration is required and includes admission to the UGA aquarium.  While children of all ages are welcome, activities are best suited for ages 6-12.  All children under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.  

Cost:  $15

Tickets are nonrefundable

Questions? Contact Cindy Lingebach at calingeb@uga.edu or call 912-598-2344.