Best Times to Visit

Avoid the Crowds!
Plan your visit for days of the year when tourist activity is low, or during hours prior to their arrival or after they leave.

With fewer people in the building, you'll enjoy more opportunities to linger in galleries, watching for unusual animal behaviors.

Avoid the lines! Buy tickets online.
If you are able to visit only during peak times, keep in mind that during summer, holidays, and fair weather weekends, the Aquarium may sell out of tickets. Buy tickets online in advance.

Enter with Extreme Caution!
Strongly consider avoiding these days entirely:

• Good Friday and throughout Easter Weekend
• Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend
• Labor Day Weekend
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Dollar Days
• Saturdays in June, July, August

Enter Early or Enter Late!
Consider visiting before 11 a.m or after 3 p.m. to avoid crowds.

• During Spring Break weekdays and weekends in mid-April
• Sundays through Fridays in July and August
• Saturdays in May, September, and October

Enter with Ease!
When are the best times to visit? Any other time of the year!

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