Children 12 and under dressed in costume will receive free admission when accompanied by an adult (offer valid for up to two children in costume per one paid adult or Annual Imagination Pass holder on Oct. 29-30). The event includes Aquarium-wide trick-or-treat stations and costume contests running throughout the weekend for guests and staff. The world's largest aquarium will be adorned with "boo-tiful" Halloween decorations and Halloween-themed music while festivities will also feature spooky arts and craft tables, family-friendly activities and giveaways, all free with admission.
Georgia A-Scary-Um is proud to once again partner with Green Halloween®, a non-profit community initiative to create and provide healthier and more Earth-friendly options to families by teaching them about eco-friendly and animal friendly Halloween candy. Green Halloween® products will be served at trick-or-treat stations throughout the Aquarium. Parents can also learn about healthy and sustainable Halloween tips and easy recipes to try at home.
Additional Halloween festivities include:
Science on Tap Lecture – "Monsters of the Deep": October 28
This Halloween offers events for Mummys and Daddys too! As part of the Science on Tap program, Gerogia Aquarium will host speaker Craig McClain for a lecture on Monsters of the Deep. McClain is the Assistant Director of Science for the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, which was created to facilitate synthetic research to address fundamental questions in evolutionary science. The lecture will unveil creatures that inhabit the ocean deepest, darkest depths of the oceans along with evolutionary novelties abound as organisms display creative solutions to deal with these extremes. From flesh-eating sponges and bone-eating worms, to infants who eat their siblings and pill bugs the size of shoes, this lecture is sure to send shivers this Halloween.
Spooky Sleepover Fun: October 29
Guests who don't want the ghoulishly good times to stop when the lights go out can spend the night with the fishes at Georgia Aquarium's first-ever Halloween sleepover on Saturday, Oct. 29. Filled with costume contests, candy and mysterious storytelling, guests will see what happens when the lights go out at the world's largest aquarium.