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Shark Party at the New York Aquarium
Fri Jul 4, 2025 - Mon Jul 14, 2025
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Repeating every days through July 14, 2025.
11:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free with Aquarium Admission
Celebrate one of the ocean's scariest predators with educational presentations, live entertainment, and hands-on activities!
- Meet the experts: Hear from keepers at Canyon’s Edge in the Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit about the care and conservation of these magnificent predators
- Watch Sharks All Over the World at Wildlife Theater at 2:15pm and 4pm, plus The Zany Adventures of Super Shark at 12pm and 2:30pm.
- Become a paleontologist: Dig for shark fossils and take home an authentic shark tooth souvenir
- Face painting: Get a shark or ocean-themed face painting
- Get creative: Decorate your own shark headband to wear at the Shark Party, contribute to a community mural, and color your own fish and watch it swim in a digital ocean
- Spot marine friends: Look for roaming costumed characters throughout the plaza
- Dance with MC Hammerhead: Move to shark-inspired beats at 12:30pm and 2:45pm.
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