Looking for something fun this holiday season? The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is offering three Holiday Elf Camps this year for ages 7-10 years old. Our elves will be making gifts, wrapping them, meeting other elves, and making some extra special memories here at the aquarium. The camps are offered December 6 th, 13 th, and 20 th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This fun and educational program gives adult elves guilt-free time for holiday shopping or relaxation.
The program fee of $50 includes aquarium admission, pizza lunch, snacks, crafts, holiday gift-wrap, instruction, and countless wonderful memories. Register early at (910) 458-7468 or NCAFF.registrar@ncmail.net to get the date you want.
Be a Child During the Holidays!
Our Gift to You
Visit the Aquarium December 13 & 14 at the child’s rate...all adults admitted for only $6 each!
Scuba Santa in the Big Tank
Santa Photo Specials
Puppet Shows & Crafts
Original “Grinch” on the Big Screen
Are you curious about Cape Fear?
Here's your opportunity to be a Cape Fear Explorer! The Cape Fear Explorer Passport is a great way to discover the history, the science, the culture, and the excitement of the four-county region known as Cape Fear.
After visiting a participating site, including the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, have your passport stamped before leaving. When you collect six stamps from at least two participating counties, send a copy of your passport to the Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau. By return mail, you will receive the 2008 Cape Fear Explorer patch. Download a copy here.
Water Logged is a weblog of interesting information and resources for all those who appreciate aquatics and want to conserve North Carolina's resources.
As part of the N.C. Birding Trail, the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher and surrounding historical and recreation sites offer an excellent way to spend the day exploring a variety of bird habitats, in both developed and undeveloped areas. Along with the trails at the aquarium, the Fort Fisher area offers birders approximately 2,000 acres of undeveloped beachfront, coastal forest, dunes and tidal marshes. As a prime stop on many birds’ migratory paths, Fort Fisher offers visitors the chance to see a large variety of migratory and native bird species.
Donate That Old Rod & Reel! - Rick Wilkinson, a surf-fishing instructor at the aquarium, spends his spare time rebuilding donated rods and reels. He then hands over the good-as-new rigs to area youth groups. Donors bringing Rick their old equipment get free aquarium admission.
