What's Happening at the Flint RiverQuarium
Thursday, December 9th, 2021
A 12 Days of Fishmas Event!
Tadpole Time
Friday, December 10
10 am
Every month at Tadpole Time we'll be exploring a different environmental theme for our youngest visitors! In November, we are reading the book "Merry Christmas, Rainbow Fish," making a rainbow fish craft, and visiting the French Angelfish exhibit.. Enjoy the Flint RiverQuarium on your own after our time together. Tadpole Time is designed especially for parents and pre-schoolers, but all ages are welcome It's FREE with your RiverQuarium membership or with regular admission.
A 12 Days of Fishmas Event
Saturday Holiday Day Camp
Saturday, December 11
10 am-3 pm
Join us for a special Saturday of fun. Send us your little elves and use this time to prepare for the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Campers will get to visit the RiverQuarium and Thronateeska Science Museum, meet some winter critters, and participate in holiday-themed games and activities. We have everything covered--this day even includes a hot dog lunch!
Price: $30
Winter Break Camp
December 27-31
Get the most out of your child’s winter break this year with camps held jointly at the Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska. Campers will take daily trips to the Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska, meet new animals, visit exhibits, and participate in daily games, activities, and crafts. Children will have fun while learning through hands-on activities. Every day brings a new adventure!
Camp Details
Ages: 7-12 years
Camp Time: 9 am - 3pm. After Camp Care is available.
Camp Price: $30 daily/$137 per week
Members get a 10% discount on all camps and 1/2 price after camp care.
Doing your holiday shopping?
A membership to any or all of our Artesian Alliance attractions is the perfect family gift! Members enjoy free unlimited admission, as well as a preferred member rate on most programs, invitations to members-only events, and a 10% discount on camps, concessions, and gift shop purchases. Most importantly, every gift membership gives back. Membership support helps us care for our living and non-living collections and connects our community to our organizations in meaningful ways.
Contact Membership and Development Director Parker Douglas for more information or to request a printed gift announcement for your recipient. pdouglas@
Weekend Programs
Regularly scheduled programs each Saturday and Sunday are designed to provide opportunities for our visitors to get up-close and personal with our animals. Blue hole dive shows, aviary feedings, tank talks, and animal chats all give a more in-depth look at individual exhibits and animal behavior.
December Movies at the Imagination Theater
Watermelon Magic
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Watermelon Magic is like no other film. It’s a sweet combination of story and science and the first big screen film devoted one of our most basic human needs: healthy food. Weaving together documentary and narrative elements, Watermelon Magic chronicles a season on the family farm, as young Sylvie grows a patch of watermelons to sell at market. How will she let her babies go?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals are entangled and die in discarded or lost fishing nets across the world. Two dedicated women in Mexico have been tracking dozens of entangled sea lions that are slowly being killed by nets cutting into their necks. Watch as they lead an international team of veterinarians and wildlife experts to capture the sea lions and perform delicate surgery to save them.
Chehaw Park & Zoo
First Friday of every month at 10 am
December 3-4, 10-11, 17-24, & 26
December 18
Thronateeska Heritage Center
Third Friday of every month at 10 am
Saturday Programs
Every Saturday--Science experiments, planetarium shows, & exhibit interpretations
Santa Exhibit & Season of Lights Planetarium Show
November 26-December 31
Community Partners: Flint River Entertainment
FREE Christmas Movie Night: Polar Express
December 10 @ Albany Municipal Auditorium
Kids' Activities: 6-7 pm
Movie: 7:15 pm