What's Happening at the Flint RiverQuarium

Staff Report

Friday, June 10th, 2022

World Oceans Day Celebration

Saturday, June 11

2 pm-6 pm

Tadpole Time

Friday, June 10

10 am

Jump on over to Tadpole Time--we're learning all about frogs and amphibians! This month we are reading the book "Icky Sticky Frog" by Dawn Bentley, visiting the red-eyed tree frog & poison dart frog exhibit, meeting a marbled salamander animal ambassador, and making paper plate frogs! Enjoy the Flint RiverQuarium on your own after our time together. Every month at Tadpole Time we explore a different environmental theme for our youngest visitors. 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.

Teen STEAM Camp

June 20-24

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Teen STEAM Camp, designed for ages 13-17, is not your average summer program! Teens will engage in hands-on experiences in the fields of Science, Technology, Art, and Math. They will spend the week exploring, extracting, and analyzing DNA, the material responsible for all living things. Campers also will be able to meet professionals in the zoo, aquarium, and museum fields, take part in activities that require higher levels of thinking, and, of course, go behind the scenes. Members receive a 10% discount on this program.

Summer Camps

Ages 7-12

Feeding Frenzy

July 11-15

From land to sea, from shallow to deep, everybody has to eat! Campers will marvel at our water dwelling friend’s different diets and methods of eating. Join us this week to meet top feeders, fish eaters, algae eaters, snail eaters, and even smelly poop eaters.

Each day of camp includes a trip to the aquarium or science museum, animal encounters, science experiments, games, activities, and a snack. Summer campers also will receive a reusable water bottles and a cool camp T-shirt!

Full-day summer camp sessions from 9 am-3 pm are available for campers ages 7-12. We offer a free early drop-off at 8:30 am and late pick-up option from 3-6 pm. Members receive a 10% discount on all camp sessions plus half-price after-camp care.

Scales, Tails & Fingernails

July 25-29

Slimy fish scales, smooth reptile scales, soft bird scales, while many creatures have this feature they can look, feel, and function so differently. This week campers will discover how the same structure functions differently across the wild world of animals.

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, exhibit feedings, tank talks, and animal chats all give a more in-depth look at individual exhibits and animal behavior.

June Movies at the Imagination Theater

Enchanted Reef

Thursday, Friday & Saturday

10:30 am & 1:30 pm

An endangered reef, a mystery about the Moon, two fish, and the adventure of their life. “Kaluoka’hina – The Enchanted Reef” offers a gripping story, is full of humor, and teaches us in a playful way to protect our environment. Kaluoka’hina, a gloriously colorful tropical reef, is under a spell: It is undiscoverable by men. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace, until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to Shorty and Jake to restore the magic of Kaluoka’hina. Their only lead: the ancient legend that tells of touching the moon.

Sea Lion Rescue

Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Noon & 3 pm

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.