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A unique collect-and-release aquarium featuring local marine life, with interactive touch tanks, scavenger hunts, guided tours, animal feedings, school programs, and spring and summer kids camps.

06/03/2026

🚨 FINAL COUNTDOWN: Auction Closes This Weekend! 🚨

We are currently at $4,106 out of our $10,000 goal, and the Tidepools Art Show & Auction officially wraps up this Sunday, June 7th!

We need your help to fill the rest of that tracker! Every single dollar raised goes straight to supporting our marine life, educational programs, and conservation efforts.

See a piece you love? Don't let someone else outbid you! Head over to 32auctions to view the full auction and support your local aquarium. 🦀🎨

Bid Here 👉 https://www.32auctions.com/TDPArtShowandAuction2026

You can also join us on June 7th at 3pm, Gibsons Public Market Atrium, for our closing celebration where we encourage last minute in person bids, meeting local artists and supporting the aquarium! See you there 🤗

05/29/2026

BlueAct Marine Society has its own social media now! Give them a follow to see behind the scenes conservation adventures, up close experiences with marine life, and of course, get to know our staff better when theyre outside the aquarium 💙

05/19/2026

CLOSURE UPDATES ⚠️

We will be closed all day on Wed, May 20th; Thurs, May 21st & Saturday May, 23rd for filming at the market and a private event. We apologize for any convenience.

If you want to get to the aquarium this week we hope to see you today (Tuesday), or Friday the 22nd and Sunday the 24th! Back to our regular hours next week, Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm.

05/15/2026

Meet Opal! Our new resident octopus at Tidepools 🐙 We recently had a naming contest where you suggested names and then voted on the top three. Congrats Vienna on winning the contest and officially naming our lovely lady Opal ✨

Do you think it fits her? Comment what you would have named her if not!

Visit Opal in person from Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. You might be lucky enough to see her out of her hiding spot!

05/14/2026

It's time to bid on art that gives back! 🌟 Tidepools Art Show & Auction is now LIVE with over 70 beautiful sea stars transformed by local artists & students.

From May 14-June 7 these sea stars will be displayed at Gibsons Public Market.

Your support helps fuel hands-on marine education, inspiring stewardship and care for our ocean. Help us reach our $10,000 goal and bid today!

View online auction here: https://www.32auctions.com/TDPArtShowandAuction2026

04/22/2026

Eight arms, three hearts, and one big mission this !🌍💙

We are so excited to officially introduce you to our newest resident: a stunning Giant Pacific Octopus! 🐙 GPOs are some of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean—they can solve puzzles, recognize faces, and even have their own unique personalities.

Visit us to celebrate Earth Day and learn more about our GPO and what you can do to help protect our oceans! Enjoy 15% off Annual Memberships to keep the education, inspiration, and discovery happening all year round.

04/18/2026

Turn a day off into a day of discovery! 🌊

Is your child curious about what lives beneath the waves? This Pro-D Day (Friday, May 8th), let them become marine biologists for the day! From tidepool exploration to learning about our amazing local sea creatures, it’s a day of learning they’ll be excited about.

Hurry—only 8 spots left!

👉 Register at tidepoolsaquarium.org/programs-events/

04/16/2026

🌍 Sunshine Coast Climate Faire

Join us April 18–19 at the Gibsons Public Market for a weekend of climate conversations, ideas, and community connection.

🐠 Saturday, April 18 features FREE admission to the Nicholas Sonntag TidePools Aquarium thanks to the generous support of the Judi Libin Giving Fund.

✨ Weekend highlights include:
Keynote speaker: Simon Donner
Special video presentation by Bill McKibben
Panel discussions
Exhibitor booths
Student climate projects from local youth

Come spend the weekend exploring climate action, local innovation, and community solutions. 🌊🌿

04/13/2026

EXCITING NEWS! We've found slhawt’ / herring spawn in Gibsons (Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound)! 🐟

Our dedicated BlueAct Marine Society volunteers have been out surveying Franklin and Armours Beach in Gibsons, and spotted our first spawn of the season at Franklin Beach on March 25th!

The spawn has been found on kelp, rockweed, and sargassum (brown seaweed) that has washed ashore. These seaweeds can look like ordinary beach wrack, but they may be carrying fragile herring spawn that are culturally and ecologically significant. Please walk carefully, avoid disturbing or stepping on these areas where possible, and help us protect this keystone species.💙

This work is made possible thanks to Sitka Foundation for funding this project and Átl'ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative for helping us get started!

Want to get involved? Join our herring spawn surveys or other conservation, education, and outreach programs!

📧 [email protected]

A little suprise - swipe to see one of the friends we found along the way while searching for herring spawn 👀

Address

473 Gower Point Road
Gibsons, BC
V0N1V0

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16048868814

Website

http://tidepoolsaquarium.org/, https://www.32auctions.com/TDPArtShowandAuction2026

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