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North Carolina Estuarium Explore nature, history, and art in a fun, family-friendly center along the Pamlico-Tar River!

🎃 Estu-SCARY-um is coming to the NC Estuarium! 👻Join us Thursday, October 22 from 5:30–7:30 PM for a family-friendly Hal...
10/05/2026

🎃 Estu-SCARY-um is coming to the NC Estuarium! 👻
Join us Thursday, October 22 from 5:30–7:30 PM for a family-friendly Halloween night at the Estuarium!
We’ll have a little bit of everything:
🌭 Smitty’s Dogs Food Truck will be out front serving up food, and you can bring your dinner inside and enjoy it in our NEW Seafood School!
🎃 Our exhibit halls will be open and decorated for Halloween, with some spooky (but not too scary!) fun throughout the Estuarium.
🍪 Kids can decorate Halloween cookies in the Seafood School.
🦀 Local organizations and some of our awesome volunteers will have tables with activities, games, and more!
And of course, costumes are encouraged! This is a family-friendly event, so don’t worry...there won’t be anything too scary for our little sea creatures.
Admission:
Adults: $5
Students age 5–17: $3
Children 4 and under: FREE
Partnership for the Sounds members: FREE
Come explore the Estu-SCARY-um and celebrate Halloween with us! We hope to see you there! 🎃

Farewell, Caid! After more than a year of sharing his passion for science with our visitors, we’re saying goodbye to our...
09/17/2026

Farewell, Caid!
After more than a year of sharing his passion for science with our visitors, we’re saying goodbye to our Educator, Caid Menzel, as he heads to Wilmington for his next adventure!
Caid has been a huge part of the Estuarium family. He led countless school group tours, teaching students about our estuarine ecosystems, the animals that call them home, and why protecting these special places matters. We hope he inspired a few future scientists along the way!
Behind the scenes, Caid also helped care for our exhibits and animals, making sure everything was ready for our visitors each day. He was also one of our adult leaders for Teen Science Café, helping our teens explore STEM, connect with scientists, and take the lead in creating their own programs.
Caid, thank you for all the time, energy, knowledge, and enthusiasm you’ve shared with the North Carolina Estuarium. We’re going to miss having you around, but we’re excited to see where your next adventure takes you!
Wishing you all the best in your future career! We know you’ll continue making a difference wherever you go.

See you after 1 PM tomorrow!
09/11/2026

See you after 1 PM tomorrow!

🐟 We’re Hiring!The North Carolina Estuarium is looking for a Seafood School Supervisor to help bring our Seafood School ...
08/28/2026

🐟 We’re Hiring!
The North Carolina Estuarium is looking for a Seafood School Supervisor to help bring our Seafood School to life!
This position will coordinate and oversee Seafood School events, rentals, and programming while sharing the story of the connection between healthy estuaries and North Carolina’s seafood fisheries.
If you love seafood, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of something that connects our community to North Carolina’s waters, we’d love to hear from you!
📋 View the full job description and application information here: https://www.ncpfs.org/nc-estuarium
Please share and help us find the right person to join the Estuarium team! 🐟🌊

🔬Teen Science Café Committee is meeting!Are you a 6th–12th grader who wants to help plan and organize our upcoming Teen ...
08/21/2026

🔬Teen Science Café Committee is meeting!

Are you a 6th–12th grader who wants to help plan and organize our upcoming Teen Science Cafes? Come join our Teen Science Café Committee!

We’ll be meeting Friday, September 4 at 5:30 PM at the North Carolina Estuarium.

We have some great ideas from our last meeting, and we’re excited to start planning this year’s Cafes! 🧪🔬

All 6th–12th graders are welcome!

📅 September 4
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 North Carolina Estuarium

Know a teen who might be interested? Share this post with them!

📣 We’re Hiring!The North Carolina Estuarium is looking for a Guest Relations Coordinator to join our team!This position ...
08/19/2026

📣 We’re Hiring!

The North Carolina Estuarium is looking for a Guest Relations Coordinator to join our team!

This position is a big part of creating a welcoming experience for our visitors and keeping our volunteer program running smoothly. The Guest Relations Coordinator will welcome and assist guests, recruit and coordinate volunteers, support our Gift Shop and communications, and help share all the great things happening at the Estuarium.

This is a 30–35 hour per week, Tuesday–Saturday position.

Interested? Check out the full job description and application instructions on our website.
https://www.ncpfs.org/nc-estuarium

📅 Applications accepted through September 2, 2026.

Know someone who would be a great fit? Share this post with them! 🌊

It’s crab season! Come catch one of our new crab hats and stay cool and in style!
07/29/2026

It’s crab season! Come catch one of our new crab hats and stay cool and in style!

07/17/2026

Woah! Snakes are awesome and so is Bri at the Roanoke Cashie River Center!

Just a reminder, The Estuarium is closed for regular operations tomorrow, but the Historic Port of Washington Project, I...
07/03/2026

Just a reminder, The Estuarium is closed for regular operations tomorrow, but the Historic Port of Washington Project, Inc will be here with a full schedule of July 4th activities here in our lobby, auditorium, and our back deck tomorrow from 10 AM-2 PM! All activities are free and open to the public.

Just a reminder, The Estuarium is closed for regular operations tomorrow, but the Historic Port of Washington Project, I...
07/03/2026

Just a reminder, The Estuarium is closed for regular operations tomorrow, but the Historic Port of Washington Project, Inc will be here with a full schedule of July 4th activities here in our lobby, auditorium, and our back deck tomorrow from 10 AM-2 PM! Schedule posted in the captions of this post. All activities are free and open to the public.

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Washington, NC
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Tuesday 10:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 3:30pm

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