North Carolina Estuarium

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

🐟 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.

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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.

RSVP on our website for these talks and events!www.ncpfs.org/event-list
06/25/2026

RSVP on our website for these talks and events!
www.ncpfs.org/event-list

Hey Mom and Dad! Bring the kids out on the 4th of July. We have so many fun things planned on the outside deck at the North Carolina Estuarium from 10 to 2: a battlefield campsite, colonial performances, actors in colonial costumes, coloring activities ... we even heard that General Washington and Martha might make an appearance! Happy Birthday, America and Washington!!

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about our dynamic coast from the distinguished Dr. Stanley Riggs. He will be a...
06/25/2026

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about our dynamic coast from the distinguished Dr. Stanley Riggs. He will be at the Estuarium on July 15th at 5:30pm for a discussion on the first book in his 10-book series. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the wonders of our coastline firsthand and get your copy signed!

RSVP here: www.ncpfs.org/event-list

This coming Saturday, June 20th, at the North Carolina Estuarium! This is Free to the Public!RSVP to David Silberstein30...
06/16/2026

This coming Saturday, June 20th, at the North Carolina Estuarium! This is Free to the Public!

RSVP to David Silberstein
301-332-1612 or
[email protected].

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223 E Water Street
Washington, NC
27889

Opening Hours

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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