Amaze your guests with a unique and memorable experience among 250 species of aquatic life. Your party may begin at shore level with cocktails and, as then continue into the Living Shores gallery for hors d’oeuvres. As the evening progresses, your guests can dine with the sharks in Islands of Steel or enjoy a Diver in the Water presentation in the Flower Gardens exhibit. The Atrium-like Lobby, with its large, hardwood dance floor, provides the perfect setting for dancing and music.

• Capacity: 200-300 seated; 300-1000 non-seated
• Available evenings after Business hours (seasonal)
• View Floor Plan (PDF)

Host an event to remember in the underwater-viewing room at Dolphin Bay. Enjoy champagne, dinner or dessert while our Atlantic bottlenose dolphins play. Let this intimate setting provide the perfect backdrop for your next function.

• Capacity: 75-100 seated; 100-200 non-seated
• Available evenings after Business hours (seasonal)
• View Floor Plan (PDF)

Maximize your affair and rent the entire Aquarium facility. From the Gulf of Mexico building to the expansive grounds to the HEB Dolphin Room, your guests will encounter something amazing everywhere they turn. The entire Aquarium is perfect for progressive events, weddings and receptions.

• Seated Capacity: 300-500 (inside); Up to 2500 (inside/outside)
• Non-seated Capacity: 1000 (inside); Up to 5000 (inside/outside)
• Available evenings after Business hours (seasonal)
• View Floor Plan (PDF)

The Aquarium’s new outdoor amphitheater provides a stunning site for your guest speaker, awards presentation, or meeting. With lighting, audio capabilities and ample seating, the Hawn Wild Flight Theater is the ideal environment for your corporate or social needs.

• Capacity: 250 seated
• Available evenings after Business hours (seasonal)