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Summer Dream Night activities included animal encounters, a 4D movie, a dive show, and modified DOLPHINS! presentation, as well as activity and resource tabling booths, provided by various local organizations. Special Hearts in the Arts, a local non-profit that provides performance opportunities to individuals with special needs, performed a fun and vibrant musical number for […]

Summer Dream Night activities included a carnival with games and prizes, a modified dive show, animal encounters and educational experiment stations. “SMALLFOOT 4D Experience®” in the Whataburger 4-Dimension Theater, will also be available at 7:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m.  

Starting Saturday, May 27th, the Aquarium will open daily and extend its summer hours to 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. During their visit, guests can also stop by the new Port Corpus Christi Center for Wildlife Rescue to get an up-close look at the areas where our Wildlife Rescue Program rehabilitates and cares for Texas wildlife. The Center […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Texas State Aquarium is pleased to announce an all-new H-E-B Splash Park will officially open this Summer! This new addition will replace the 12-year-old splash park, a guest favorite at the Aquarium since 2011. The 15,000-square-foot splash park is designed to mimic the aquatic and terrestrial habitats of the Caribbean […]

Hundreds of K-8 students participated in hands-on activities and learned the importance of wildlife conservation and minimizing human impact on coastal environments. Aquarium staff taught students about wildlife emergencies, and how the Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Program rescues, rehabilitates, and releases injured animals. The goal of this immersive, STEM-based program is to instill the importance of […]

The Aquarium celebrated this special occasion with several honored guests, including 27th Congressional District of Texas Congressman Michael Cloud. Congressman Cloud presented the Aquarium with a Special Congressional Recognition along with a United States flag that was flown over Washington D.C. Thirty years ago, a group of visionaries developed an aquarium that became one of […]

“I am extremely pleased to have Jesse assume leadership of the Texas State Aquarium,” said Charlie Zahn, Texas State Aquarium Chair of the Board of Trustees. “Jesse brings more than two decades of experience and a proven record in leading the facility. Jesse has my utmost confidence, and I look forward to working closely with […]

On Monday, November 21, and Tuesday, November 22, the Aquarium will be open during normal business hours from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, November 23, TSA will be closing early and will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Aquarium will be closed on Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving Day) and will […]

“As longtime supporters of the beloved Texas State Aquarium, we’re excited to provide resources for them to expand their educational program in a fun and unique way that reaches even more Texans,” said Elizabeth Killinger, president of Reliant. “Reliant has a deep commitment to the Lone Star State, and in partnering with the Aquarium, we […]

 “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is grateful to the Texas State Aquarium and Port of Corpus Christi for stepping up quickly with a creative solution” said Mary Kay Skoruppa, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sea Turtle Coordinator for Texas.  “With approximately 125 sick loggerheads needing care in Texas since April, our partner rehabilitation facilities […]