Toddler Time returns September 3! Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. For children ages 2-5. Enjoy stories, crafts, songs and animal encounters. The animal will be the same each week. Free with admission, registration not required. Limited seating, get here early!

We’re open regular hours on Labor Day and this weekend! Be sure to reserve your tickets and membership reservations in advance online. It may be a busy weekend and sellouts do happen. Follow the link to reserve your spot or visit the link in our profile: bit.ly/32neVMi

Don't forget Homeschool Day is September 12! Art and Science combine to make for an awe-inspiring learning experience. Registration starts 9 am on September 2 and fills up quickly. For more information and to register, follow the link in our bio or here: bit.ly/3QEUHqR

We have space for ya'll to sign up by Sept. 3! Join the fun making crafts at the Aquarium after hours! Next Saturday, Sept. 7 from 10 am to noon make your own pufferfish or shark resin craft! Wine & Design instructors provide all materials. Register online bit.ly/4dH3kdo

Happy Labor Day! We're not horsing around - We ARE open regular hours today from 9am-5pm! Be sure to get your tickets and membership reservations online and in advance. It may be busy and sellouts do happen. You can follow this link to reserve your spot: bit.ly/3ULoU85

With his big eyes and a large mouth that looks like a smile - the porcupine puffer is a guest favorite! By gulping water into a sack near their belly they “puff up” when threatened and look less attractive to predators. They can expand two to three times their normal size!

You can see diamondback terrapins in Bogue Sound Salt Marsh habitat! They never fully recovered from the 1900s when they were harvested for turtle soup. Now, bycatch reduction devices are used to help prevent terrapins from entering crab pots and help this population!

It's time for fall programs! Learn what happens during feeding time! Meet a turtle or skunk during a live-animal program, and chat with an educator about one of our ambassador animals. Check the schedule for when the otters and others come out to play: bit.ly/45L3EmO

Join the NC Aquarium at PKS and Litter Free Land and Sea for a cleanup on International Beach Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 21 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am! Choose from four different local beach access locations. Register with Litter Free Land and Sea here: bit.ly/3ThFoF7

We're looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as husbandry technician responsible for helping staff maintain life support systems and care for our animals. The deadline to apply is Monday, September 9. Check out the tech position here: bit.ly/4ggamqG

Are you a people person and enjoy working with all ages? We're seeking a Volunteer Assistant Coordinator to help the Coordinator and education team maintain our amazing volunteer programs! Deadline to apply is Sept. 20. Check it out on our Careers page bit.ly/4eaP6B8

Our junior volunteers got a lesson from Aquarist, Jeff, during a feeding of the Living Shipwreck! Get in on the action with our behind the scenes tours, offered daily! Check out the different options here bit.ly/3yaJ8AY Photo by Stuart May, NCAPKS Associate Director

Reminder this Thursday, September 12 is Homeschool Day and there will be no Toddler Time at 9:30 a.m. on that morning, however, we will resume next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. There’s lots of other things to SEA and do, check out our schedule for public programs: bit.ly/45L3EmO

Visit bald eagles, Uwolhali and Shagoie Watha in their habitat on the Marsh Boardwalk. They're in our care because of injuries and cannot survive on their own in the wild. Once facing extinction, bald eagle populations recovered due to conservation efforts and species management!

X: Sign up now for our new Inshore Fishing Weekend Workshop for three days of fishing techniques and fishing trips designed for novice fishermen and all skill levels. Advance registration required, space is limited. Register online, by phone, and here: bit.ly/3QEUHqR

Mark your calendars for our Phantom Seas: Legends and Lore Halloween event here at @ncaquariumpks happening October 26! Be sure to reserve your tickets for the day in advance online. Members must also make reservations in advance: bit.ly/3QEUHqR

It’s Plover Appreciation Day! Piping plovers are federally threatened and endangered shorebirds. They are ground nesters and therefore susceptible to habitat loss where they live. These cute little birds are fun to watch as they wander our beaches! Have you ever seen a plover?

Oh, snap! Check out our turtley awesome snapping turtle in the Cypress Swamp habitat hanging out with the longnose gars. The common snapping turtle is NC’s largest freshwater turtle. Photo by Kelsey Foster, NCAPKS Aquarist #snappingturtle #MakeWay4Turtles #TurtlePower

DYK our Queen Anne’s Revenge habitat has a replica of an anchor like Blackbeard's flagship had?! Check out this fun troupe of pirates from Asheville who visited and had to pose in front of the habitat! #Ahoy #Argh #Yohoho #Mateys #TalkLikeAPirateDay

Tomorrow! Join the PKS Aquarium and Litter Free Land and Sea to help clean up on International Beach Cleanup Day tomorrow, Sept. 21 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am! Choose from 4 different beach access locations. Register with Litter Free Land and Sea here: bit.ly/3ThFoF7