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Get into the holiday spirit December 3 through 23, 2016, at the Aquarium during the month-long Aquarium Holidays celebration. Santa Diver will appear daily underwater in the Honda Blue Cavern. Aquarium Holidays also features a daily Penguin Walk at 10:00 a.m., a display of gingerbread houses made by Aquarium staff members and one created by a professional bakery, and free daily showings of Sleigh Ride 4D. Snow will fall in the Great Hall, the Aquarium will be decked with festive décor, and the Aquarium’s costumed characters will appear in their holiday outfits daily. Visitors can also enjoy holiday music, shopping, and a special holiday menu offered daily in Café Scuba.
On weekends through December 23 the Aquarium will have a snow play area, children’s crafts, photo opportunities with Santa and holiday characters, and Hanukkah storytelling with opportunities to play dreidel. A tree-lighting ceremony will be held in the Aquarium’s Great Hall on December 1 to ring in the season.
On December 3 and 4 the Aquarium will host its annual Holiday Treats for the Animals festival. Aquarium staff members will give special gift delicacies to penguins, otters, and other marine animals, and animal habitats will be specially decorated. Watch playful sea otters and other animals feast on their favorite treats, and enjoy all the Aquarium holiday festivities.
On December 10 and 11 the Aquarium will be collecting toys for the annual Spark of Love Toy Drive. Bring a new and unwrapped toy valued at $10 to $15 for the Long Beach Fire Department’s Annual Spark of Love Toy Drive and receive a coupon for $10 off adult admission and $3 off child admission for each donation (up to four). Aquarium members receive a complimentary admission ticket for each donated toy.
On December 17 and 18 families can attend Breakfast with Santa in the Aquarium’s Café Scuba. Enjoy a tasty selection of breakfast foods available for purchase and get your holiday card picture snapped with Santa and other aquarium mascots. No RSVP is necessary.
In addition to all the holiday fun, visitors can also view all of the Aquarium’s animals and exhibits, including the Horses and Dragons exhibits and Vanishing Animals gallery opened this summer, the two young penguins born in May, and the rest of the 11,000 Pacific Ocean animals that call the Aquarium home. In addition, the Aquarium’s Pacific Collections store offers a variety of unique marine-themed gifts, including toys, books, home décor, clothes, and more.
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