Family Themed Sleepovers
 After everyone has gone home, and the Aquarium has closed its doors for the night, we invite you to join us for an exciting night of exploration! Stash your gear, meet your adventure leaders and get ready to explore the Aquarium through a variety of special activities, tours, presentations and guest speakers.
After a delicious evening snack, we head into our behind-the-scenes marine lab to continue on the second half of your adventure, where you can touch local invertebrates including live sea stars, sea urchins, anemones and more!
Bed down in front of one of the Aquarium's spectacular marine galleries. In the morning, after a calm continental breakfast, tour the Marine Mammal Deck and Amazon Free Flight Gallery as the Aquarium wakens for a new day.
Dates and Themes
2009
The dates for the 2010 Family Sleepovers will be announced in December 2009.
Saturday July 11th – Paws, Claws, and Jaws.
The adventure begins at the Aquarium with a guided nature walk around Lost Lagoon (led by interpreters from the Stanley Park Ecology Society) to search for the creatures that call this habitat home. The fun continues as we return to the Aquarium for an evening snack followed by an exploration of sea otter paws, shark jaws and other clawed Aquarium critters. Then it’s lights out as you settle into your sleeping bag to watch the beluga whales swim by from Arctic Canada’s underwater gallery. Includes a light breakfast.
Saturday July 25th – CSI: Family Murder Mystery.
There’s been a mysterious fish kill involving contaminated water and you’ve been hired to find out exactly “who done it,” just like in the popular TV show. Our CSI murder mystery adventure will follow the evidence, including tests to determine what happened to the fish and why. The evening includes a visit to the galleries, plus bedding down in your sleeping bag in the Arctic Canada underwater gallery. Includes an evening snack and light breakfast.
Saturday August 15th – Creepy Crawlers.
Explore one of the precious jewels in Stanley Park as you wade into the wetlands with our interpreters. Enjoy a leisurely walk around Beaver Lake with its abundant wild plants. This fragile and unique ecosystem is a gateway to a wonderful world of animals including amphibians, reptiles and insects. After seeing in living colour the vital roles these creepy crawlers play, return back to the Aquarium for a light snack before hopping to the Creepy Crawlers found in the galleries. We will wiggle our way down to the Arctic Canada's underwater gallery, where you will bed down for the evening in your sleeping bag and slither your way up in the morning for a light breakfast.
Saturday August 29th – Echoes in the Dark.
"Marco... Polo..." The amazing sights and sounds you will hear in the heart of Stanley Park. Join our interpreters in a quest to locate some amazing animals with some unique abilities they use in the dark. Trek into the forest to locate resident owls and bats Using special equipment. As the sun sets over the mountains, return back to the Aquarium to enjoy a light snack. Here, you will be led on a private through the galleries where you will witness animals utilizing great feats with the echoes... in the dark. Then it's lights out in the Arctic Canada's underwater gallery to sleep with the chatty beluga whales. Includes a light breakfast.
Fish or Treat! - CANCELLED - Please check back next year for "Fish or Treat" 2010 sleepover - Trick or treat, smell my feet, and give me something good to eat. End your Halloween night and join us at the Vancouver Aquarium for a spooky filled adventure through our galleries.
Costs
 - $120.00 per participant (price includes GST)
- Members receive a 20% discount ($96.00, price includes GST)
- All prices are in Canadian funds
- An adult must accompany children 16 and under
- Minimum age: 5 years
Registration
Pre-registration for all programs is necessary, and can be made up to two days before the program date, pending availability. To register for a program, please call 604-659-3552 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or send an e-mail to programs@vanaqua.org.
If you would like information for community & school group Sleepover programs, please see Ecosystem Expedition.
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