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Regular hours: 9:30 am – 6 pm
Last entry at 5 pm

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Press release

Media advisory: Diving Santa returns to the Aquarium!

WHEN: Friday, November 29 at 11:30am. Members of the media are encouraged to arrive at 11:15am for the 11:30am dive.

WHERE: Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101

WHAT: Come to the Seattle Aquarium and get in the spirit for the winter holidays! See Santa diving in the 120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters habitat. Bring your camera and take your picture with Diving Santa every weekend between November 29 and December 24.

You can find Diving Santa at the Seattle Aquarium on the following dates and times:

  • Special kickoff shows: Friday, November 29, at 11:30am and 2:30pm 
  • Saturdays and Sundays: From November 30 to December 22 , at 11:30am and 2:30pm
  • Members-only Santa dive: Sunday, December 15, at 9am 
  • Special final show: Tuesday, December 24, at 11:30am 

When not in the water, you can find Santa on the dry side and ready for a festive photo! Santa will be at the viewing window near the left side of Window on Washington Waters every Saturday and Sunday from November 30 –December 22, plus November 29 and December 20. A professional photo of you and Santa will be available for purchase thanks to our photo partner, Photogenic.

Visitors to the Seattle Aquarium and the Ocean Pavilion expansion can also explore several other habitats seeing colorful local and tropical fish up close, as well as seals, sea otters, shorebirds, jellies, tide pool animals, and more. We’re open daily, 9:30am–6pm, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas:

  • December 24 hours: 9:30am – 4pm, with last entry at 3pm.
  • December 25 hours: 11:30am – 6pm, with last entry at 5pm

Learn more at www.seattleaquarium.org/events/diving-santa/.

About the Seattle Aquarium:

Founded in 1977, the Seattle Aquarium is a conservation organization working to regenerate the health of Earth’s one ocean. We work among global leaders to advance animal wellbeing, marine and ecosystem science, public policy, field conservation, education, and species recovery programs that benefit the ocean. Help support the Aquarium’s mission of Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment.

On the web: SeattleAquarium.org

On Facebook: facebook.com/Aquarium.Seattle

On Instagram: instagram.com/seattleaquarium

On Youtube: youtube.com/seattleaquarium

Website maintenance

Please note: Our ticketing and membership systems will be offline for approximately two hours starting at 10:30pm Pacific on Wednesday, December 11. During the maintenance window, online ticketing and membership will not be available.

Thank you for understanding.

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Support the Seattle Aquarium

End the year with a gift for our one world ocean! Support the Aquarium’s work as a conservation organization by making a donation by December 31, 2024.

Today only, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000 thanks to the generosity of Betsy Cadwallader, Jess and Andy Peet, and an anonymous donor.

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Cyber Weekend Sale

15% OFF ALL MEMBERSHIPS
NOV. 29–DEC. 2