Westport Aquarium

Westport Aquarium Westport Aquarium is a historic aquarium built in 1957. It is one of the last aquariums in the count

06/02/2026

June updates: Happy Graduations to you all, our staff have family and community graduations too..We know life gets busy. Sending our blessings to all of the students out there finishing your school years and moving on to New opportunities!!!

June 20th 3-4:30 pm we will be at Vancouver Library for a special America 250 printing press and film workshop, all are welcome!

June 29th 2-5 pm we will be at Olympia Library for a special America 250 printing press program and Stereoscopes activity. All are welcome!!

July 3rd 6-8pm Evening Opening of our America 250 exhibits: The Moments that Made Us- with a focus on Western Expansion and some triumphs and sadness of the development of the West Coast and specifically the public aquarium industry.

And official kick off of our America 250 exhibits at the Westport Aquarium July 4th 11:30 to 3:30. Exhibits will continue to be displayed through December 2026.

As long as we can get the rollers in time both printing presses will be up and running on the night of July 3rd 6-8pm for visitors at the Westport Aquarium to make your own prints. (While supplies last.)

Also we will be featuring our America 250 Out of Many One Exhibit. We definitely plan to have it up by July 3rd but you may see us putting it together in your June visits. The voters in the community have spoken!!! Our shark exhibit won by one vote!!! I can think back not too long ago when any of our seal exhibits, photos.. even the tank history itself would have won. But folks are starting to realize how sweet these kitty cats of the sea are!! And we must get the word out! Sharks play a vital role in our ecosystem!!!

We are looking forward to seeing you all this summer!!! Also don't forget the library summer reading program!!! We will have free passes to the aquarium for our local summer readers (while supplies last) I will be taking them to the Westport Library this week..so read lots of bedtime stories!!! You are never too old!! Read to your spouse, friends, your grandma, and your teenagers! College grads set a good example!- ok! 😉😎 Last summer my teenage son and I read about an amazing journey to Antarctica about 100 years ago....books are the best!!!

We are starting to adjust to summer hours:Open Friday: 11:30 to 3:30 pmOpen Saturday:11:30 to 3:30 pmOpen Sunday 12:30 t...
05/22/2026

We are starting to adjust to summer hours:
Open Friday: 11:30 to 3:30 pm
Open Saturday:11:30 to 3:30 pm
Open Sunday 12:30 to 3:30pm
As usual check back on our Facebook news feed for updates.

05/14/2026

Today is our second day of the special America 250 ROV program at the Westport Aquarium from 3-6pm. The program is free for participants while supplies last.... hope to see you here!

05/05/2026

2 more days til our special America 250 history of the Chehalis River Underwater photography ROV program starts!!! Come visit us at the aquarium Thursday from 3-6 pm. All ages welcome!!! Bring the whole family! Free program.. (while supplies last) We will meet at the aquarium. For the first 2 Thursdays. Drop in when you can make it. On the 3rd Thursday in May we are going to start a journey down the Chehalis River by leapfrogging to p***c parks along its shores. Here is a cool video from programs in years past... Thanks to Grays Harbor Youth Works and the Transatlantic ROV- Galway Atlantaquaria for wonderful memories and the hard work they put into our previous years!!! And thanks to our son for editing this video...it is one of my all time favorites!!! Great people in the community are in this video too! https://youtu.be/HeYzZAQKNgs?feature=shared

05/02/2026

We are officially starting our underwater photography ROV program on Thursday May 7 2026 from 3-6 pm. All ages welcome. This is a special America 250 art and history version this year. We will start building ROVs and filming at the Westport Aquarium for the first 2 Thursdays and the following 2 Thursdays we will be traveling by car along the Chehalis River to different parks to do filming. Different schools end their day at different times so our goal is to start the program days when students get out of school or people are able to get off work... So the time is not set in stone. We can be flexible with the start time and frequently have too much fun to end promptly at 6 too, but will strive for that end time. If interested send us an email message at [email protected] to sign up or for more information or come by the aquarium this weekend if you are close by and ask questions or sign up. This is a free program. We can accommodate up to about 20 people.

04/26/2026

Happy Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day folks! As usual we are behind schedule...but we have supplies ready today to make pinhole photographs if you would like to come by and try it. We are open today from 12:30 to 3:30pm and if you come by 3:30 and are still wanting to make a pinhole photo and we have supplies left we can stay open later. We will have supplies for you (while supplies last) on our free craft table and we can share a few things we know to help you out... We have been doing this for 10+ years and still learning as we go, but we have a great time every year. Thanks to photographer..the extraordinary Marcy Merrill of Junk Store Cameras for all of her advice and guidance, and patience with us through the years!!! Be sure to check out her substack too!!! An awesome article on pinhole photography in a recent issue!!! And don't forget to check out the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day website!!! Check out the gallery over the years and you might see a few photos from years past of awesome Westport, Grays Harbor artists and Westport Visitors. Hope to see you all soon!!!

Westport Aquarium Spring Break Hours:Friday 4/3/26 OPEN 12-3 pmSaturday 4/4/26 OPEN 11:30-3:30 pmSunday 4/5/26 CLOSED f...
04/03/2026

Westport Aquarium Spring Break Hours:

Friday 4/3/26 OPEN 12-3 pm
Saturday 4/4/26 OPEN 11:30-3:30 pm
Sunday 4/5/26 CLOSED for Easter
Monday 4/6/26 OPEN 11:30 - 3 pm
Closed Tuesday though Thursday 4/7/26 to 4/9/26 Except by appointment
Friday 4/10/26 OPEN 11:30-3pm
Saturday 4/11/26 OPEN 11:30 to 3:30pm
Sunday OPEN 4/12/26 11:30 to 3:30pm
*****If you get here by closing you can usually stay later
**** Appointments are available for days we are not usually open by emailing us at [email protected]
***** We are going to be hosting our yearly spring Underwater ROV photography program starting mid- April. If interested in signing up please let us know at the front desk. All ages welcome.

03/22/2026

Friday March 27 starting at 6pm til at least 7:30 pm we are going to have a "spring break" open mic. Music, spoken word, performance art, all kinds of performance is welcome as long as it is appropriate for all ages.

Wow! 18 years and we finally got our logo on the bag!!!! Thanks to the organizers of Pacific Northwest Wilds for treatin...
03/09/2026

Wow! 18 years and we finally got our logo on the bag!!!! Thanks to the organizers of Pacific Northwest Wilds for treating us like royalty!! (even though we honor the "No Kings" movement. 😉)

03/02/2026

We will be at Pacific Northwest Wilds Event in Chehalis on Marc 7th from 10am all day. Marc is doing a Bigfoot presentation and we will have plankton under the microscope and an activity where you can make your own ocean life or Mount Saint Helens Topo map Stereoscope cards and look at them through c. 100 year old Stereoscopes. There are many more wonderful booths and activities going on that day. Hope to see you there!!!!

Address

321 E Harbor Street
Westport, WA
98595

Opening Hours

Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

Telephone

(360) 268-7070

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