Events and Happenings
Washington, NC
Windsor, NC
Past Events
2024 National Estuaries Week
September 21st-September 28th.
We have several events that we have planned to celebrate
our local estuary eco-system!
Click on each event poster to learn more about each event.
Join us in October for these events:
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Parasites are vital members of communities, but we still have a lot to learn about their influence on hosts and other community members.
Dr. Blakeslee and her students will talk about their research on body-snatching parasites that create zombie crabs, species invasions that may carry with or leave behind parasites, and how parasites can be important conservation indicators.
One of the missions of the Blakeslee lab is to heighten awareness of the importance of parasites to ecosystems, and to demonstrate how fascinating and interesting parasites can be!
Join us on the evening of October 10th at 6 PM
in our auditorium for this informative lecture!
The North Carolina Estuarium presents:
The ESTU-SCARE-IUM
OCTOBER 17TH
The Estu-SCARE-ium will be a Halloween themed educational trick or treating event held in our exhibit hall on the evening of October 17th.
We will have different activities at different stations staggered throughout our exhibit hall for kids to complete & earn pieces of candy!
Costumes are not required but they are encouraged!
Come join in on the fun October 17th,
the cost is $3 per child, $5 per adult.
Afterwards, our educator Maggie has a special OWL PROWL program planned.
You can attend both or just the OWL PROWL, the cost is the same.
The OWL PROWL
will meet on the back deck at 7:20 pm
and starts at 7:30 pm,
and will last until 8 PM.
Come discover different owl species calls in real time
and see what other creatures we find!
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2024 "Bye Bye Butterfly" Party!
A good time was had by all! We had a cookie decorating station, a temporary tattoo booth, a flutter Butterfly ring craft, butterfly themed puzzles, as well as a sidewalk chalk drawing section.
Before the night ended with our butterfly release!
Thank you to Omar's Tacos and Kona Ice for the delicious treats served also.
Stay tuned for information about the
2025 "Bye Bye Butterfly" Craft Party!
