Westport Aquarium

10/17/2026

You may have heard there is a golf course meeting at Aberdeen High School this coming Monday evening October 19th 2026. We hope people will turn out in large numbers to protect our Class One State Parks Wetlands, save our beloved surfing waves, AND prevent erosion by keeping our Wetlands as is!!! According to the NOAA Website one acre of Wetlands has the capacity to absorb 1.5 million gallons of flood water! Multiply that times hundreds of acres and that alone is a really important reason to preserve our Wetlands!!! Scroll down on this page for more information about Monday's meeting. We hope to see you all there!!!

The weather is cooler, but wildfire season is not over. Conditions remain dry in many areas and can change quickly. All parks are under a Level 2 or Level 3 Burn Ban. Check park alerts and burn restrictions before lighting any fires. 

09/23/2026

Hours update starting September 23rd 2026:
Open Fridays: 12:30 pm-3:30 pm
Open Saturdays: 11:30 am-3:30pm
Open Sundays: 11:30 am to 3:30pm
and open by appointment only on Monday through Thursday. please email us to make an appointment. As the students go back to school so does the aquarium staff. We have a lot of great education outreach programs planned for this school year. Have your students, teachers and/or school staff contact us if you are interested in participating in our ocean science outreach programs.

09/11/2026

I am sorry to announce we will be closed today. We had a last minute employee cancellation and don't have enough staff to run the aquarium today. If you had special plans to come to the aquarium today email us with your appointment requests and we will do our best to get you in with an appointment. [email protected] we will resume our usual hours tomorrow and this weekend: Saturday and Sunday 11:30 to 3:30.

08/31/2026

Westport Aquarium September hours: Thursday through Sunday- 11:30am to 3:30pm. As always keep an eye on our page for hours updates. Many thanks to all of our wonderful visitors and supporters this summer!!!

07/27/2026

Schedule Updates for end of July and August: we are open Wednesdays now 12-3pm and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:30am to 3:30pm. Also*** We will be participating in the Free Museum Day August 8th in honor of America 250.

07/03/2026

Summer Hours: Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:30am to 3:30pm and by appointment.
*** Also Tonight July 3 2026: special America 250 Exhibit opening from 6-8pm

06/29/2026

We hope to see you at the Olympia Library today from 2-5pm.

06/18/2026

We hope to see you all at the downtown Vancouver Library this Saturday June 20th at 3-4:30pm. We will be bringing the Willits Canoe Company printing press on Loan from Foss Waterway Seaport Museum in honor of America 250 for you all to make prints with. And we will be bringing clear film leader and our 100 year old hand crank film projector. Create direct animation by printing directly on film or print and decorate your own bookmarks and postcards.

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!!!